Intro
B F# G#m F#
VERSE:
B F#
I'm seven years old, and my bow-ties askew
G#m
Gonna get some body of Jesus Christ
F#
In a brown velvet suit
B
All the girls are dressed like angels
F#
How sweetly they sang
G#m
Oh be not afraid of
F#
us delicate meringues
CHORUS:
Fb B
The trailing skirts of God
Fb B
The trailing skirts of God
Fb B
The trailing skirts of God
F#
Have passed on by
VERSE:
It's five years later and I'm on my knees again
I am here to confirm what my parents began
And I promise to abstain from intoxicating liquor
But the flesh, it is weak,
and my faith was never stronger
CHORUS:
The trailing skirts of God
The trailing skirts of God
Yeah, The trailing skirts of God
Have passed on by
BRIDGE:
G#m F#
But oh how I cling on
G#m F#
Cos it's been a rich seam of song
G#m B
And though it's make-believe
F# G#m
Can I bring myself to leave
G#m F# B
This lie's been burning too long
VERSE:
Sometimes in my teens
Up in Kellyer's bedroom
Skipping on Saturday evening mass for some solvent abuse
As the world spun around me,
and I eased to the floor
Must remember to get that sermon,
and keep the wolf from the door
CHORUS:
Fb B
Yeah, The trailing skirts of God
Fb B
The trailing skirts of God
Fb B F#
Those trailing skirts of God Have passed on by
F# F# F#
Passed on By, Passed on By, Passed on By
OUTRO:
B F#
I've drifted far from you
G#m
In this bloodless coup
F#
I've drifted far from you
B F#
I've drifted far from you
G#m
In this bloodless coup
F#
I say good-day and adieu