Intro
A# F Gm F
VERSE:
A# F
I'm seven years old, and my bow-ties askew
Gm
Gonna get some body of Jesus Christ
F
In a brown velvet suit
A#
All the girls are dressed like angels
F
How sweetly they sang
Gm
Oh be not afraid of
F
us delicate meringues
CHORUS:
Eb A#
The trailing skirts of God
Eb A#
The trailing skirts of God
Eb A#
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:
Gm F
But oh how I cling on
Gm F
Cos it's been a rich seam of song
Gm A#
And though it's make-believe
F Gm
Can I bring myself to leave
Gm F A#
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:
Eb A#
Yeah, The trailing skirts of God
Eb A#
The trailing skirts of God
Eb A# F
Those trailing skirts of God Have passed on by
F F F
Passed on By, Passed on By, Passed on By
OUTRO:
A# F
I've drifted far from you
Gm
In this bloodless coup
F
I've drifted far from you
A# F
I've drifted far from you
Gm
In this bloodless coup
F
I say good-day and adieu