The Trailing Skirts Of God
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I'm seven years old, and my bow-ties askew
Gonna get some body of Jesus Christ
In a brown velvet suit
All the girls are dressed like angels
How sweetly they sang
Oh be not afraid of
us delicate meringues
The trailing skirts of God
The trailing skirts of God
The trailing skirts of God
Have passed on by
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
The trailing skirts of God
The trailing skirts of God
Yeah, The trailing skirts of God
Have passed on by
But oh how I cling on
Cos it's been a rich seam of song
And though it's make-believe
Can I bring myself to leave
This lie's been burning too long
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
Yeah, The trailing skirts of God
The trailing skirts of God
Those trailing skirts of God Have passed on by
Passed on By, Passed on By, Passed on By
I've drifted far from you
In this bloodless coup
I've drifted far from you
I've drifted far from you
In this bloodless coup
I say good-day and adieu
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Readable chord sheet for The Trailing Skirts Of God by Bell X1
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [F]I'm seven years old, and my b[C]ow-ties askew Gonna get some [Dm]body of Jesus Christ In a [C]brown velvet suit All the g[F]irls are dressed like angels How s[C]weetly they sang Oh [Dm]be not afraid of us [C]delicate meringues The t[Bb]railing skirts of G[F]od The t[Bb]railing skirts of G[F]od The t[Bb]railing skirts of G[F]od Have passed on [C]by 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 The trailing skirts of God The trailing skirts of God Yeah, The trailing skirts of God Have passed on by But [Dm]oh how I cling [C]on Cos [Dm]it's been a rich seam of [C]song And [Dm]though it's make-[F]believe Can I [C]bring myself to [Dm]leave This [Dm]lie's been [C]burning too [F]long 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 Yeah, The [Bb]trailing skirts of [F]God The [Bb]trailing skirts of [F]God Those [Bb]trailing skirts of [F]God Have passed on [C]by Passed on B[C]y, Passed on [C]By, Passed on [C]By [F]I've drifted far from [C]you In this bloodless [Dm]coup I've drifted far from [C]you [F]I've drifted far from [C]you In this bloodless [Dm]coup I say good-day and [C]adieu