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INTRO: F C Dm C VERSE:
FI'm seven years old, and my bCow-ties askew Gonna get some Dmbody of Jesus Christ In a Cbrown velvet suit All the gFirls are dressed like angels How sCweetly they sang Oh Dmbe not afraid of us Cdelicate meringues
CHORUS:
The tBbrailing skirts of GFod The tBbrailing skirts of GFod The tBbrailing skirts of GFod Have passed on Cby
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:
But Dmoh how I cling Con Cos Dmit's been a rich seam of Csong And Dmthough it's make-Fbelieve Can I Cbring myself to Dmleave This Dmlie's been Cburning too Flong
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:
Yeah, The Bbtrailing skirts of FGod The Bbtrailing skirts of FGod Those Bbtrailing skirts of FGod Have passed on Cby Passed on BCy, Passed on CBy, Passed on CBy
OUTRO:
FI've drifted far from Cyou In this bloodless Dmcoup I've drifted far from Cyou
FI've drifted far from Cyou In this bloodless Dmcoup I say good-day and Cadieu