Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] C F G Am G [Verse 1]

^CJesus hangs behind the glass ^FAbove venetian do^Gors His window box boasts crimson^Am flowers fresh cut the^G day before ^CAnd you couldn't find a smile ^FIf you nailed it to his face ^GBut Jesus Christ ^Amhangs his head with ^Ggrace

[Chorus]

And if ^FVenice is sinking ^CI'm going ^Gunde^Fr

'Cause beauty's religion

And its ^AmChristened me with ^Gwonder ^C ^F ^G ^Am ^G

[Verse 2]

^CThey come in bent-backed ^FCreeping 'cross the floor all dressed in black ^GCandles, thick as pillars, you can ^Ambuy one off the fl^Goor ^CAnd the ceiling's painted gold ^FMary's hair is red ^GThe old come here to ^Amkiss their ^Gdead

[Chorus]

And if ^FVenice is sinking ^CI'm going ^Gunder ^F

'Cause beauty's religion

And its ^AmChristened me with ^Gwonder

[Bridge] F G F Am G [Verse 3]

^CWe made love on a bed ^FThat sagged down to the floor ^GIn a room that had a ^Ampostcard on the d^Goor ^COf Marini's Little Man ^FWith an erection on a horse ^GIt always leaves me ^Amlaughing, leaves me ^Gfeeling that, of course

[Chorus]

^FIf Venice is sinking ^CI'm going ^Gunde^Fr

'Cause beauty's religion

And it's ^CChristened me with ^Gwonder [Chorus]

And ^Fif Venice is sinking ^CI'm going ^Gunde^Fr

'Cause beauty's religion

And it's ^CChristened me with ^Gwonder C F G Am G

C F G Am G C

Spirit of the West - And if venice is sinking