Hozier - Take me to Church / Lyrics ♬ Chords
Tempo:
64.525 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Am
G
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] My lover's [Am] got [Em] humor.
She's a giggle [Am] at a [G] funeral.
Knows [Am] everybody's [Em] disapproval.
I should have [Am] worshipped her [Em] sooner.
If the [Am] heavens ever [Em] did speak, she's the [Am] last true [G] mouthpiece.
Every [Am] Sunday's getting [Em] more bleak.
A [Am] fresh poison each [D] week.
We [C] were born sick, you heard them say [Em] it.
My church offers [Am] no [Em] absolutes.
She tells me worship [Am] in the [G] bedroom.
The only heaven [Am] I'll be sent [Em] to is when I'm [Am] alone with [D] you.
I was born [C] sick, but our love command me to be well.
[G] Amen.
[C] [G] Amen.
[C] [G]
Amen.
[Cm] [G] [F#] Amen.
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog.
At the shrine of [B] your sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
Offer me [Am] the deathless death of [Em] God, let me give you my life.
Take me to church.
I'll worship like a dog.
At the shrine of [B] your .
.
.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
Offer me [Am] the deathless death of [Em] God, let me give you my life.
I'm a pagan [Am] of the good [Em] times, my love is [Am] the [G] sunlight
Keep the goddess [Am] on my side, [Em]
she demands a [Am] sacrifice
[D] Drain the whole [C] sea, get some [Em] shiny
Something meaty [Am] for the main [Em] course
Let's have fine [Am] looking high [G] horse
What you bought in [Am] the stable
[Em]
We've a lot of [Am] starving faithful
[D] That looks [C] tasty, that looks plenty
This is hungry [Bm] world
[Em] Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of [B] your life
Bury my sins so you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] my deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of [B] your life
Bury my sins so you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] my deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
[C] No [G] masters or kings [B] when the ritual [Em] begins
[C] There is no [G] sweeter innocence [Bm] than our dance [Em] of sin
[C] In the madness [G] and soil of [B] that sad [Em] scene
[C] Only then I [G] am human, [B] only [Em] then I am queen
[G] Oh, [C]
[G] oh, [C] [G] [Cm] [G] amen,
[Cm] [G] amen
[F#] [F] Take me [Em] to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of your [B] life
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] that deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of your [B] life
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your [G] knife
Offer me [Am] that deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
She's a giggle [Am] at a [G] funeral.
Knows [Am] everybody's [Em] disapproval.
I should have [Am] worshipped her [Em] sooner.
If the [Am] heavens ever [Em] did speak, she's the [Am] last true [G] mouthpiece.
Every [Am] Sunday's getting [Em] more bleak.
A [Am] fresh poison each [D] week.
We [C] were born sick, you heard them say [Em] it.
My church offers [Am] no [Em] absolutes.
She tells me worship [Am] in the [G] bedroom.
The only heaven [Am] I'll be sent [Em] to is when I'm [Am] alone with [D] you.
I was born [C] sick, but our love command me to be well.
[G] Amen.
[C] [G] Amen.
[C] [G]
Amen.
[Cm] [G] [F#] Amen.
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog.
At the shrine of [B] your sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
Offer me [Am] the deathless death of [Em] God, let me give you my life.
Take me to church.
I'll worship like a dog.
At the shrine of [B] your .
.
.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
Offer me [Am] the deathless death of [Em] God, let me give you my life.
I'm a pagan [Am] of the good [Em] times, my love is [Am] the [G] sunlight
Keep the goddess [Am] on my side, [Em]
she demands a [Am] sacrifice
[D] Drain the whole [C] sea, get some [Em] shiny
Something meaty [Am] for the main [Em] course
Let's have fine [Am] looking high [G] horse
What you bought in [Am] the stable
[Em]
We've a lot of [Am] starving faithful
[D] That looks [C] tasty, that looks plenty
This is hungry [Bm] world
[Em] Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of [B] your life
Bury my sins so you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] my deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of [B] your life
Bury my sins so you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] my deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
[C] No [G] masters or kings [B] when the ritual [Em] begins
[C] There is no [G] sweeter innocence [Bm] than our dance [Em] of sin
[C] In the madness [G] and soil of [B] that sad [Em] scene
[C] Only then I [G] am human, [B] only [Em] then I am queen
[G] Oh, [C]
[G] oh, [C] [G] [Cm] [G] amen,
[Cm] [G] amen
[F#] [F] Take me [Em] to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of your [B] life
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] that deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of your [B] life
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your [G] knife
Offer me [Am] that deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
Key:
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Am
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Am
G
[Em] My lover's [Am] got [Em] humor.
She's a giggle [Am] at a [G] funeral.
Knows [Am] everybody's [Em] disapproval.
I should have [Am] worshipped her [Em] sooner.
If the [Am] heavens ever [Em] did speak, she's the [Am] last true [G] mouthpiece.
Every [Am] Sunday's getting [Em] more bleak.
A [Am] fresh poison each [D] week.
We [C] were born sick, you heard them say [Em] it.
My church offers [Am] no [Em] absolutes.
She tells me worship [Am] in the [G] bedroom.
The only heaven [Am] I'll be sent [Em] to is when I'm [Am] alone with [D] you.
I was born [C] sick, but our love command me to be well.
[G] _ Amen.
[C] [G] Amen.
_ [C] _ [G]
Amen.
[Cm] _ [G] _ [F#] Amen.
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog.
At the shrine of [B] your sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
Offer me [Am] the deathless death of [Em] God, let me give you my life.
Take me to church.
I'll worship like a dog.
At the shrine of [B] your .
.
.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
Offer me [Am] the deathless death of [Em] God, let me give you my life.
_ I'm a pagan [Am] of the good [Em] times, my love is [Am] the [G] sunlight
Keep the goddess [Am] on my side, [Em]
she demands a [Am] sacrifice
[D] Drain the whole [C] sea, get some [Em] shiny
Something meaty [Am] for the main [Em] course
Let's have fine [Am] looking high [G] horse
What you bought in [Am] the stable
[Em]
We've a lot of [Am] starving faithful
[D] That looks [C] tasty, that looks plenty
This is hungry [Bm] world
[Em] Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of [B] your life
Bury my sins so you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] my deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of [B] your life
Bury my sins so you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] my deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
_ [C] No [G] masters or kings [B] when the ritual [Em] begins
[C] There is no [G] sweeter innocence [Bm] than our dance [Em] of sin
[C] In the madness [G] and soil of [B] that sad [Em] scene
[C] Only then I [G] am human, [B] only [Em] then I am queen
[G] Oh, [C] _ _ _ _
[G] oh, [C] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] [G] amen, _
[Cm] _ [G] amen
[F#] [F] Take me [Em] to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of your [B] life
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] that deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of your [B] _ life
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your [G] knife
Offer me [Am] that deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life _ _ _ _
She's a giggle [Am] at a [G] funeral.
Knows [Am] everybody's [Em] disapproval.
I should have [Am] worshipped her [Em] sooner.
If the [Am] heavens ever [Em] did speak, she's the [Am] last true [G] mouthpiece.
Every [Am] Sunday's getting [Em] more bleak.
A [Am] fresh poison each [D] week.
We [C] were born sick, you heard them say [Em] it.
My church offers [Am] no [Em] absolutes.
She tells me worship [Am] in the [G] bedroom.
The only heaven [Am] I'll be sent [Em] to is when I'm [Am] alone with [D] you.
I was born [C] sick, but our love command me to be well.
[G] _ Amen.
[C] [G] Amen.
_ [C] _ [G]
Amen.
[Cm] _ [G] _ [F#] Amen.
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog.
At the shrine of [B] your sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
Offer me [Am] the deathless death of [Em] God, let me give you my life.
Take me to church.
I'll worship like a dog.
At the shrine of [B] your .
.
.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
Offer me [Am] the deathless death of [Em] God, let me give you my life.
_ I'm a pagan [Am] of the good [Em] times, my love is [Am] the [G] sunlight
Keep the goddess [Am] on my side, [Em]
she demands a [Am] sacrifice
[D] Drain the whole [C] sea, get some [Em] shiny
Something meaty [Am] for the main [Em] course
Let's have fine [Am] looking high [G] horse
What you bought in [Am] the stable
[Em]
We've a lot of [Am] starving faithful
[D] That looks [C] tasty, that looks plenty
This is hungry [Bm] world
[Em] Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of [B] your life
Bury my sins so you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] my deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of [B] your life
Bury my sins so you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] my deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
_ [C] No [G] masters or kings [B] when the ritual [Em] begins
[C] There is no [G] sweeter innocence [Bm] than our dance [Em] of sin
[C] In the madness [G] and soil of [B] that sad [Em] scene
[C] Only then I [G] am human, [B] only [Em] then I am queen
[G] Oh, [C] _ _ _ _
[G] oh, [C] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] [G] amen, _
[Cm] _ [G] amen
[F#] [F] Take me [Em] to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of your [B] life
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife
Offer me [Am] that deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life
Take me to church, I worship like a dog
And the shrine of your [B] _ life
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your [G] knife
Offer me [Am] that deathless death
The [Em] good god that will give you my life _ _ _ _