[Start]
[Verse]
Em Am
■ My lover's got humor
Em Am
■ She's the giggle at a funeral
G Am Em
■ Knows everybody's disapproval ■
Am Em
I should've worshiped her sooner ■
Am Em
If the Heavens ever did speak
Am G
She's the last true mouthpiece ■
Am Em
Every Sunday's getting more bleak
Am
A fresh poison each week
D C Em
We were born sick you heard them say it
Am Em
My church offers no absolutes ■
Am G
She tells me Worship in the bedroom ■
Am Em
The only Heaven I'll be sent to
Am D
Is when I'm alone with you
C
I was born sick ■ but I love it
G
Command me to be well
C G C G C G
A Amen ■ Amen ■ Amen
[Chorus]
Em
Take me to church
B
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Am
Offer me that deathless death
Em
Good God let me give you my life
Em
Take me to church
B
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Am
Offer me that deathless death
Em
Good God let me give you my life
[Verse]
Am Em
If I'm a pagan of the good times
Am G
My lover's the sunlight
Am
To keep the Goddess on my side
D
She demands a sacrifice
C
Drain the whole sea
Em
Get something shiny
Am
Something meaty for the main course
G
That's a fine looking high horse
Am
What you got in the stable
Em Am D
We've a lot of starving faithful
C
That looks tasty
C
That looks plenty
C
This is hungry work
Em
Take me to church
[Chorus]
B
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Am
Offer me my deathless death
Em
Good God let me give you my life
Em
Take me to church
B
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Am
Offer me my deathless death
Em
Good God let me give you my life
[Bridge]
C G B7 Em
■ No masters or kings when the ritual begins
C G B7 Em Cmaj7
There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin
C G B7 B Em
In the madness in the soil of that sad earthly scene
Cmaj7 G
Only then I am human
B B7
Only then I am clean
Em G C G C
Oh oh Amen ■ Amen ■ ■ ■ Amen
G C G C G
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
[Chorus]
D7 Em
Take me to church
B
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Am
Offer me that deathless death
Em
Good God let me give you my life
Em
Take me to church
B
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Am
Offer me that deathless death
Em
Good God let me give you my life
[Outro]
[End]