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Song: Take Me To Church Artist:

Take Me To Church Guitar Tabs and Chords

Hi there, hope you enjoyed the video, it’s a great song for practicing your rhythm, and barre chords. Make sure you play along with the original!

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Verse

Amen part

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Riff 1

You can play power chords, or single notes, it’s your choice.

Chorus

Here is the barre chord version:

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And the open chord version:

Riff 2

Again, you can play power chords, or single notes, it’s your choice.

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Bridge

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Em Am At the shrine of your lies My lover's got humour Em Am I'll tell you my sins She's the giggle at a funeral G G Am So you can sharpen your knife Knows everybody's disapproval Am Em Am Offer me that deathless death I should've worshipped her sooner Em Good God, let me give you my life Em Am If the heavens ever did speak Em Am riff 2 She is the last true mouthpiece G Am Every sunday's getting more bleak Em Am Em Am If I'm a pagan of the good times A fresh poison each week Em Am D9 My lover's the sunlight We were born sick G Am C To keep the goddess on my side You heard them say it Em Am She demands a sacrifice Em Am D9 My church offers no absolutes To drain the whole sea Em Am C She tells me, worship in the Get something shiny bedroom G Am Em Am The only heaven I'll be sent to Something meaty for the main course Em Am Em Am Is when I'm alone with you That's a fine looking high horse D9 C G Am I was born sick, but I love it What you got in the stable? Em Am Command me to be well We've a lot of starving faithful G C G Cm G Cm G (riff 1) D9 Amen, a_men, a__men, a__men That looks tasty C That looks plenty Chorus (riff 1) This is hungry work Em Take me to church Chorus

I'll worship like a dog Em B Take me to church At the shrine of your lies I'll worship like a dog I'll tell you my sins B G At the shrine of your lies So you can sharpen your knife Am I'll tell you my sins Offer me that deathless death G Em So you can sharpen your knife Good God, let me give you my life Am Offer me that deathless death riff 2 Em Good God, let me give you my life Em Take me to church (riff 2)

I'll worship like a dog Em B Take me to church

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I'll worship like a dog Chorus B At the shrine of your lies Em Take me to church I'll tell you my sins G I'll worship like a dog So you can sharpen your knife B Am At the shrine of your lies Offer me that deathless death Em I'll tell you my sins Good God, let me give you my life G So you can sharpen your knife (riff 2) Am Offer me that deathless death Bridge Em Good God, let me give you my life C G No masters or kings riff 2 B7/F# Em/G When the ritual begins Em C G Take me to church There is no sweeter innocence B7/F# Em/G I'll worship like a dog Than our gentle sin B C G At the shrine of your lies In the madness and soil B7/F# Em/G I'll tell you my sins Of that sad earthly scene G C G So you can sharpen your knife Only then I am human Am B7/F# Em Em/D C7M C Offer me that deathless death Only then I am clean Em G C G Cm G Cm G (verse 1) Good God, let me give you my life A_men, a__men, a__men (riff 2) Em

Have fun, practice a lot and I’ll see you in the next lesson! Tom Fontana

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