Hozier: Take Me To Church Written by Andrew Hozier-Byrne From the album “Hozier” (2014) 4/4, 125 bpm

VERSE 1 Em Am½ Date BPM Strum (0:00) My lover's got humour Em Am½ She's the giggle at a funeral G Am½ Knows everybody's disapproval Em Am½ I should've worshiped her sooner Em Am½ If the heavens ever did speak Em Am½ She's the last true mouthpiece G Am½ Every Sunday's getting more bleak Em Am½ A fresh poison each week D C 'We were born sick,' you heard them say it

VERSE 2 Em Am½ (0:27) My Church offers no absolutes Em Am½ She tells me, 'Worship in the bedroom' G Am½ The only heaven I'll be sent to Em Am½ Is when I'm alone with you D C C (HOLD FOR 2) I was born sick, but I love it, command me to be well G C½ G Cm½ G Cm½ G (0:45) A____A___men, A_____men, A___men

CHORUS Em Em B7 (0:57) Take me to church, I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies B7 G I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife Am Em Offer me that deathless death, good God, let me give you my life Em Em B7 Take me to church, I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies B7 G I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Am Em Offer me that deathless death, good God, let me give you my life

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VERSE 3 Em Am½ (1:27) If I'm a pagan of the good times Em Am½ My lover's the sunlight G Am½ To keep the Goddess on my side Em Am½ She demands a sacrifice D C Drain the whole sea, get something shiny Em Am½ (1:42) Something meaty for the main course Em Am½ That's a fine looking high horse G Am½ What you got in the stable? Em Am½ We've a lot of starving faithful D C C That looks tasty, that looks plenty, this is hungry work

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BRIDGE C G B7 Em (2:30) No Masters or Kings when the Ritual begins C G B7 Em There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin C G B7 Em In the madness and the soil of that sad earthly scene C G B7 Em Em/D G/C C Only then I am human, only then I am clean G C½ G Cm½ G Cm½ G (3:06) Oh A____men, A_____men, A___men

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END ON Em

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