INTRO:

F C Dm C

VERSE:

F (133211@1)                          CI'm (x32010@1)seven years old, and my bow-ties askew
               DmGonna (xx0231@1)get some body of Jesus Christ
     CIn (x32010@1)a brown velvet suit
         FAll (133211@1)the girls are dressed like angels
     CHow (x32010@1)sweetly they sang
   DmOh (xx0231@1)be not afraid of
   C (x32010@1)        
us delicate meringues

CHORUS:
     Bb (x1333x@1)               FThe (133211@1)trailing skirts of God
     Bb (x1333x@1)               FThe (133211@1)trailing skirts of God
     Bb (x1333x@1)               F (133211@1)The trailing skirts of God
               CHave (x32010@1)passed on by

VERSE:
It's five years later and I'm on my knees again
I am here to confirm what my parents began
And I promise to abstain from intoxicating liquor
But the flesh, it is weak, 
and my faith was never stronger

CHORUS:

The trailing skirts of God
The trailing skirts of God
Yeah, The trailing skirts of God
Have passed on by

BRIDGE:

Dm (xx0231@1)           CBut (x32010@1)oh how I cling on
    Dm (xx0231@1)                     CCos (x32010@1)it's been a rich seam of song
    Dm (xx0231@1)             FAnd (133211@1)though it's make-believe
      C (x32010@1)             DmCan (xx0231@1)I bring myself to leave
     Dm (xx0231@1)       C (x32010@1)         FThis (133211@1)lie's been burning too long

VERSE:

Sometimes in my teens
Up in Kellyer's bedroom
Skipping on Saturday evening mass for some solvent abuse
As the world spun around me, 
and I eased to the floor
Must remember to get that sermon, 
and keep the wolf from the door

CHORUS:
          Bb (x1333x@1)               FYeah, (133211@1)The trailing skirts of God
    Bb (x1333x@1)               FThe (133211@1)trailing skirts of God
      Bb (x1333x@1)               F (133211@1)                CThose (x32010@1)trailing skirts of God Have passed on by
           C (x32010@1)          C (x32010@1)           CPassed (x32010@1)on By, Passed on By, Passed on By

OUTRO:
F (133211@1)                   CI've (x32010@1)drifted far from you
                  DmIn (xx0231@1)this bloodless coup
                      CI've (x32010@1)drifted far from you

F (133211@1)                   CI've (x32010@1)drifted far from you
                  DmIn (xx0231@1)this bloodless coup 
                   CI (x32010@1)say good-day and adieu