The Trailing Skirts Of God

F C Dm C F C I'm seven years old, and my bow-ties askew Dm Gonna get some body of Jesus Christ C In a brown velvet suit F All the girls are dressed like angels C How sweetly they sang Dm Oh be not afraid of C us delicate meringues Bb F The trailing skirts of God Bb F The trailing skirts of God Bb F The trailing skirts of God C Have passed on by 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 The trailing skirts of God The trailing skirts of God Yeah, The trailing skirts of God Have passed on by Dm C But oh how I cling on Dm C Cos it's been a rich seam of song Dm F And though it's make-believe C Dm Can I bring myself to leave Dm C F This lie's been burning too long 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 Bb F Yeah, The trailing skirts of God Bb F The trailing skirts of God Bb F C Those trailing skirts of God Have passed on by C C C Passed on By, Passed on By, Passed on By F C I've drifted far from you Dm In this bloodless coup C I've drifted far from you F C I've drifted far from you Dm In this bloodless coup C I say good-day and adieu