If Venice Is Sinking

C Jesus hangs behind the glass F Above venetian doors G Am G C His window box boasts crimson flowers fresh cut the day before C And you couldn't find a smile F If you nailed it to his face G Am G But Jesus Christ hangs his head with grace F And if Venice is sinking C G I'm going under F 'Cause beauty's religion C G C - F - G - Am - G And it's christened me with wonder They come in bent-backed Creeping 'cross the floor all dressed in black Candles, thick as pillars, you can buy one off the floor And the ceiling's painted gold Mary's hair is red The old come here to kiss their dead F And if Venice is sinking C G I'm going under F 'Cause beauty's religion C G And it's christened me with wonder F - G - F - Am - G - C We made love on a bed That sagged down to the floor In a room that had a postcard on the door Of Marini's Little Man With an erection on a horse It always leaves me laughing, leaves me feeling that, of course F If Venice is sinking C G I'm going under F 'Cause beauty's religion C G And it's christened me with wonder F If Venice is sinking C G I'm going under F 'Cause beauty's religion C G And it's christened me with wonder