Chords for Hozier performing "Take Me To Church" Live on KCRW
Tempo:
132.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
Em
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
My [Am] lover's got [E] humor.
She's the giggle [Am] at a funeral.
[G] Knows [Am] everybody's [Em] disapproval.
I should have [Am] worshipped her sooner.
If the heavens [Am] ever did [Em] speak, she's the [Am] last true [G] mouthpiece.
Every Sunday's getting more [Em] bleak, a fresh [Am] poison [D] each week.
We were [C] born sick, you heard them [Em] say it.
My church offers [A] no [E] absolutes.
She tells me to worship [A] in the [G] bedroom.
The only [Am] heaven I'll be sent [E] to is when [Am] I'm alone [D] with you.
I was born [C] sick, but our love is.
Demand me to be well.
[G]
Amen.
[C] [G] Amen.
[Cm] [G] Amen.
[Cm]
Amen.
[F#]
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [Am] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [G] my life.
Take [Em] me to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [Am] there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G]
life.
[Em] I'm a [A] pagan of the good [E] times.
My [Am] love is the [G] sunlight.
To keep the [Am] goddess on my side, she [A] demands [D] sacrifice.
Drain the [C] whole sea, get something [Em] shiny.
Something meaty for the main course.
[E] That's a fine [Am] looking [G] house.
What you got [Am] in the [E] stable?
We've a lot of starving faithful.
[D] That looks [C] tasty.
That looks plenty.
This is hungry [F#] world.
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow [Am] you there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G] life.
Take [Em] me to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can [G] sharpen your knife.
I'll follow [A] you there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G] life.
[C] No masters or kings [B] when the ritual [Em] begins.
[C] There is no [G] sweeter innocence [B] in our gentle [Em] sins.
[E] [C] In the madness [G] and soil of [B] this [Em] earthly [F#]
sea.
[C] Only then [G] I am human.
[B] Only then I [Em] am clean.
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] Amen.
[Cm] [G]
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [A] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [A] my life.
[F#] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [A] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [A#] my life.
[E]
[G] Please, [A]
let me pray to you.
[A] I'm [D]
[D] sorry.
[A]
She's the giggle [Am] at a funeral.
[G] Knows [Am] everybody's [Em] disapproval.
I should have [Am] worshipped her sooner.
If the heavens [Am] ever did [Em] speak, she's the [Am] last true [G] mouthpiece.
Every Sunday's getting more [Em] bleak, a fresh [Am] poison [D] each week.
We were [C] born sick, you heard them [Em] say it.
My church offers [A] no [E] absolutes.
She tells me to worship [A] in the [G] bedroom.
The only [Am] heaven I'll be sent [E] to is when [Am] I'm alone [D] with you.
I was born [C] sick, but our love is.
Demand me to be well.
[G]
Amen.
[C] [G] Amen.
[Cm] [G] Amen.
[Cm]
Amen.
[F#]
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [Am] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [G] my life.
Take [Em] me to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [Am] there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G]
life.
[Em] I'm a [A] pagan of the good [E] times.
My [Am] love is the [G] sunlight.
To keep the [Am] goddess on my side, she [A] demands [D] sacrifice.
Drain the [C] whole sea, get something [Em] shiny.
Something meaty for the main course.
[E] That's a fine [Am] looking [G] house.
What you got [Am] in the [E] stable?
We've a lot of starving faithful.
[D] That looks [C] tasty.
That looks plenty.
This is hungry [F#] world.
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow [Am] you there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G] life.
Take [Em] me to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can [G] sharpen your knife.
I'll follow [A] you there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G] life.
[C] No masters or kings [B] when the ritual [Em] begins.
[C] There is no [G] sweeter innocence [B] in our gentle [Em] sins.
[E] [C] In the madness [G] and soil of [B] this [Em] earthly [F#]
sea.
[C] Only then [G] I am human.
[B] Only then I [Em] am clean.
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] Amen.
[Cm] [G]
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [A] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [A] my life.
[F#] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [A] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [A#] my life.
[E]
[G] Please, [A]
let me pray to you.
[A] I'm [D]
[D] sorry.
[A]
Key:
G
Am
Em
E
C
G
Am
Em
_ My [Am] lover's got [E] humor. _
She's the giggle [Am] at a funeral.
[G] Knows _ [Am] everybody's _ [Em] disapproval.
I should have [Am] worshipped her sooner.
_ If the heavens [Am] ever did [Em] speak, she's the [Am] last true [G] mouthpiece. _
Every Sunday's getting more [Em] bleak, a fresh [Am] poison [D] each week.
We were [C] born sick, you heard them [Em] say it.
My church offers [A] no _ [E] absolutes.
She tells me to worship [A] in the [G] bedroom.
The only [Am] heaven I'll be sent [E] to is when [Am] I'm alone [D] with you.
I was born [C] sick, but our love is.
Demand me to be well.
_ _ [G] _ _
Amen.
_ [C] _ _ [G] Amen. _ _
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ Amen.
_ [Cm] _ _
Amen.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [Am] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [G] my life.
Take [Em] me to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [Am] there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G] _
life.
[Em] _ _ I'm a [A] pagan of the good [E] times.
My [Am] love is the [G] sunlight.
To keep the [Am] goddess on my side, she [A] demands [D] sacrifice.
Drain the [C] whole sea, get something [Em] shiny.
Something meaty for the main course.
[E] That's a fine [Am] looking [G] house.
What you got [Am] in the [E] stable?
We've a lot of starving faithful.
[D] _ That looks [C] tasty.
That looks plenty.
This is hungry [F#] world.
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow [Am] you there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G] life.
Take [Em] me to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can [G] sharpen your knife.
I'll follow [A] you there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G] life.
_ _ [C] _ _ No masters or kings [B] when the ritual _ [Em] begins.
_ _ [C] There is no [G] sweeter _ innocence [B] in our gentle [Em] sins.
[E] _ [C] In the madness [G] and soil of [B] this _ [Em] earthly [F#]
sea.
[C] Only then [G] I am human. _
_ [B] Only then I [Em] am clean. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Amen.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [A] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [A] my life.
[F#] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [A] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [A#] my life.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Please, _ [A]
let me _ pray to you.
_ _ [A] I'm [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] sorry.
_ _ [A] _ _
She's the giggle [Am] at a funeral.
[G] Knows _ [Am] everybody's _ [Em] disapproval.
I should have [Am] worshipped her sooner.
_ If the heavens [Am] ever did [Em] speak, she's the [Am] last true [G] mouthpiece. _
Every Sunday's getting more [Em] bleak, a fresh [Am] poison [D] each week.
We were [C] born sick, you heard them [Em] say it.
My church offers [A] no _ [E] absolutes.
She tells me to worship [A] in the [G] bedroom.
The only [Am] heaven I'll be sent [E] to is when [Am] I'm alone [D] with you.
I was born [C] sick, but our love is.
Demand me to be well.
_ _ [G] _ _
Amen.
_ [C] _ _ [G] Amen. _ _
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ Amen.
_ [Cm] _ _
Amen.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [Am] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [G] my life.
Take [Em] me to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [Am] there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G] _
life.
[Em] _ _ I'm a [A] pagan of the good [E] times.
My [Am] love is the [G] sunlight.
To keep the [Am] goddess on my side, she [A] demands [D] sacrifice.
Drain the [C] whole sea, get something [Em] shiny.
Something meaty for the main course.
[E] That's a fine [Am] looking [G] house.
What you got [Am] in the [E] stable?
We've a lot of starving faithful.
[D] _ That looks [C] tasty.
That looks plenty.
This is hungry [F#] world.
[F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow [Am] you there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G] life.
Take [Em] me to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine [B] of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can [G] sharpen your knife.
I'll follow [A] you there, deathless death [E] and good God, let me give you my [G] life.
_ _ [C] _ _ No masters or kings [B] when the ritual _ [Em] begins.
_ _ [C] There is no [G] sweeter _ innocence [B] in our gentle [Em] sins.
[E] _ [C] In the madness [G] and soil of [B] this _ [Em] earthly [F#]
sea.
[C] Only then [G] I am human. _
_ [B] Only then I [Em] am clean. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Amen.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [A] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [A] my life.
[F#] Take me [Em] to church.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of [B] your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen [G] your knife.
I'll follow you [A] there, deathless death and [E] good God, let me give you [A#] my life.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Please, _ [A]
let me _ pray to you.
_ _ [A] I'm [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] sorry.
_ _ [A] _ _