INTRO: F C Dm C VERSE: 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 CHORUS: 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 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 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 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 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 OUTRO: 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