#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: drake@sgl.ists.ca (Drake Hirasawa) ************************************************************************ If Venice is Sinking By: Spirit of the West Verse 1: 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 Chorus: F And if Venice is sinking G I'm going under F 'Cause beauty's religion Am G C - F - G - Am - G - C And its Christened me with wonder Verse 2: 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 (chorus) Bridge: F - G - F - Am - G - C Verse 3: We made love on a bed That sagged down to the floor In a room that had a postcard on the door Of Mirini's (sp?) Little Man With an erection on a horse It always leaves me laughing, leaves me feeling that, of course if (Chorus) From: drake@sgl.ists.ca (Drake Hirasawa) Yesterday, I submitted the chords for "If Venice is Sinking" by Spirit of the West. I noticed, after sending it out, that the chords in the chorus are wrong. The chorus should be: 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 Drake.