Em Am
my lover's got humour
Em Am
she's the giggle at a funeral
G Am
knows everybody's disapproval
Em Am
i should've worshipped her sooner
Em Am
if the heavens ever did speak
Em Am
she's the last true mouthpiece
G Am
every sunday's gettin' more bleak
Em Am
a fresh poison each week
D C
we were born sick, you heard them say it
Em Am
my church offers no absolutes
Em Am
she tells me, "worship in the bedroom"
G Am
the only heaven i'll be sent to
Em Am
is when i'm alone with you
D C
i was born sick, but i love it
C
command me to be well
pre-chorus
G C G
a..., a..men
Cm G Cm G
a..men, a..men
chorus:
Em
take me to church
B
i'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
i'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Am
offer me that deathless death
Em
oh, good god, let me give you my life
Em
take me to church
B
i'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
i'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Am
offer me that deathless death
Em
oh, good god, let me give you my life
Em Am
if i'm a pagan of the good times
Em Am
my lover's the sunlight
G Am
to keep the goddess on my side
Em Am
she demands a sacrifice
D C
drain the whole sea, get somethin' shiny
Em Am
somethin' meaty for the main course
Em Am
that's a fine lookin' high horse
G Am
what you got in the stable?
Em Am
we've a lot of starvin' faithful
D C
that looks tasty, that looks plenty
C
this is hungry work
chorus:
Em
take me to church
B
i'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
i'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Am
offer me that deathless death
Em
oh, good god, let me give you my life
Em
take me to church
B
i'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
i'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Am
offer me that deathless death
Em
oh, good god, let me give you my life
bridge:
C G
no masters or kings
B G
when the ritual begins
Em C G
there is no sweeter innocence
B G
than our gentle sin
Em C G
in the madness and soil
B Em
of that sad earthly scene
C G
only then, i am human,
B Em
only then, i am clean
pre-chorus:
G C G C G
oh..., oh, a..men
Cm G Cm G
a...men, a...men
chorus:
Em
take me to church
B
i'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
i'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Am
offer me that deathless death
Em
oh, good god, let me give you my life
Em
take me to church
B
i'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
G
i'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Am
offer me that deathless death
Em
oh, good god, let me give you my life