Take Me To Church Acoustic Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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Artist - Hozier
Song - Take Me To Church (Acoustic Version)
Tab by - David Ehlert
 
I've been covering songs and tabbing music for many years but this is my first time submitting one. All the
other versions seem to be close but each have parts that didn't sound right so I did my best to fix all the
misinterpretations. This is very close to the Acoustic version that plays on YouTube. Let me know what you
think. Thanks.
 
Standard Tuning
 
 [Verse Chords] "Plucked"   [Amen Chords]             [Chorus Chords]           [Bridge Chords]
     Em    Am    G     D       G     Cm    F#    F       Em    B7    G     Am      C     G     B7    Em
e|---x-----x-----x-----x---|---3-----3-----2-----1---|---7-----7-----3-----5---|---3-----3-----7-----7---|
B|---0-----1-----3-----3---|---3-----3-----2-----1---|---8-----7-----3-----5---|---3-----3-----7-----8---|
G|---0-----2-----0-----2---|---4-----5-----3-----2---|---9-----8-----4-----5---|---5-----4-----8-----9---|
D|---2-----2-----0-----0---|---5-----5-----4-----3---|---9-----7-----5-----7---|---5-----5-----7-----9---|
A|---2-----0-----2-----0---|---5-----3-----4-----3---|---7-----9-----5-----7---|---3-----5-----9-----7---|
E|---x-----x-----x-----x---|---3-----3-----2-----1---|---7-----7-----3-----5---|---3-----3-----7-----7---|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Em             Am    Em
My lover's got humor
                      Am     G
She's the giggle at a funeral
                       Am     Em
Knows everybody's disapproval
                           Am    Em
I should've worshiped her sooner
                    Am       Em
If the Heavens ever did speak
                     Am         G
She's the last true mouth piece
                       Am        Em
Every Sunday's getting more bleak
               Am    D
A fresh poison each week
                   C                      Em
'We were born sick, you heard them say it
                    Am    Em
My church offers no absolutes
                             Am     G
She tells me 'worship in the bedroom'
                        Am   Em
The only heaven I'll be sent to
                  Am      D
Is when I'm alone with you
               C
I was born sick, but I love it
C
Command me to be well
        G    Cm        G    Cm      G      Cm   G
Aaaaaaaaa    aaaaaaaaamen   Aaaaaaaamen    Aaaaamen
 
G F#  F# F
 
 
[Chorus] (x2)
 
              Em
Take me to church
                                               B7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
                                                G
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
                 Am
Offer me that deathless death
     Em
And Good God, let me give you my life
 
Am G   G F#
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Em                     Am       Em
If I'm a pagan of the good times
               Am      G
My lover's the sunlight
                       Am     Em
To keep the Goddess on my side
              Am
She demands a sacrifice
D
To drain the whole sea
C
Get something shiny
 
Em                      Am         Em
Something meaty for the main course
                      Am        G
That's a fine looking high horse
                    Am   Em
What you got in the stable?
                        Am
We've a lot of starving faithful
D
That looks tasty
C
That looks plenty
C
This is hungry work
 
G F#  F# F
 
 
[Chorus] (x2)
 
              Em
Take me to church
                                               B7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
                                                G
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
                 Am
Offer me that deathless death
     Em
Good God, let me give you my life
 
Am G  G F#
 
 
[Bridge]
 
C             G              B7       Em
No masters or kings when the ritual begins
         C           G             B7           Em
There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin
       C             G          B7           Em
In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene
     C           G
Only then I am human
      B7           Em     D     Cm
Only then I am clean
G      C      G       C      G      Cm    G
       Aaaaaaamen     Aaaaaaamen    Aaaaaamen
 
G F#  F# F
 
 
[Chorus] (x2)
 
              Em
Take me to church
                                               B7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
                                                G
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
                 Am
Offer me that deathless death
     Em
Good God, let me give you my life
 
Am G  G F#  Em (Last chord is a regular Em)
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[tab]Not: She is the last true mouth piece but: She's the last true mouth piece Not: I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife but: I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Not: Good God, let me give you my life but: And Good God, let me give you my life The last chorus is also sung twice. Em is not x2210x, but 022000 All in all I'll give you 4/5 as those weren't big mistakes. [/tab]

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Not:She is the last true mouth piecebut:She's the last true mouth pieceNot:I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knifebut:I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knifeNot:Good God, let me give you my lifebut:And Good God, let me give you my lifeThe last chorus is also sung twice.Em is not x2210x, but 022000 All in all I'll give you 4/5 as those weren't big mistakes.

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