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]
E 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---1-----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]
E Am E
My lover's got humor
Am G
She's the giggle at a funeral
Am E
Knows everybody's disapproval
Am E
I should've worshiped her sooner
Am E
If the Heavens ever did speak
Am G
She's the last true mouth piece
Am E
Every Sunday's getting more bleak
Am D
A fresh poison each week
C E
'We were born sick, you heard them say it
Am E
My church offers no absolutes
Am G
She tells me 'worship in the bedroom'
Am E
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](2x)
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]
E Am E
If I'm a pagan of the good times
Am G
My lover's the sunlight
Am E
To keep the Goddess on my side
Am
She demands a sacrifice
D
To drain the whole sea
C
Get something shiny
Em Am E
Something meaty for the main course
Am G
That's a fine looking high horse
Am E
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](2x)
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](2x)
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# E (Last E Regular Chord)
