And If Venice is Sinking

Spirit of the West

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Capo 5th fret
Intro: | G | C | D | Em D |

G                            C
 Jesus hangs behind the glass above Venetian doors
D                              Em                     D     G
 His window box boasts crimson flowers, fresh cut the day before
                             C
And you couldn't find a smile if you nailed it to his face
D                 Em                  D
 But Jesus Christ hangs his head with grace

      C                  G          D
And if Venice is sinking, I'm going under
C                                  G                  D
 'Cause beauty's religion and it's christened me with wonder

| G | C | D | Em D |

G                          C
 They come in bent-backed, creaking 'cross the floor all dressed in black
D                                  Em              D
Candles, thick as pillars, you can buy one off the floor
G                              C
 And the ceiling's painted gold and Mary's hair is red
D                     Em         D
 The old come here to kiss their dead

      C                  G          D
And if Venice is sinking, I'm going under
C                                  G                  D
 'Cause beauty's religion and it's christened me with wonder

| C | D | C | Em D |

G                       C
 We made love upon a bed that sagged down to the floor
D                     Em              D
 In a room that had a postcard on the door
G                       C
 Of Marini's Little Man, with an erection on a horse
D                    Em                  D
 It always leaves me laughing, leaves me feeling that of course if

C                  G          D
 Venice is sinking, I'm going under
C                                  G                  D
 'Cause beauty's religion and it's christened me with wonder
      C                  G          D
And if Venice is sinking, I'm going under
C                                  G                  D
 'Cause beauty's religion and it's christened me with wonder

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