Belle and Sebastian - Act of the Apostle: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Act of the Apostle" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Act of the Apostle Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Belle and Sebastian

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Act of the Apostle" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G                        Cm
Morning prayers took the girl unawares
         F                      C
She was late for class and she knew it
      G               Cm
The broadcaster had a voice that was soothing
     F                   C
She couldn’t tell if it was a man or wo-man
A               C              G
A patch of sun fell onto her neck
A            C                       G
She put her head on her arms on her desk

The lesson today was Acts of Apostles
The crazy hippies, they're running scared
She shut her eyes and imagined the desert
No cars, no mobiles, just sun and bread
What would she look like standing by the well?
More like a women and less like a girl

Chorus:
A#                   D#
“Oh, if I could make sense of it all!
A#                                       D#
I wish that I could sing.  I’d stay in a melody
                                      A#
I would float along in my everlasting song
                     Asus4    D
What would I do to believe?”

Later on she plays Morning Has Broken
She knows she's bad
She is slowing everybody down
The choirmaster, usually a bastard, knows
her mother's sick
He'll be nice to her
She thinks that she shouldn't be there at all
Her worries make everything else seem trivial

Chorus:
Oh, if I could make sense of it all!
I wish that I could sing
I'd stay in a melody
I would float along in my everlasting song
What would I do to believe?'


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Asus4

Guitar chord Asus4

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Act of the Apostle" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Act of the Apostle" by Belle and Sebastian.

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