Ed Sheeran - Take Me To Church: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Take Me To Church" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

Em              Am  Em                       Am    G
My lover's got humor, she's the giggle at a funeral
                         Am  Em                            Am   Em
Knows everybody's disapproval, I should've worshipped her sooner
                     Am      Em                     Am       G
If the Heavens ever did speak, she’s the last true mouthpiece
                        Am       Em               Am       D
Every Sunday's getting more bleak, a fresh poison each week
                 C
We were born sick, you heard them say it

Em                  Am       Em                              Am     G
My church offers no absolutes, she tells me 'worship in the bedroom'
                         Am   Em                   Am     D
The only heaven I'll be sent to is when I'm alone with you
                C
I was born sick, but I love it, Command me to be well

             G  C G  Cm G Cm G
Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay  amen amen amen

Chorus:
             Em                                                  B7
Take me to church 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                    Em                      G
Offer me that deathless death, good God, let me give you my life

Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death, good God, let me give you my life

If I'm a pagan of the good times, my lover's the sunlight
To keep the Goddess on my side she demands a sacrifice
Drain the whole sea, get something shiny

Something meaty for the main course, that's a fine looking high horse
What you got in the stable? We've a lot of starving faithful
That looks tasty, that looks plenty, this is hungry work

Chorus

    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           B7         Em D C
Only then I am human, only then I am clean

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

B7

Guitar chord B7

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 "Take Me To Church" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Take Me To Church" by Ed Sheeran.

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