How to Play Take Me To Church on Guitar?

Ed Sheeran - Take Me To Church can be played in the key of Em using the Em, Am, G, D, C, Cm, B chords. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B. For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Take Me To Church with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Ed Sheeran - Take Me To Church Chords

Chord reference Em, Am, G, D, C, Cm, B

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

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

Ay ay ay ay [G]ay [C] [G]Amen [Cm] [G]Amen [Cm]Ame[G]n

Take me to [Em]church I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your [B]lies. I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your [G]knife. Offer me that [Am]deathless death, good [Em]God, let me give you my [G]life.

[Em]If I’m a pagan of the [Am]good times, [Em]my lover’s the [Am]sunlight [G] To keep the Goddess on [Am]my side [Em]she demands a [Am]sacrifice [D] Drain the whole [C]sea, get something shiny [Em]Something meaty for the [Am]main course, [Em]that’s a fine looking [Am]high horse [G] What you got in the [Am]stable? [Em]We’ve a lot of starving [Am]faithful [D] Hat looks [C]tasty, that looks [C]plenty, this is hungry work

No [C]masters or [G]kings when the [B]ritual [Em]begins There is [C]no sweeter [G]innocence than [B]our gentle [Em]sin In the [C]madness and [G]soil of that [B]sad earthly [Em]scene Only [C]then I am [G]human, only [B]then I am [Em]clean[D] [C]

Artist Ed Sheeran

Album Single

Genres Pop

Year 2015

Key Em

Ed Sheeran - Take Me To Church can be played in the key of Em using the Em, Am, G, D, C, Cm, B chords.

For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Take Me To Church with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.