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Hozier - Take Me To Church Chords

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ChordsEm, Am, G, D, C, Cm, F#, F, B
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

[verse 2]
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 sick, [C]but I love it
Command me to be well
[G]Aaa[C]aaa [G]aaa[C]men. [G]aaa[Cm]amen, [G] [F#]Amen [F]

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

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

[verse 3]
[Em]If I’m a pagan of the [Am]good times
[Em]My lover’s the sun[Am]light
[G]To keep the Goddess [Am]on my side
[Em]She demands a sac[Am]rifice
[D]To drain the whole sea
[C]Get something shiny

[verse 4]
[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]That looks tasty
[C]That looks plenty
[C]This is hungry work

[interlude]
[G] [F#] [F]

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

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

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

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

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

[outro]
[Em]

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ArtistHozier
AlbumTake Me To Church E.P.
GenresIndie, Pop, Rock
Year2013
KeyEm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Take Me To Church on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Hozier - Take Me To Church on guitar requires 9 chords and 17 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Take Me To Church uses these transitions most often: Em → Am (21), Am → Em (17), and Am → G (11). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - Am chord transition.

1. Em → Am chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from Em to Am;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to Am

2. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
Am to G

3. Am → D chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Am to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
Am to D

4. D → C chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from D to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
D to C

5. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

6. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

7. G → Cm chord transition

To move from G to Cm;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 1.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

8. G → F# chord transition

To move from G to F#;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

9. F# → F chord transition

To move from F# to F;

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on D string from fret 4 to fret 3.

10. F → Em chord transition

To move from F to Em;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

11. Em → B chord transition

To move from Em to B;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 4.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

12. B → G chord transition

To move from B to G;

  1. While playing B, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 4 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.

13. F# → Em chord transition

To move from F# to Em;

  1. While playing F#, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to D string fret 2.

14. F# → C chord transition

To move from F# to C;

  1. While playing F#, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 3.

15. B → C chord transition

To move from B to C;

  1. While playing B, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

16. Em → D chord transition

To move from Em to D;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

17. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

Take Me To Church chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Take Me To Church.

  • Take Me To Church includes 135 chord transitions, 17 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Take Me To Church contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Take Me To Church connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → G: 21%
    • Am → Em: 10%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → D: 18%
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