Tom: C
Introdução: C G/B F Fm
Dm C G F
Watching the surf cover up my toes
Dm C G F
Breathing the salt air from the coast.
Dm C G F
Ten years old with my eyes pressed closed.
C G/B Am Fm
Life is a church.
Dm C G F
Remembering first love's tender kiss.
Dm C G F
Mourning the loss of my innocence,
Dm C G F
The bittersweet taste of it on my lips.
C G
Life is a church.
Am F Fm
These are the sacraments.
C G
This is the altar.
Am F Fm
Love is the spirit
C G Am F Fm
Making the blue planet turn.
C
Life is a church.
Dm C G F
Watching my baby being born
Dm C G F
Written all over you, pain and joy
Dm C G F
Holding your hand, it's a little boy.
C G
Life is a church.
Am F Fm
These are the sacraments.
C G
This is the altar.
Am F Fm
Love is the spirit
C G Am F Fm
Making the blue planet turn.
C
Life is a church.
G Dm Am C
Ooooooh!!! (2x)
Dm C G F
Ashes to ashes, earth to earth.
Dm C G F
The preacher throws in the first handful of dirt.
Dm C G F
My little boy asks me, "does goodbye always hurt?"
C G
Life is a church.
Am F Fm
These are the sacraments.
C G
This is the altar.
Am F Fm
Love is the spirit
C G Am F Fm
Making the blue planet turn.
C
Life is a church.