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[Verse 1]

G              C       G
I was on my knees again
Em             C       G
Begging for my ways to change
C              G       D          Em
But the truth I uncovered, the pressure I'm under
C                      D
To please you has gone away

[Verse 2]

G              C       G
You're a temptress, you're to blame
Em             C       G
For the guilt I can't displace
C              G                         D          Em
Though there's winters and summers, and so much has changed
C                      D
You're the fortress for my shame

[Chorus]

       C           G          D             Em
I was born in the shadows of preachers and saints
       C           G          D
I was raised in a house of God
C              G              D             Em
But the blood on my lips and the dirt on my face
C        D            Em
Is all the religion I've got
C        D            G
Is all the religion I've got

[Post-Chorus]

C              G       D
Oh, oh, ohh, oh, oh
C              G       D
Oh, oh, ohh, oh, oh
C              G       D          Em
Oh, oh, ohh, oh, oh, oh
C        D            G
Is all the religion I've got

[Verse 3]

G              C       G
I was lost inside her arms
Em             C       G
Trying to climb my way back out
C              G       D          Em
But it ain't what you got or the buildings you bought
C                      D
That'll save you from the sound

[Verse 4]

G              C       G
She's a needy harlequin
Em             C       G
Built by greed and selfish men
C              G       D          Em
Though it's easy to love her for all you discover
C                      D
She's bound to fall again

[Chorus]

       C           G          D             Em
I was born in the shadows of preachers and saints
       C           G          D
I was raised in a house of God
C              G              D             Em
But the blood on my lips and the dirt on my face
C        D            Em
Is all the religion I've got
C        D            G
Is all the religion I've got

[Post-Chorus]

C              G       D
Oh, oh, ohh, oh, oh
C              G       D
Oh, oh, ohh, oh, oh
C              G       D          Em
Oh, oh, ohh, oh, oh, oh
C        D            G
Is all the religion I've got