Intro: 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.