Verse 1:
G C G
I will shed my tears like a serpent's skin
C G
In the company of good women and men
D/F# Em C
In the alchemy of the sacrament
G C G C G
I will shed my tears like a serpent's skin
Verse 2:
G C G
I will learn to die I will bow my head
C G
In the company of brave women and men
D/F# Em C
In the alchemy of the sacrament
G C G C G
I will learn to die I will bow my head
Verse 3:
G C G
I will be reborn in the arms of friends
C G
In the company of kind women and men
D/F# Em C
In the alchemy of the sacrament
G C G C G
I will be reborn in the arms of friends
D C G
I will dance with joy in the candle light
C G C G
To the orchestra, the choir of life
D Em C C
On this hallowed ground on this sacred night
G C G C G
I will dance with joy in the candle light
Verse 4:
G C G
I will find my way back home again
C G
In the company of kind women and men
D/F# Em C
In the alchemy of the sacrament
G C G C G
I will find my way back home again
Verse 5:
G C G
I will give myself as an offering
C G
In the company of good women and men
D/F# Em C
In the alchemy of the sacrament
G C G C G
I will give myself as an offering
D C G
I will dance with joy in the candle light
C G C G
To the orchestra, the choir of life
D Em C C
On this hallowed ground on this sacred night
G C G C G
I will dance with joy in the candle light
Verse 6:
G C G
I will shed my tears like a serpent's skin
C G
In the company of good women and men
D/F# Em C
In the alchemy of the sacrament
G C G C
I will shed my tears like a serpent's skin
G C G C
I will shed my tears like a serpent's skin
G C G N.C.
I will shed my tears like a serpent's skin