[Intro]:  *[C/E  C  Dm  G/B  F  C
            C  G  F **F/E **F/D  C] - (RVB version only)


            C  G  F  F/E  F/D  C
            C  G  F  F/E  F/D  C




C            G
  Immortal invisible 

  F   F/E  F/D  C
  God on - ly   wise 

               G            F       C
  Looks at the world with a capital I 

      Ab             Eb    Bb     F
  But I've been here since time began 

C            G      F        C
  As sure as God is named by Man 



  C  G        F          C 
  Oh, tell me what could be 

        G       F    C
  Holier than absurdity? 




[Instr]:  C  G  F  C  
          C  G  F  C



C                   G
  Any ol' rich man, poor man, 

  F           C
  Beggar man, thief 

          G         F      C
  Seem to share the same belief 

Ab                   Eb Bb      F
  Although they take my name in vain 

C              G     F          C
  They call on me to ease their pain 



  C  G        F          C
  Oh, tell me what could be
 
        G       F    C
  Holier than absurdity? 




[Instr]:  C  G  F  C  
          C  G  F  C



C                    G
  You can worship me 

      F       C
  Any way you choose 

                   G        F                C
  Sometimes you'll win, but sometimes you'll lose 

      Ab          Eb  Bb      F
  But either way, I'm by your side 

C               G     F  C
  To share your moral suicide 



  C  G        F          C
  Oh, tell me what could be 

        G       F    C 
  Holier than absurdity? 





[Instr]:  C   G   F   C
          C   G   F   C
          Ab  Eb  Bb  F
          C   G   F   C




C          G       F        C
  Now it's time to end this game 

        G    F           C
  After all, what's in a name? 

Ab              Eb      Bb        F
  Forgive me, Lo-ord, if I've been wicked 

      C        G     F      C
  But I'm only a season heretic yeah! 



  C  G        F          C
  Oh, tell me what could be 

        G       F    C
  Holier than absurdity? 



  C  G        F          C
  Oh, tell me what could be 

        G       F    C
  Holier than absurdity? 




[Outro]:  C  G  F  C   
          C  G  F  C

         [Repeat 3 times for RVB version]  
     





NB: 
      *The first part of the intro only occurs in the
       Re-cycled Vinyl Blues version of the song.

      (Some slight differences in the positioning 
       of the chords in relation to the lyrics with 
       the IBoR version of this song occur, since 
       the lyrics here were matched more to the chords
       for the Re-cycled Vinyl Blues version. The chords 
       remain the same for both versions, however).
       
     **Chords written as F/E, for example, indicate the 
       chord to be played, followed by the accompanying 
       bass note (in this case, an F chord with an E bass 
       note). If desired, the chord can be played on its 
       own without the bass note. This F/E and F/D chord 
       sequence indicated is used throughout the entire 
       song wherever the F --> C chord sequence occurs (it 
       has just been omitted throughout most of the song 
       for ease of reading the lyrics with the chords).