Spirit of the West was a Canadian folk-rock band from Vancouver, active from 1983 to 2016. The band was popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canada's most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s.
The band began in 1983 as a Vancouver-based folk trio called Evesdropper, consisting of John Mann, Geoffrey Kelly and J. Knutson. They soon changed their name to Spirit of the West
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
C Jesus hangs behind the glass F Above venetian doors GAmGC His window box boasts crimson flowers fresh cut the day before
C And you couldn't find a smile F If you nailed it to his face GAmG But Jesus Christ hangs his head with grace
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F And if Venice is sinking CG I'm going under F 'Cause beauty's religion CG (C - F - G - Am - G) And it's christened me with wonder
[Verse 2]
They come in bent-backed Creeping 'cross the floor all dressed in black Candles, thick as pillars, you can buy one off the floor
And the ceiling's painted gold Mary's hair is red The old come here to kiss their dead
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F And if Venice is sinking CG I'm going under F 'Cause beauty's religion CG And it's christened me with wonder
[Bridge]
F - G - F - Am - G - C
[Verse 3]
We made love on a bed That sagged down to the floor In a room that had a postcard on the door
Of Marini's Little Man With an erection on a horse It always leaves me laughing, leaves me feeling that, of course
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F If Venice is sinking CG I'm going under F 'Cause beauty's religion CG And it's christened me with wonder F If Venice is sinking CG I'm going under F 'Cause beauty's religion CG And it's christened me with wonder