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♫ Verse 1:
F G F G C G
I met Dinah at the Bible study when I was eight years old
F G F G C G
She was just a story to them, but to me she was more than they told
C G C G
They said “Be God fearing, don’t be messing with those non-believing”
♫ Chorus:
C Fm F C Fm F
So I’ve been in the church making sure no one’s looking up my skirt But I Do not feel safe here
C Fm F C Fm F
I wanna feel alive, Do you thrive knowing that our God favours you over me dear?
♫ Verse 2:
F G F G C G
Dinah’s old man said he thought all of her girlfriends were whores
F G F G C G
In the end she got exactly what she’d been searching for
C G C G
When that man took her out for a spin, she said no but he did not listen
♫ Chorus:
C Fm F C Fm F
So I’ve been in the church making sure no one’s looking up my skirt But I Do not feel safe here
C Fm F C Fm F
I wanna feel alive, Do you thrive knowing that our God favours you over me dear?
♫ Bridge:
C Fm G
The same thing happened to me when I was only seventeen
C Fm G
Do you think I got what I deserved? Do you think God's just trying to be seen?
C F C G
By us non-believers? By us non-God fearers?
♫ Chorus:
C Fm F C Fm F
So I’ve been in the church making sure no one’s looking up my skirt But I Do not feel safe here
C Fm F C Fm F
I wanna feel alive, Do you thrive knowing that our God favours you over me dear?
♫ Outro:
C Fm F
Two witness rule, oh that’s cool
C Fm F
Go ahead and play the fool while I Do not feel safe here
C Fm F
I’ve been in the church but the church is in my skirt
C Fm F
I’ve been in the church but the church is in my skirt
C Fm F
I’ve been in the church but the church is in my skirt
C Fm F
And my skirt defines my worth in the church, Dear daddy
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Published: August 23, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025