{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":597836,"song":"He Was In Heaven Before He Died","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/597836-he-was-in-heaven-before-he-died-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/597836?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":39,"content":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n               He Was in Heaven Before He Died - John Prine         \r\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTabbed by: Dave S.\r\nEmail: Dlgibson@netscape.com\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\nArtist: John Prine\r\nAlbum: Great Days: The John Prine Anthology\r\nYear: 1993\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a rainbow of babies[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDraped over the graveyard[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere all the dead sailors[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWait for their brides[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the cold bitter snow[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHas strangled each grassblade[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the salt from their tears[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWashed out with the tide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I smiled on the Wabash[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe last time I passed it[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes I gave her a wink[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nFrom the passenger side[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd my foot fell asleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I swallowed my candy[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKnowing he was in heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBefore he died[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow the harbor's on fire[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith the dreams and desires[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf a thousand young poets[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho failed 'cause they tried[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor a rhyme without reason[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFloats down to the bottom[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the scavengers eat 'em[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd wash in with the tide[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I smiled on the Wabash[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe last time I passed it[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes I gave her a wink[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nFrom the passenger side[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd my foot fell asleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I swallowed my candy[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKnowing he was in heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBefore he died[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe sun can play tricks[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith your eyes on the highway[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe moon can lay sideways[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTill the ocean stands still[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut a person can't tell[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis best friend he loves him[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTill time has stopped breathing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou're alone on the hill[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I smiled on the Wabash[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe last time I passed it[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes I gave her a wink[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nFrom the passenger side[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd my foot fell asleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I swallowed my candy[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKnowing he was in heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBefore he died[/tab]","plain_text":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n               He Was in Heaven Before He Died - John Prine         \n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\nTabbed by: Dave S.\nEmail: Dlgibson@netscape.com\n\nTuning: Standard\n\nArtist: John Prine\nAlbum: Great Days: The John Prine Anthology\nYear: 1993\n\n\n[Intro]\nC\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}