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Heaven Can Wait

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Heaven Can Wait chords
GHeaven can CwaitEm  
And a band of Cangels wrapped up Gin my heartC  
Will take me Emthrough the Dlonely Cnight
Through the A7cold of the Dday
D7And I know
I Gknow
Heaven can CwaiEmt
And all the gods come Cdown here just to Gsing for meC  
And the melodEmy's gonna Dmake me Cfly
Without A7pain
Without Dfear
CGive me all of your Gdreams
And let me Bmgo along on your way
CGive me all of your Gprayers to sing
And I'll Bmturn the night into the skylight of Fday
I got a taste of Cparadise
I'm Ebnever gonna Bblet it slip aFway
I got a taste of Cparadise
It's Eball I really Bbneed to make me Dstay 
Just like a child agGain
GHeaven can CwaiEmt
And all I got is Ctime until the Gend of timeC  
I won't look Emback
I Dwon't look Cback
Let the A7altars Dshine
G C Em C G C Em D C A7 D
CAnd I know that I've Gbeen released
But I Bmdon't know to where
And Cnobody s gonna Gtell me know
And I Bmdon't really care
No no Cno
I got a taste of FparaCdise
That’s Eball I really Bbneed to make me Fstay
I got a taste of Cparadise
If I Ebhad it any sooner you Bbknow
You know I Dnever would have run away from my Ghome
GHeaven can CwaiEmt
And all I got is Ctime until the Gend of timeC  
I won’t look Emback
I Dwon’t look Cback
Let the A7altars Dshine
GHeaven can CwaiEmt
GHeaven can CwaiEmt
I won’t look Emback
I Dwon’t look Cback
Let the A7altar  Dshine
Let the GalDtar  Gshine
Capo III
  D= B  
  C= A  
 Em= C#m  
  G= E  
 A7= F#7  
 D7= B7  
 Bm= G#m  
  F= D  
 Eb= C  
 Bb= G  

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The story behind the song

"Heaven Can Wait" captures a profound sense of peace and a desire to hold onto a beautiful, pain-free moment forever. It speaks to finding such a perfect state that the idea of leaving it, even for something as ultimate as heaven, feels unnecessary. This song, from Meat Loaf's iconic 1977 album Bat Out of Hell, highlights his powerful voice in a more reflective, tender light. It's a gentle but firm declaration of wanting to preserve a cherished feeling, letting the altar shine on a personal paradise.

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Heaven Can Wait

by Meat Loaf

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C#m

F#7

G#m

Heaven Can Wait chords

G C Em

Heaven can wait

C G C

And a band of angels wrapped up in my heart

Em D C

Will take me through the lonely night

A7 D

Through the cold of the day

And I know

I know

C Em

Heaven can wait

C G C

And all the gods come down here just to sing for me

Em D C

And the melody's gonna make me fly

Without pain

Without fear

C G

Give me all of your dreams

And let me go along on your way

C G

Give me all of your prayers to sing

Bm F

And I'll turn the night into the skylight of day

I got a taste of paradise

Eb Bb F

I'm never gonna let it slip away

I got a taste of paradise

Eb Bb D

It's all I really need to make me stay

Just like a child again

G C Em

Heaven can wait

C G C

And all I got is time until the end of time

I won't look back

D C

I won't look back

A7 D

Let the altars shine

G C Em C G C Em D C A7 D

C G

And I know that I've been released

But I don't know to where

C G

And nobody s gonna tell me know

And I don't really care

No no no

F C

I got a taste of paradise

Eb Bb F

That’s all I really need to make me stay

I got a taste of paradise

Eb Bb

If I had it any sooner you know

D G

You know I never would have run away from my home

G C Em

Heaven can wait

C G C

And all I got is time until the end of time

I won’t look back

D C

I won’t look back

A7 D

Let the altars shine

G C Em

Heaven can wait

G C Em

Heaven can wait

I won’t look back

D C

I won’t look back

A7 D

Let the altar shine

G D G

Let the altar shine

Capo III

D B

C A

Em C#m

G E

A7 F#7

D7 B7

Bm G#m

F D

Eb C

Bb G

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