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Heaven

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[Intro]
G B7 C D7
G B7 C D7 D7
[Verse 1]
GLittle cowboy grew B7up inside the bars
CWatching them old folks D7sing and play guitar
GSwore that someday he’d be uB7nderneath the lights
CMaking as much money as anybody D7else there that night
C7Ten years later he’s dD7owntown Nashville
GSelling something that ain’t for Csale
C7Sometimes it’s heaven out hD7ere
Sometimes it’s hard to GtellG  
[Solo]
G B7 C D7
G B7 C D7 D7
[Verse 2]
GI knew a man now, could play aB7long with the radio
CHow he could do it there ain’t D7no way we could know
GAnd he could sing songs could B7bring tears to your eyes
There Cain’t nobody listening bD7ars downtown every Saturday night
C7He’s seen some good times, yD7all.
But he’s seen mostly, Gmostly rain and Chell
C7Sometimes it’s heaven out heD7re,
sometimes it's hard to GtellG  
I tell you Cnow! Sometimes it’s heaven out heD7re
Sometimes it’s hard to GtellG  
[Solo]
G C7 G D7
G C7 D G
[Verse 3]
GUsed to rise with cloudy skies and B7go to work with Spider John.
CHe'd always play that same D7damn country song.
GWe were swimming downwards, jB7ust like a bomb
CIt was hard at times to tell just how D7far down we had gone.
C7But we would wake up now D7staring up some how
Gfrom the bottom of a C7well
C7Thought that was heaven now D7boys,
looking back it's hard to Gtell.
I tell you noC7w, thought that was heaven out there D7boys.
Looking back it's hard to Gtell.G  
[Solo]
G B7 C D7
G B7 C D7 D7
[Verse 4]
GShe must have been now 18 years old
Always in a hurry, headed out on the road
GRound the corner the car started to fishtail
CThey ended up meeting her old D7friend guardrail
C7Oh I'm pretty that I don’t hate her now
But I'm pretty sure she still hates herself
C7Sometimes it’s heaven out heD7re,
sometimes it's hard to GtellG  
I tell you Cnow! Sometimes it’s heaven out heD7re
                       G     G
C7Sometimes it’s heaven out heD7re,
sometimes it's hard to GtellG  
I tell you Cnow! Sometimes it’s heaven out heD7re
Sometimes it’s hard to GtellG  
[Solo]
G B7 C D7
G B7 C D7 D7
G

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Heaven

by Pete Bernhard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G B7 C D7

G B7 C D7 D7

[Verse 1]

G B7

Little cowboy grew up inside the bars

C D7

Watching them old folks sing and play guitar

G B7

Swore that someday he’d be underneath the lights

C D7

Making as much money as anybody else there that night

C7 D7

Ten years later he’s downtown Nashville

G C

Selling something that ain’t for sale

C7 D7

Sometimes it’s heaven out here

G G

Sometimes it’s hard to tell

[Solo]

G B7 C D7

G B7 C D7 D7

[Verse 2]

G B7

I knew a man now, could play along with the radio

C D7

How he could do it there ain’t no way we could know

G B7

And he could sing songs could bring tears to your eyes

C D7

There ain’t nobody listening bars downtown every Saturday night

C7 D7

He’s seen some good times, yall.

G C

But he’s seen mostly, mostly rain and hell

C7 D7

Sometimes it’s heaven out here,

G G

sometimes it's hard to tell

C D7

I tell you now! Sometimes it’s heaven out here

G G

Sometimes it’s hard to tell

[Solo]

G C7 G D7

G C7 D G

[Verse 3]

G B7

Used to rise with cloudy skies and go to work with Spider John.

C D7

He'd always play that same damn country song.

G B7

We were swimming downwards, just like a bomb

C D7

It was hard at times to tell just how far down we had gone.

C7 D7

But we would wake up now staring up some how

G C7

from the bottom of a well

C7 D7

Thought that was heaven now boys,

looking back it's hard to tell.

C7 D7

I tell you now, thought that was heaven out there boys.

G G

Looking back it's hard to tell.

[Solo]

G B7 C D7

G B7 C D7 D7

[Verse 4]

She must have been now 18 years old

Always in a hurry, headed out on the road

Round the corner the car started to fishtail

C D7

They ended up meeting her old friend guardrail

Oh I'm pretty that I don’t hate her now

But I'm pretty sure she still hates herself

C7 D7

Sometimes it’s heaven out here,

G G

sometimes it's hard to tell

C D7

I tell you now! Sometimes it’s heaven out here

G G

C7 D7

Sometimes it’s heaven out here,

G G

sometimes it's hard to tell

C D7

I tell you now! Sometimes it’s heaven out here

G G

Sometimes it’s hard to tell

[Solo]

G B7 C D7

G B7 C D7 D7

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