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David Allan Coe - Heaven Only Knows
Capo 5
[Intro]
 G   Am   DX2
GYou ain?t Amdaddy?s little Dgirl anymoreG  
Isn?t Amthat a cryin? DshameG  
With your Amdreams of CaliDforniaG  
Searchin? Amfor you wealth and DfameBm  
I can still see the CteardropsB  A  G  
Streamin? down your DfaceBm  
I can hear you Csay B  A  G  
There?s no future in this pDlace.
GSo you Ampacked your beDlongin?sG  
While I Amstood watched you DgoBm  
Why I never tried to Cstop youB  A  G  
Heaven Only DKnows.
[Instrumental]
 G   Am   DX2
GThrough the Amyears I got some DpostcardsG  
That is Amall that I DrecallG  
Tellin? Amme that you were DhappyG  
But I Amnever got one DcallBm  
You thought you knew all the CanswersB  A  G  
When you were sevenDteenBm  
Someone just sent me your CpictureB  A  G  
From some dirty magaDzineG  
And I?ve Amheard you?ve made some DmoviesG  
That I Amwould not care to DseeBm  
I just know how much I Clove youB  A  G  
That don?t mean a thing to Dme.
[Instrumental]
 G   Am   DX2
GI guess your Ambrother felt the Dsame wayG  
I could not Amkeep him on the DfarmG  
They found his Ambody in DChicagoG  
With a Amneedle in his DarmBm  
I can still see the CteardropsB  A  G  
Streamin? down his DfaceBm  
I can still hear him CsayB  A  G  
There?s no future in this Dplace.
GSo he Ampacked his beDlongin?sG  
Like you Amdid once long DagoBm  
Why I never tried to Cstop himB  A  G  
Heaven Only DKnows.
[Instrumental]
G Am D
GNow I?m Amstandin? in this DgraveyardG  
Were we Amlaid your momma DdownG  
I reAmcall that preacher?s Dwords nowG  
When they Amput her in the DgroundBm  
It?s your job to raise these CchildrenB  A  G  
And I tried to do my DbestBm  
It?s been ten years since we Clost herB  A  G  
From that cancer in her DchestBm  
And I can feel the CteardropsB  A  G  
Streamin? down my DfaceBm  
Lately you know I?ve been Cthinkin?B  A  G  
There?s no future in this Dplace.
GAnd I would Ampack my beDlongin?sG  
But if Amgot no place to DgoBm  
Why the good Lord doesn?t Ctake me B  A  G  
Heaven Only DKnows.
[Outro]
But Gyou ain?t Amdaddy?s little Dgirl anymoreG  
Isn?t Amthat a cryin? shameG  

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Heaven Only Knows

by David Allan Coe

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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David Allan Coe - Heaven Only Knows

Capo 5

[Intro]

G Am D

G Am D G

You ain?t daddy?s little girl anymore

Am D G

Isn?t that a cryin? shame

Am D G

With your dreams of California

Am D Bm

Searchin? for you wealth and fame

C B A G

I can still see the teardrops

D Bm

Streamin? down your face

C B A G

I can hear you say

There?s no future in this place.

G Am D G

So you packed your belongin?s

Am D Bm

While I stood watched you go

C B A G

Why I never tried to stop you

Heaven Only Knows.

[Instrumental]

G Am D

G Am D G

Through the years I got some postcards

Am D G

That is all that I recall

Am D G

Tellin? me that you were happy

Am D Bm

But I never got one call

C B A G

You thought you knew all the answers

D Bm

When you were seventeen

C B A G

Someone just sent me your picture

D G

From some dirty magazine

Am D G

And I?ve heard you?ve made some movies

Am D Bm

That I would not care to see

C B A G

I just know how much I love you

That don?t mean a thing to me.

[Instrumental]

G Am D

G Am D G

I guess your brother felt the same way

Am D G

I could not keep him on the farm

Am D G

They found his body in Chicago

Am D Bm

With a needle in his arm

C B A G

I can still see the teardrops

D Bm

Streamin? down his face

C B A G

I can still hear him say

There?s no future in this place.

G Am D G

So he packed his belongin?s

Am D Bm

Like you did once long ago

C B A G

Why I never tried to stop him

Heaven Only Knows.

[Instrumental]

G Am D

G Am D G

Now I?m standin? in this graveyard

Am D G

Were we laid your momma down

Am D G

I recall that preacher?s words now

Am D Bm

When they put her in the ground

C B A G

It?s your job to raise these children

D Bm

And I tried to do my best

C B A G

It?s been ten years since we lost her

D Bm

From that cancer in her chest

C B A G

And I can feel the teardrops

D Bm

Streamin? down my face

C B A G

Lately you know I?ve been thinkin?

There?s no future in this place.

G Am D G

And I would pack my belongin?s

Am D Bm

But if got no place to go

C B A G

Why the good Lord doesn?t take me

Heaven Only Knows.

[Outro]

G Am D G

But you ain?t daddy?s little girl anymore

Am G

Isn?t that a cryin? shame

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