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Heaven Bound

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[Intro]
Bb Eb Bb F
Bb Eb Bb F
BbAnother Gmday it's the Bbsame old Gmgrind
BbA tired Gmbody and a Ftired Gmmind, Fyeah
BbThe whistle Gmblows and Bbthen I'm Gmfree
BbIt's like an Gmangel's a Fcallin' Gmme
And FI'm Bbready Eb, I'm BbreadyEb  
BbIt's five o'clock and I'm F7heaven bound
BbI'm Ebready, BbI'm Ebready
BbIt's five o'clock and I'm F7heaven Bbbound
Eb Bb F
Bb Eb Bb F
BbWell, I Gmswear that Bbthis old Gmtruck
BbIt's like a Gmgolden Fchari Gmot it's Fgot
A Bbshort Gmbed and a Bblong Gmloan
BbBut it's Gmsurely gonna Ftake me Gmhome
And FI'm Bbready Eb, I'm BbreadyEb  
BbIt's five o'clock and I'm F7heaven bound
BbI'm Ebready, BbI'm Ebready
BbIt's five o'clock and I'm F7heaven Bbbound
Eb Bb F
[Key Change]
B E B F#
Its been a Blong G#mday, Lord, and BI've worked G#mhard
BBut now I'm G#mgoin' to my F#final re G#mwardF#  
BIt's your G#mlove and I Bjust can't G#mwait
BTo be G#mstandin' at the F#pearly G#mgates
And EI'm Bready E, I'm BreadyE  
BIt's five o'clock and I'm F#7heaven bound
BI'm Eready, BI'm Eready
BIt's five o'clock and I'm F#7heaven G#mbound
Well, I'm gonna F#leave this weary Eworkday
world be BhindG#m  
When I look F#in your eyes, that Eheavenly
light gonna F#shine
[Guitar Solo]
And EI'm Bready E, I'm BreadyE  
BIt's five o'clock and I'm F#7heaven bound
BI'm Eready, BI'm Eready
BIt's five o'clock and I'm F#7heaven G#mbound
And EI'm Bready E, I'm BreadyE  
BIt's five o'clock and I'm F#7heaven bound
BI'm Eready, BI'm Eready
BIt's five o'clock and I'm F#7heaven G#mbound

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Heaven Bound

by Shenandoah

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#7

[Intro]

Bb Eb Bb F

Bb Gm Bb Gm

Another day it's the same old grind

Bb Gm F Gm F

A tired body and a tired mind, yeah

Bb Gm Bb Gm

The whistle blows and then I'm free

Bb Gm F Gm

It's like an angel's a callin' me

F Bb Eb Bb Eb

And I'm ready , I'm ready

Bb F7

It's five o'clock and I'm heaven bound

Bb Eb Bb Eb

I'm ready, I'm ready

Bb F7 Bb

It's five o'clock and I'm heaven bound

Eb Bb F

Bb Eb Bb F

Bb Gm Bb Gm

Well, I swear that this old truck

Bb Gm F Gm F

It's like a golden chari ot it's got

Bb Gm Bb Gm

A short bed and a long loan

Bb Gm F Gm

But it's surely gonna take me home

F Bb Eb Bb Eb

And I'm ready , I'm ready

Bb F7

It's five o'clock and I'm heaven bound

Bb Eb Bb Eb

I'm ready, I'm ready

Bb F7 Bb

It's five o'clock and I'm heaven bound

Eb Bb F

[Key Change]

B E B F#

B G#m B G#m

Its been a long day, Lord, and I've worked hard

B G#m F# G#m F#

But now I'm goin' to my final re ward

B G#m B G#m

It's your love and I just can't wait

B G#m F# G#m

To be standin' at the pearly gates

E B E B E

And I'm ready , I'm ready

B F#7

It's five o'clock and I'm heaven bound

B E B E

I'm ready, I'm ready

B F#7 G#m

It's five o'clock and I'm heaven bound

F# E

Well, I'm gonna leave this weary workday

B G#m

world be hind

F# E

When I look in your eyes, that heavenly

light gonna shine

[Guitar Solo]

E B E B E

And I'm ready , I'm ready

B F#7

It's five o'clock and I'm heaven bound

B E B E

I'm ready, I'm ready

B F#7 G#m

It's five o'clock and I'm heaven bound

E B E B E

And I'm ready , I'm ready

B F#7

It's five o'clock and I'm heaven bound

B E B E

I'm ready, I'm ready

B F#7 G#m

It's five o'clock and I'm heaven bound

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