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In My Next Life

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[Intro]
C    C    F    F    G7    G7    C    G7
[Verse]
The CBlood Red Sun Beat Down And FBaked The Red Clay Ground
G7Dust Kicked Up Around His John Deere CWheels
No Trace Of Rain In Sight A-Fgain He'll Lose The Fight
And G7Have To Watch His Crops Die In The CFields
They Stood There Both In Tears, His FWife Of Many Years
Said G7John You Know I Hate To Lose Our CFarm
He Looked Into Her Eyes Then FLooked Up At The Skies
And G7Told Her As He Held Her In His CArmsG7  
[Chorus]
In My CNext Life I Want To Be Your FHero
Somethin'  G7Better Than I Turned Out To CBeG7  
I've Lived CThis Life Behind The C7Plough And FHarrow
In My G7Next Life I'll Make You Proud Of CMeC  F  F  G7  G7  
[Verse]
The CMuscles In His Arms Just FLike His Run Down Farm
Soon G7Withered And Slowly Disap-Cpeared
One Hard Workin' Man, FTwo Hard Workin' Hands
Were G7Givin' Up After All These CYearsG7  
His CAging Eyes Grew Dim And The FLady That Worshipped Him
Sat G7Cryin' On A Chair Beside His CBed
Her Hands Caressed His Brow And She FSaid It's Alright Now
And G7As He Slowly Slipped Away He CSaidG7  
[Chorus]
In My CNext Life I Want To Be Your FHero
Somethin'  G7Better Than I Turned Out To CBeG7  
I've Lived CThis Life Behind The C7Plough And FHarrow
In My G7Next Life I'll Make You Proud Of CMeA7  
[Outro]
In My DNext Life I Want To Be Your GHero
Somethin'  A7Better Than I Turned Out To DBeA7  
I've Lived DThis Life Behind The D7Plough And GHay Row
In My A7Next Life I'll Make You Proud Of DMe
In My A7Next Life I'll Make You Proud Of DMeD  A7  D  

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In My Next Life

by Merle Haggard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C C F F G7 G7 C G7

[Verse]

C F

The Blood Red Sun Beat Down And Baked The Red Clay Ground

G7 C

Dust Kicked Up Around His John Deere Wheels

No Trace Of Rain In Sight A-gain He'll Lose The Fight

G7 C

And Have To Watch His Crops Die In The Fields

They Stood There Both In Tears, His Wife Of Many Years

G7 C

Said John You Know I Hate To Lose Our Farm

He Looked Into Her Eyes Then Looked Up At The Skies

G7 C G7

And Told Her As He Held Her In His Arms

[Chorus]

C F

In My Next Life I Want To Be Your Hero

G7 C G7

Somethin' Better Than I Turned Out To Be

C C7 F

I've Lived This Life Behind The Plough And Harrow

G7 C C F F G7 G7

In My Next Life I'll Make You Proud Of Me

[Verse]

C F

The Muscles In His Arms Just Like His Run Down Farm

G7 C

Soon Withered And Slowly Disap-peared

One Hard Workin' Man, Two Hard Workin' Hands

G7 C G7

Were Givin' Up After All These Years

C F

His Aging Eyes Grew Dim And The Lady That Worshipped Him

G7 C

Sat Cryin' On A Chair Beside His Bed

Her Hands Caressed His Brow And She Said It's Alright Now

G7 C G7

And As He Slowly Slipped Away He Said

[Chorus]

C F

In My Next Life I Want To Be Your Hero

G7 C G7

Somethin' Better Than I Turned Out To Be

C C7 F

I've Lived This Life Behind The Plough And Harrow

G7 C A7

In My Next Life I'll Make You Proud Of Me

[Outro]

D G

In My Next Life I Want To Be Your Hero

A7 D A7

Somethin' Better Than I Turned Out To Be

D D7 G

I've Lived This Life Behind The Plough And Hay Row

A7 D

In My Next Life I'll Make You Proud Of Me

A7 D D A7 D

In My Next Life I'll Make You Proud Of Me

About In My Next Life Chords by Merle Haggard

Learn how to play In My Next Life by Merle Haggard with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “In My Next Life chords”, “In My Next Life guitar chords”, or “Merle Haggard In My Next Life chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy In My Next Life chords and for experienced players who want accurate In My Next Life lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, G7, A, C7, A7.

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What key is "In My Next Life" in?

The chords for "In My Next Life" show the original chord names (including C, F, G7, A, C7, A7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.