What Are They Doing In Heaven Today chords by The Be Good Tanyas

Chords with lyrics

Intro: C majorC

Verse 1:
C majorC
I'm thinking of friends whom I used to know
G+G
Who lived and suffered in this world below
FF
They've gone off to heaven, but I wanna know
C majorC
What are they doing there now?

Chorus:
C majorC
Oh, what are they doing in heaven today
G+G
Where sin and sorrow have all gone away
FF
Peace is fine like a river they say
C majorC
But what are they doing there now?

Verse 2:
C majorC
There are some whose hearts were burdened with care
G+G
Who spent their moments of fighting and tears
FF
They clung to the cross with trembling and fear
C majorC
Oh, what are they doing there now?

(chorus)

Instrumental

Verse 3:
C majorC
There are some who were poor and often despised
G+G
They looked up towards heaven with tear-blinded eyes
FF
While people heedless and deaf to their cries
C majorC
Oh, what are they doing there now?

(chorus)