Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: C majorC
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
C majorC G+G
He was a good man, he wrote a letter to his wife
FF C majorC G+G
In the middle of a desert sand, he said his last thoughts about life
C majorC G+G
Said I’m proud of my country, that old red and white
FF C majorC G+G
I’m so proud of the memories, of the ones I left behind
C majorC
I’m so proud of that camouflage that I wore
G+G
I swore I knew what I was fighting for
FF C majorC G+G
The last thing that He said on that hot desert sand
Chorus:
C majorC
There’s got to be heaven up there
G+G
A augmentedA final resting place
A minorAm
We all got to be going somewhere
FF
Where we can see gods face
C majorC
A augmentedA place with no more pain, no more heartache
G+G
A augmentedA place with no more tears
A minorAm FF
There’s got to be a heaven up there
G+G C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF
Cause it sure is hell down here
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
It sure is hell down here
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G
She was a good girl; the kind you’d like to be yourself
G+G A minorAm FF
A augmentedA little bit introverted, didn’t want to ever ask for help
G+G
She thought she knew who she was, the way the world works
FF C majorC
But she couldn’t find her place and nobody listening or put her first
FF
So she wrote on the last page
Chorus:
C majorC
There’s got to be heaven up there
G+G
A augmentedA final resting place
A minorAm
We all got to be going somewhere
FF
Where we can see gods face
C majorC
A augmentedA place with no more pain, no more heartache
G+G
A augmentedA place with no more tears
A minorAm FF
There’s got to be a heaven up there
G+G C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF
Cause it sure is hell down here
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
It sure is hell down here
Verse 3:
C majorC G+G
The cancer was growing fast, family by her bed,
A minorAm G+G
They all knew this would be her last
FF C majorC
The last moment she ever had
G+G C majorC
The angels were coming down, all around
G+G
She could see them clear as day
FF
So she took her daughters hand
C majorC FF
And she said with a smile on her face
Outro:
C majorC
There’s got to be heaven up there
G+G
A augmentedA final resting place
A minorAm
We all got to be going somewhere
FF
Where we can see gods face
C majorC
A augmentedA place with no more pain, no more heartache
G+G
A augmentedA place with no more tears
A minorAm FF
There’s got to be a heaven up there
G+G C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC G+G C majorC