Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G+G (hammer on 4th string 2nd fret)
Verse:
G+G C majorC
Now you tell me there are streets of gold and angels in the air
D MajorD G+G
And while all that's fine and dandy and I'm sure it's nice up there
C majorC
There's just one thing that I need to know before I settle down
D MajorD
Can I take my hounds to heaven
G+G
Can I hunt on God's ground
Verse:
G+G C majorC
Now you say if I quit drinking and try to toe the line
D MajorD G+G
I can make it up to glory at the end of my life
C majorC
Now while whiskey's hard to throw away something I might try to do
D MajorD G+G
If I could spend forever running 'round treein' coons
Chorus:
C majorC
If I can't take my hounds to heaven
G+G
If I can't hunt on God's land
D MajorD
Then I'd rather load my dog box up and go to hell with all my friends
G+G C majorC
Now I'll wake up in the morning and I will follow you to town
D MajorD
If I can take my hounds to heaven
G+G
If I can hunt on God's ground
Verse:
G+G C majorC
Now you say if I quit smoking and my rough and rowdy ways
D MajorD G+G
We can walk together forever on streets of gold someday
C majorC
But the only way I can stand it now and I hate to say it's true
D MajorD (single strum) D MajorD (single strum)
Is when you start your bitchin'
D MajorD G+G
I can run off huntin' 'til my face turns blue
Chorus:
C majorC
If I can't take my hounds to heaven
G+G
If I can't hunt on God's land
D MajorD
Then I'd rather load my dog box up and go to hell with all my friends
G+G C majorC
Now I'll wake up in the morning and I will follow you to town
D MajorD
If I can take my hounds to heaven
G+G
If I can hunt on God's ground
D MajorD
If I can take my hounds to heaven
G+G
If I can hunt on God's ground