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