He Was In Heaven Before He Died chords by Jeffrey Foucault

Chords with lyrics

Jeffrey Foucault - He Was In Heaven Before He Died


CAPO: 3rd Fret


[INTRO:] C majorC

[VERSE 1:]
           FF
There's a rainbow of babies
    G+G       C majorC
Draped over the graveyard
   FF      C majorC
Where all the dead sailors
        G+G
Wait for their brides
    C majorC
And the cold bitter snow
  FF       C majorC
Has strangled each grass-blade
     FF        C majorC
Where the salt from their tears
    G+G      C majorC
Washed in with the tide

[CHORUS:]
   FF       C majorC
And I smiled on the Wabash
  G+G      C majorC
The last time I passed it
 FF     C majorC
I gave her a wink
          G+G
From the passenger side
  C majorC
My foot fell asleep
   FF      C majorC
As I swallowed my candy
    FF     C majorC
Knowing he was in heaven
 G+G    C majorC
Before he died


[VERSE 2:]
           FF
Now the harbour's on fire
     G+G      C majorC
With the dreams and desires
   FF       C majorC
Of a thousand young poets
            G+G
Who failed 'cause they tried
   C majorC
For a rhyme without reason
    FF      C majorC
Floats down to the bottom
     FF     C majorC
Where the scavengers eat 'em
  G+G         C majorC
And wash out with the tide

[CHORUS:]
   FF       C majorC
And I smiled on the Wabash
  G+G      C majorC
The last time I passed it
 FF     C majorC
I gave her a wink
          G+G
From the passenger side
  C majorC
My foot fell asleep
   FF      C majorC
As I swallowed my candy
    FF     C majorC
Knowing he was in heaven
 G+G    C majorC
Before he died


[INSTRUMENTAL:] C majorC   FF C majorC G+G C majorC FF C majorC G+G  FF C majorC G+G C majorC  FF G+G  C majorC


[VERSE 3:]
         FF
The sun can play tricks
     G+G      C majorC
With your eyes on the highway
    FF      C majorC
And the moon can lay sideways
           G+G
'Til the ocean stands still
   C majorC
But a person can't tell
  FF       C majorC
His best friend he loves him
     FF        C majorC
'Til the time has stopped breathing
      G+G      C majorC
And you're alone on the hill


[CHORUS:]
   FF       C majorC
But I smiled on the Wabash
  G+G      C majorC
The last time I passed it
 FF     C majorC
I gave her a wink
          G+G
From the passenger side
  C majorC
My foot fell asleep
   FF      C majorC
As I swallowed my candy
    FF     C majorC
Knowing he was in heaven
 G+G    C majorC
Before he died
  FF     C majorC
Oh, he was in heaven
 G+G
Before he died
  FF     C majorC    G+G  C majorC