Intro: E B F# B Verse 1: B E All my heroes are going to heaven B F# All the junkies and the liars and the fools B E B All good-timin' men will leave their voices on the wind B F# B It's a kindness we cannot repay to them
Chorus: E B E There's a choir singin' in a southern accent, a fiddle in the band B F# F#7 There's a "Hallelujah!" on the lips of every dying man E B E B Mama, don't you cry when they're dead and gone E B F# B Jesus, he loves his sinners and heaven is a honky tonk E B F# B Hoo-oo, hoo-oo, hoo-oo-oo Verse 2: B I won't say their names E B They've been said enough in vain B F# Just the memory and the thousand years of smiles B The lines around your eyes E B Tell me you're not far behind F# B But I can see the livin' free was worth the while Chorus: E B E There's a choir singin' in a southern accent, a fiddle in the band B F# F#7 There's a "Hallelujah!" on the lips of every dying man E B E B Mama, don't you cry when they're dead and gone E B F# B Jesus, he loves his sinners and heaven is a honky tonk E B F# B Hoo-oo, hoo-oo, hoo-oo-oo Verse 3: B E B Happiness, they say is a jukebox that always plays F# And a lonesome heart ain't lonely anymore B E B Every soul that dare passed on is now covered in neon F# B They dance with silver wings on wooden floors Chorus: E B E There's a choir singin' in a southern accent, a fiddle in the band B F# F#7 There's a "Hallelujah!" on the lips of every dying man E B E B Mama, don't you cry when they're dead and gone E B F# B Jesus, he loves his sinners and heaven is a honky tonk E B F# B Hoo-oo, hoo-oo, hoo-oo-oo