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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
F C F B F G
Mama used to say to me, you can make your destiny
Dm C
Keep your feet planted on the ground
F C B F
You can always get it back, make a castle from a one room shack
G D C
It's all of what you make of what you've found
G C
Son you're gonna find out when you're older
G B C
There's always been the hand of god resting right there on your shoulder
Chorus:
F Fm
Will it be hell or heaven on earth
Am D
The choice is up to you
Dm B C F G
Look to the sky, the answer is clear
F C
Are you going to, live life for all it's worth
B A D
Choose hell, or heaven on earth
B F
If you live it right, there's nothing to fear
B F
Because you'll find heaven right here
Verse 2:
F C B F
Saw a man the other day, had it made in every way
G D
Till his greed brought him down
F C B A
He was blinded by the city lights, now he shivers in the cold tonight
G D C F
Who will save the lifeguard when he's about to drown
Chorus:
F Fm
Will it be hell or heaven on earth
Am D
The choice is up to you
Dm B C F G
Look to the sky, the answer is clear
F C
Are you going to, live life for all it's worth
B A D
Choose hell, or heaven on earth
B F
If you live it right, there's nothing to fear
B F
Because you'll find heaven right here
Verse 3:
B
You know you're going to walk through fire
F A F
You know your going to feel the pain
G D Dm
Oh you're going to lose, if you want to win the game
B A
And everytime your heart is breaking
D
And everytime your faith is shaken
G B F
Remember what mama said... Oh that day
F C
Hope when my time has come
B F
I've left enough to build upon
G D C F
No one going to say I didn't try
B
Here's why?:
Chorus:
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Last Updated: February 19, 2026