If Heaven chords by Gretchen Peters

Chords with lyrics

From Gretchen's 2004 Halcyon album
Standard tuning EADGBE
NB Gretchen's recording is a whole tone DOWN from this i.e. DGCFAD
So - while the fingering for C majorC is x32010, it is in fact Bb, G/BG/B is F/AF/A etc.

VERSE 1
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C majorC         G/BG/B       A minorAm    Am/GAm/G
 If heaven was an hour it would be twilight
   FF               C majorC  G+G
 The fireflies start dancing on the lawn
 C majorC        G/BG/B       A minorAm   Am/GAm/G
 supper's on the stove and Mama's laughing
FF        C majorC       G+G
 And everybody's working day is done
C majorC        G/BG/B       A minorAm  Am/GAm/G
 If heaven was a town it would be my town
   FF       G+G       C majorC  G+G
 On a summer day in nineteen sixty-five
 C majorC      G/BG/B         A minorAm   Am/GAm/G
 Everything I wanted was out there waiting
 FF     G+G        C majorC   G/BG/B
 Everyone I loved was still alive

CHORUS 1
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A minorAm   G+G   FF        C majorC  G/BG/B
 Don't cry a tear for me now baby
A minorAm     G+G    FF      G+G
  Comes a time we all must say goodbye
C majorC    G/BG/B         A minorAm  FF
 And if that's what heaven's made of
      C majorC    G+G    C majorC
You know I ain't af-raid to die

VERSE 2
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C majorC        G/BG/B       A minorAm   Am/GAm/G
 If heaven was a pie it would be cherry
    FF                C majorC    G+G
Cool and sweet and heavy on your tongue
   C majorC          G/BG/B     A minorAm   Am/GAm/G
 And just one bite would satisfy your hunger
   FF              G+G
 And there'd always be enough for everyone
C majorC        G+G        A minorAm    Am/GAm/G
 If heaven was a train it'd be a fast one
FF                    C majorC  G+G
 To take this weary traveller round the bend
C majorC          G/BG/B       A minorAm    Am/GAm/G
 And if heaven was a tear it'd be my last one
FF       G+G     C majorC   G/BG/B
 And you'd be in my arms again

CHORUS 2
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A minorAm    G+G   FF        C majorC  G/BG/B
 So don't cry a tear for me now baby
A minorAm    G+G    FF      G+G
 Comes a time we all must say goodbye
C majorC    G/BG/B         A minorAm    FF
 And if that's what heaven's made of
      C majorC C/GC/G       C majorC
You know I  ain't af-raid to die

C majorC  G+G          A minorAm
 If that's what heaven's made of
C majorC G+G        C majorC
 I ain't afraid to die


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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
August 2012

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