Chords for John Prine Band - When I Get To Heaven - Chicago Theater 4/27/18
Tempo:
94.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
B
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
When I get to heaven, I'm gonna [A] shake God's hand.
I'm gonna thank Him for [A] more blessings than one man can stand.
[G] Then I'm gonna get a guitar and [D] start a rock and roll band.
[Am] Check into a smelly hotel, eat the [D] afterlife bread.
[Eb] Then I'm gonna get [A] a cocktail, crack a [D] hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm gonna smoke [G] a cigarette that's nine miles long.
I'm [A] gonna kiss that pretty girl all [D] the way to the world.
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town.
Yeah, when I get to heaven, [Bm]
as God is my witness, [D] I'm getting back into show business.
I'm gonna open [G] a necklace [C] called the Tree of Forgiveness
[Am] and forgive everybody that ever [Bm] done me any harm.
[D] I might even [G] invite a few choice critics, [Dm] those sympathetic parasitics.
[A] Bam, I might just spit it and [Bb] smother it with my tongue.
Cause I'm gonna [A] get back there.
I'm [D] gonna crack a hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm [G] gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine [D] miles long.
I'm gonna kiss [A] that pretty girl [D] all the way to the world.
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town.
Let's go boys!
[A]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [G]
[D]
Yeah, when I get [D] to heaven, I'm gonna take this wristwatch off my arm.
[G] What are you gonna do with time once you've bought the [C] farm?
[D] Then I'm gonna look up my mom and dad.
[B] And good old brother [D] Doug.
I bet him and cousin Jackie I still got enough of Doug.
I wanna see [G] all my mama's sisters, cause that's where all the love [D] starts.
I miss them [B] all like crazy, bless their little [G] hearts.
[D] And I always will remember [N] this word my daddy said.
He said, [Ebm] buddy, [Bb] when you're [E] dead, [G] you're dead to me.
[B] I hope I'm doing it wrong.
[D] That is, when I get to heaven, I'm going to [A] heaven.
[D] I'm gonna crack a hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm gonna [G] smoke a cigarette that's nine [D] miles long.
I'm gonna kiss [A] that pretty girl [D] all the way to the world.
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town.
Here we go!
Yeah!
[A] [D]
[G] [D] Yeah!
[A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[N]
I'm gonna thank Him for [A] more blessings than one man can stand.
[G] Then I'm gonna get a guitar and [D] start a rock and roll band.
[Am] Check into a smelly hotel, eat the [D] afterlife bread.
[Eb] Then I'm gonna get [A] a cocktail, crack a [D] hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm gonna smoke [G] a cigarette that's nine miles long.
I'm [A] gonna kiss that pretty girl all [D] the way to the world.
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town.
Yeah, when I get to heaven, [Bm]
as God is my witness, [D] I'm getting back into show business.
I'm gonna open [G] a necklace [C] called the Tree of Forgiveness
[Am] and forgive everybody that ever [Bm] done me any harm.
[D] I might even [G] invite a few choice critics, [Dm] those sympathetic parasitics.
[A] Bam, I might just spit it and [Bb] smother it with my tongue.
Cause I'm gonna [A] get back there.
I'm [D] gonna crack a hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm [G] gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine [D] miles long.
I'm gonna kiss [A] that pretty girl [D] all the way to the world.
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town.
Let's go boys!
[A]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [G]
[D]
Yeah, when I get [D] to heaven, I'm gonna take this wristwatch off my arm.
[G] What are you gonna do with time once you've bought the [C] farm?
[D] Then I'm gonna look up my mom and dad.
[B] And good old brother [D] Doug.
I bet him and cousin Jackie I still got enough of Doug.
I wanna see [G] all my mama's sisters, cause that's where all the love [D] starts.
I miss them [B] all like crazy, bless their little [G] hearts.
[D] And I always will remember [N] this word my daddy said.
He said, [Ebm] buddy, [Bb] when you're [E] dead, [G] you're dead to me.
[B] I hope I'm doing it wrong.
[D] That is, when I get to heaven, I'm going to [A] heaven.
[D] I'm gonna crack a hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm gonna [G] smoke a cigarette that's nine [D] miles long.
I'm gonna kiss [A] that pretty girl [D] all the way to the world.
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town.
Here we go!
Yeah!
[A] [D]
[G] [D] Yeah!
[A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[N]
Key:
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A
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B
Am
D
A
G
When I get to heaven, I'm gonna [A] shake God's hand.
I'm gonna thank Him for [A] more blessings than one man can stand.
[G] Then I'm gonna get a guitar and [D] start a rock and roll band.
[Am] Check into a smelly hotel, eat the [D] afterlife bread.
[Eb] Then I'm gonna get [A] a cocktail, crack a [D] hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm gonna smoke [G] a cigarette that's nine miles long.
I'm [A] gonna kiss that pretty girl all [D] the way to the world. _
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, when I get to heaven, _ _ _ _ [Bm]
as God is my witness, [D] I'm getting back into show business. _
_ I'm gonna open [G] a necklace [C] called the Tree of Forgiveness
[Am] and forgive everybody that ever [Bm] done me any harm.
[D] I might even [G] invite a few choice critics, [Dm] those sympathetic parasitics.
_ [A] Bam, I might just spit it and [Bb] smother it with my tongue.
Cause I'm gonna [A] get back there.
I'm [D] gonna crack a hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm [G] gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine [D] miles long.
I'm gonna kiss [A] that pretty girl [D] all the way to the world.
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town.
Let's go boys!
[A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, when I get [D] to heaven, I'm gonna take this wristwatch off my arm.
[G] What are you gonna do with time once you've bought the [C] farm?
_ [D] _ Then I'm gonna look up my mom and dad.
[B] And good old brother [D] Doug.
I bet him and cousin Jackie I still got enough of Doug.
I wanna see [G] all my mama's sisters, cause that's where all the love [D] starts.
I miss them [B] all like crazy, bless their little [G] hearts.
[D] And I always will remember [N] _ this word my daddy said.
He said, _ [Ebm] buddy, [Bb] when you're [E] dead, [G] you're dead to me.
_ [B] _ _ I hope I'm doing it wrong.
_ [D] That is, when I get to heaven, I'm going to [A] heaven.
_ _ [D] I'm gonna crack a hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm gonna [G] smoke a cigarette that's nine [D] miles long.
I'm gonna kiss [A] that pretty girl [D] all the way to the world.
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town.
Here we go!
Yeah!
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Yeah!
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna thank Him for [A] more blessings than one man can stand.
[G] Then I'm gonna get a guitar and [D] start a rock and roll band.
[Am] Check into a smelly hotel, eat the [D] afterlife bread.
[Eb] Then I'm gonna get [A] a cocktail, crack a [D] hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm gonna smoke [G] a cigarette that's nine miles long.
I'm [A] gonna kiss that pretty girl all [D] the way to the world. _
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, when I get to heaven, _ _ _ _ [Bm]
as God is my witness, [D] I'm getting back into show business. _
_ I'm gonna open [G] a necklace [C] called the Tree of Forgiveness
[Am] and forgive everybody that ever [Bm] done me any harm.
[D] I might even [G] invite a few choice critics, [Dm] those sympathetic parasitics.
_ [A] Bam, I might just spit it and [Bb] smother it with my tongue.
Cause I'm gonna [A] get back there.
I'm [D] gonna crack a hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm [G] gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine [D] miles long.
I'm gonna kiss [A] that pretty girl [D] all the way to the world.
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town.
Let's go boys!
[A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, when I get [D] to heaven, I'm gonna take this wristwatch off my arm.
[G] What are you gonna do with time once you've bought the [C] farm?
_ [D] _ Then I'm gonna look up my mom and dad.
[B] And good old brother [D] Doug.
I bet him and cousin Jackie I still got enough of Doug.
I wanna see [G] all my mama's sisters, cause that's where all the love [D] starts.
I miss them [B] all like crazy, bless their little [G] hearts.
[D] And I always will remember [N] _ this word my daddy said.
He said, _ [Ebm] buddy, [Bb] when you're [E] dead, [G] you're dead to me.
_ [B] _ _ I hope I'm doing it wrong.
_ [D] That is, when I get to heaven, I'm going to [A] heaven.
_ _ [D] I'm gonna crack a hand till you're ready.
Yeah, I'm gonna [G] smoke a cigarette that's nine [D] miles long.
I'm gonna kiss [A] that pretty girl [D] all the way to the world.
[G] I'm gonna kiss this old [A] man, no man [D] in town.
Here we go!
Yeah!
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Yeah!
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_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
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