Chords for Johnny Cash -- A Half a Mile a Day

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_ _ One night [E] after a concert I walked through the streets of the town and [A] came upon a little church.
The service was over, but the testimonials had just begun.
[E] People caught up in the spirit of the night just didn't want to leave.
So I stepped inside the door and sat down by a little old lady in the back. _
_ A man stood up in front and said,
[A] I just want all of you to know that I'm going straight to heaven as fast as I can go,
[E] like an arrow shot from a bow. _
And he [A] sat down.
_ _ _ Another man stood up and said,
_ I'm sailing right straight into heaven like a giant clipper ship,
sailing on a sea of blue and nothing's going to deter me or keep me from that safe harbor. _
_ _ He sat down and another man stood up and said,
_ I'm flying into the portals of heaven on silver wings,
sailing over all the troubles [E] and trials down below,
_ straight on in.
And he sat down. _
Well, the little lady beside me made it to her feet slowly
and all got quiet as she [E] raised her face not to the preacher or the congregation, but toward heaven [Ab] and prayerfully said,
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_ _ _ I am coming, Lord,
_ _ [Db] for my [Ab] heavenly reward. _ _ _ _ _
I'm on my way to you. _
_ [Db] Can you see [Ab] me coming [Eb] through?
_ _ [Db] Through clouds of persecution, _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] and stumbling on [Db] the way. _
_ _ [Ab] But I [Eb] expect _
[Ab] I'm making [Db] about [Ab] a half a mile a day. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] The road to heaven
_ doesn't _ [Ab] have a rapid _ transit plan. _
_ _ It's one way
with no _ changes,
going [Ab] to the promised [Eb] land. _ _ _
[Ab] But I believe
that if I'll heed
[Db] the things he had to say,
_ even I might get
[Ab] to heaven [Db] at
[Ab] a [Eb] half a mile [Ab] a day. _
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[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Lord, when I _ let you leave, _ _
[Db] I don't [Ab] make any speed. _
_ Cause I have to _ stop and touch
_ _ the ones who need [F] so much.
_ _ And [Db] then sometimes
_ _ others pull me
_ [Ab] off of your narrow [Db] way.
_ _ _ [Ab] And by my [Eb] mistakes,
[Ab] I barely [Db] _ make
[Ab] a [Eb] half a [Ab] mile a day.
_ _ _ _ _ _ But [Db] the road to heaven _ _
doesn't have a rapid _ transit [Ab] plan.
_ _ It's one way with no changes, _ _
going to the [Eb] promised land.
_ _ [Ab] But I believe
that if I'll heed
[Db] the things he had to say,
_ _ even I might _ [Fm] get
to [Db] heaven at
[Ab] a [Eb] half a [Ab] mile a day.
_ _ [Db] Even I might get
[Ab] to heaven [Db] at
[Eb] a half a mile [Ab] a day.
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