Spirit In The Sky Chords by Norman Greenbaum

Tempo:
64.175 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

C

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum chords
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[A] [D] [A] [C]
[A] [D] [A] [C]
[A]
[A] [D] [A]
When I die and they lay me to rest, [D] I'm going to go to the place that's the best.
When I lay [A] me down to dry, [E] going up to the spirit in the [A] sky, going up to the spirit in the sky, that's where I'm going to [D] go when I die.
When [A] I lay me to rest, [E] I'm going to go to the place that's the [A] best.
[D] [A]
[C] [A] [D] [A]
Say yourself, you know it's a must, gotta have a friend [D] in Jesus.
So you know [A] that when you die, [E] he's going to recommend you to the spirit [A] in the sky, going to recommend you to the spirit in the sky, that's where you're going to [D] go when you die.
When [A] you lay me to rest, [E] you're going to go to the place [A] that's the best.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [C]
[A] [G] [A] [C]
[A] [G] [A] [C]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[A] [D] [A]
[A] Never been a sinner, I never sinned, I've got a [D] friend in Jesus.
So [A] you know that when I die, [E] he's going to set me up with the [A] spirit in the sky, going to set me up with the spirit in the sky, that's where I'm going to go [D] when I die.
When I [A] lay me to rest, I'm going [E] to go to the [A] place that's the [E] best.
Go to the [A] place that's the best.
[D]
[A] [Am] [A] [D]
[A] Yeah.
[G] [A] [G]
[A] [G]
[Am] [A] [Am] [D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
[A] [Am] [D]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
Am
2311
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Norman Greenbaum - (Deluxe Edition) Spirit In The Sky chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - E, A, D, A, A, C and A of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 32 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 64. With an eye on the song's key A Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
When I die and they lay me to rest, [D] I'm going to go to the place that's the best.
When I lay [A] me down to dry, [E] going up to the spirit in the [A] sky, going up to the spirit in the sky, that's where I'm going to [D] go when I die.
When [A] I lay me to rest, [E] I'm going to go to the place that's the [A] best.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ Say yourself, you know it's a must, gotta have a friend [D] in Jesus.
_ So you know [A] that when you die, [E] he's going to recommend you to the spirit [A] in the sky, going to recommend you to the spirit in the sky, that's where you're going to [D] go when you die.
When [A] you lay me to rest, [E] you're going to go to the place [A] that's the best.
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [C] _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[A] Never been a sinner, I never sinned, I've got a [D] friend in Jesus.
So [A] you know that when I die, [E] he's going to set me up with the [A] spirit in the sky, going to set me up with the spirit in the sky, that's where I'm going to go [D] when I die.
When I _ _ [A] lay me to rest, I'm going [E] to go to the [A] place that's the [E] best.
Go to the [A] place that's the best.
_ _ [D] _
[A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ Yeah.
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _

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This song was authored by Norman Greenbaum.

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