What A Way To Go Chords by The Yates Family

Tempo:
86.05 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

B

D#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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What A Way To Go chords
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[D#m] [A#m] [F#] [G#]
[D#m] [F#] [D#m]
[C#] Bible tells [G#] us [G#m] of a prophet [C#] [G#m] who [F#] walked [C#] in power [D#m] from the Lord.
He [G#] accepted every
challenge no matter [F#] how loud Satan [C#] [F#] roared.
[C#] And when it came his time for leaving,
[G#m] Elijah [C#] didn't lay down.
[F#]
He proved once again Satan [D#m] is defeated [G#m] as he was swept
away [B] on a chariot of [F#] fire.
[B] What a way [F#] to go.
What a [Em] way [B] to go.
Escorted [C#] by angels right through heaven's door.
[B] What [F#] a way to go.
[B] What a way [F#] to go.
What a [E] way [B] to go.
Red carpet [C#] is rolled out right through the streets of gold.
[B] What a way [F#] to go.
[D#m] [F#] [G#]
[D#m] [F#] [D#m]
[C#] As the dear old [G#] saint [B] lies on her [C#] deathbed, [F#] her strength [C#] is [D#m] almost [F#] gone.
See [G#] the family gathered around her.
She [F#] says I'm leaving here, but not [C#] alone.
[F#] I [C#] see a great host of angels and [G#m] they're coming [C#] to take [F#] me home.
And as she closed her eyes, they swept [D#m] away.
[G#m] [B] What a [F#] way to go.
[B] What a way [F#] to go.
What a [E]
[B] way to go.
Escorted [C#] by angels [G#m] [C#] right through heaven's door.
[B] What a way [F#] to go.
[B] What a way [F#] to go.
What a [B] way to go.
Red carpet [C#] is rolled out right through the streets of gold.
[B] What a way [F#] to go.
[C#] With my last trumpet sound, [D#m]
we're gonna leave the ground.
[F#]
[G#] Rising through [E] the cloud, [D#m] where [C#] we'll meet [G#m] him in [C#] the air.
In [D] the air.
[G]
What a [F] way [C] to go.
Escorted [D] by angels right through heaven's door.
[C] What a [G]
way to go.
What a [C] way [G] to go.
What a [F] way [C] to go.
Red carpet [D] is rolled out right through the streets of gold.
[C] What a [G] way to go.
[D] [G]
[E]
[N]
Key:  
F#
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C#
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B
12341112
D#m
13421116
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
C#
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B
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To learn The Yates Family - What A Way To Go chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D#m, F#, B, C#, B, F#, G#, C#, G#m, C# and F#. Set your pace at 43 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 86. With an eye on the song's key F# Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[D#m] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
[C#] Bible tells [G#] us [G#m] of a prophet [C#] [G#m] who [F#] walked [C#] in power [D#m] from the Lord.
He [G#] accepted _ every
challenge no matter [F#] how loud Satan [C#] _ [F#] roared.
[C#] And when it came his time for leaving, _ _
[G#m] Elijah [C#] didn't lay down.
[F#] _ _ _
He proved once again Satan [D#m] is defeated [G#m] as he was swept
away [B] on a chariot of [F#] fire.
[B] What a way [F#] to go.
_ _ _ What a [Em] way [B] to go.
_ _ _ Escorted [C#] by angels right through heaven's door.
[B] What [F#] a way to go.
[B] What a way [F#] to go.
_ _ _ What a [E] way [B] to go.
_ _ Red carpet [C#] is rolled out right through the streets of gold.
[B] _ What a way [F#] to go. _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ [D#m] _ _ _
[C#] As the dear old [G#] saint [B] lies on her [C#] deathbed, [F#] her strength [C#] is [D#m] almost [F#] gone.
See [G#] the family _ gathered around her.
She [F#] says I'm leaving here, but not [C#] alone.
[F#] I [C#] see a great _ host of angels and [G#m] they're coming [C#] to take [F#] me home.
And as she closed her eyes, they swept [D#m] away.
[G#m] _ [B] What a [F#] way to go.
[B] What a way [F#] to go.
_ _ _ What a [E]
[B] way to go.
_ _ _ Escorted [C#] by angels [G#m] [C#] right through heaven's door.
[B] _ What a way [F#] to go.
[B] What a way [F#] to go.
_ _ _ What a [B] way to go.
_ _ Red carpet [C#] is rolled out right through the streets of gold.
[B] _ What a way [F#] to go. _
[C#] With my last trumpet _ sound, [D#m] _
we're gonna leave the ground.
_ [F#] _
[G#] Rising through [E] the cloud, [D#m] where [C#] we'll meet [G#m] him in [C#] the air.
In [D] the air.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ What a [F] way [C] _ to go.
_ _ Escorted [D] by angels right through heaven's door.
[C] _ What a [G]
way to go.
What a [C] way [G] to go. _ _
_ What a [F] way [C] _ to go.
_ Red carpet [D] is rolled out right through the streets of gold.
[C] _ What a [G] way to go.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was featured on the Restored album.