Heaven
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Intro: B/C# C/D G D/F# Em G D/F# Em
G Em7 C Am7
I gotta get myself together, cause I got someplace to go
C/D G Em7 C Am7
And I'm praying when I get there, I see everyone I know
C/D G Em7 C Am7 C/D G Em7
I wanna go to heaven, I wanna go to heaven, said I wanna go to heaven
C Am7 C/D
I wanna go to heaven, do you wanna go?
Instrumental G D/F# Em G D/F# Em
C/D
Can you picture a place where there a smile on every face
C/D
And all the worry, all the stressing, all the pressure's been erased
C/D
Walking down a street that's golden
C/D
Angels singing perfect weather
C/D
Everybody's got a mansion, y'all it just don't get no better
G D/F# Em G D/F #Em
I wanna go
G Em7 C Am7
I gotta get myself together, cause I got someplace to go
C/D G Em7 C Am7
And I'm praying when I get there, I see everyone I know
C/D G Em7 C Am7 C/D G Em7
I wanna go to heaven, I wanna go to heaven, said I wanna go to heaven
C Am7 C/D
I wanna go to heaven, do you wanna go?
Instrumental
G D/F# Em G D/F# Em
C/D
The only way I can explain it, is that in life we go through changes
C/D
Though we know it serves a purpose, still sometimes it just seems
C/D
Worthless
C/D
But this race that I am running, whether I run it fast or slow
C/D
Long as I just keep on running, I'm gonna make it there someday
G D/F# Em G D/F# Em
I know
G Em7 C Am7
I gotta get myself together, cause I got someplace to go
C/D G Em7 C Am7
And I'm praying when I get there, I see everyone I know
C/D G Em7 C Am7 C/D G Em7
I wanna go to heaven, I wanna go to heaven, said I wanna go to heaven
C Am7 C/D
I wanna go to heaven, do you wanna go?
Instrumental
G D/F# Em G D/F# Em
G
There's a place for us
C Am7 C/D
One day I wanna see it
Gmaj7
There's a place for us
C Am7 C/D
And you may not believe it
Gmaj7
But I'm just living my life
C Am7 C/D
So I can live again
Gmaj7
Everyday I'm getting ready
C Am7 C/D G D/F# Em
'Cause I wanna make it in
G Em7 C Am7
I gotta get myself together, cause I got someplace to go
C/D G Em7 C Am7
And I'm praying when I get there, I see everyone I know
C/D G Em7 Am7 C/D G Em7
I wanna go to heaven, I wanna go to heaven, said I wanna go to heaven
C Am7 C/D
I wanna go to heaven, do you wanna go?
Outro
G D/F# Em G D/F# Em Gmaj7 C Am7 C/D Gmaj7 C Am7 C/D B/C# C/D G D/F# Em G/D G
How to play Heaven
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B/C#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.