If Heaven Wasnt So Far Away

Capo 4 Intro: G, Cadd9, G, Cadd9 G Cadd9 Every day I drive to work across Flint River bridge G Cadd9 A hundred yards from the spot where me and grandpa fished D/F Cadd9 There's a piece of his old fruit stand on the side of Sawmill Road D/F Cadd9 He'd be there peelin' peaches if it was twenty years ago Bm7 Cadd9 And what I wouldn't give Bm7 Cadd9 D/F To ride around in that old truck with him G If heaven wasn't so far away Cadd9 I'd pack up the kids and go for the day D/F Introduce them to their grandpa Cadd9 Watch 'em laugh at the way he talks G Find my long lost cousin John Cadd9 The one we left back in Vietnam D/F Show him a picture of his daughter now Cadd9 She's a doctor and he'd be proud Em7 D/F Cadd9 Then tell him we'd be back in a couple of days Em7 D/F Cadd9 In the rear view mirror we'd all watch 'em wave Em7 D/F Cadd9 Yeah losing them wouldn't be so hard to take D/F G Intro If heaven wasn't so far away G Cadd9 I'd hug all three of those girls we lost from the class of '99 G Cadd9 And I'd find my bird dog Bo and take him huntin' one more time D/F Cadd9 I'd ask Hank why he took those pills back in '53 D/F Cadd9 And Janis to sing the second verse of "Me and Bobby McGee" Bm7 Cadd9 Sit on a cloud and visit for a while Bm7 Cadd9 D/F It'd do me good just to see them smile G If heaven wasn't so far away Cadd9 I'd pack up the kids and go for the day D/F Introduce them to their grandpa Cadd9 Watch 'em laugh at the way he talks G Find my long lost cousin John Cadd9 The one we left back in Vietnam D/F Show him a picture of his daughter now Cadd9 She's a doctor and he'd be proud Em7 D/F Cadd9 Then tell him we'd be back in a couple of days Em7 D/F Cadd9 In the rear view mirror we'd all watch 'em wave Em7 D/F Cadd9 Yeah losing them wouldn't be so hard to take Cadd9 D/F If heaven wasn't so far Cadd9 D/F If heaven wasn't so far Cadd9 D/F G Intro If heaven wasn't so far away So far away So far away