Open Up Them Pearly Gates
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A |---2----------------1/2-|--2-0h2-2---2-2---------|
E |-3-3--------------------|3-3-----3-3-3-----------|
[Verse 1]
G C
Now listen all you sinners if you want to go to heaven,
G D7
heaven you better get down right on your knees and pray
G G7 C
All you gamblin sinners better quit sayin' that seven 'leven
D7 G
or you won't be ready for to meet that judgement day
[Chorus]
G G7 C
Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates.
G D
Open up them pearly gates for me
G G7 C C7
When you hear that trumpet blast. I'll be coming home at last.
D7 G
Open up them pearly gates for me
[Break 1]
e |----3---3-------3-----0-|---------------3--------|------------2---3---3---|----3-----
B |----3---3-------3-----1-|----1-1--------3--------|------------1---3---3---|----3-----
G |----0---0-------0-----0-|0-0-2-0-0-0-0--0--------|0---0----0--2---0---0---|----0-----
D |----0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0h2-2-|-2------4-2-0--0--0-2-4-|-2-0-2-0----0---0-0-0-2-|0-0-0-0h2-
A |-0h2---------2----------|---------------2-2------|--------2-0--0h2--------|-2--------
E |------------------------|-------------3-3--------|------------------------|----------
0--------------|
1-----1-1------|
0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0|
2--2------4-2-0|
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e |---3--------------------|--3-----3---3-----------|
B |---3----0---------------|--3-----3---3-----------|
G |---0-2-0-2-0-2-0--------|--0-----0---0-------0---|
D |---0--------4----2-0----|--0-----0---0--0-2p0----|
A |---2----------------1/2-|--2-0h2-2---2-2---------|
E |-3-3--------------------|3-3-----3-3-3-----------|
[Verse 4]
G G7
You'd better take that old keg of gin
C
and dump every bit right in the river
G D
and don't let old satan take your hand
G G7
For if you fill it up again
C
Gonna get a hole right in your liver
D7 G
and the gates won't open when you reach that promised land
[Chorus]
G G7 C
Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates.
G D
Open up them pearly gates for me
G G7 C C7
When you hear that trumpet blast. I'll be coming home at last.
D7 G
Open up them pearly gates for me
[Break 2]
e |----3---3-------3-----0-|---------------3--------|------------2---3---3---|----3-----
B |----3---3-------3-----1-|----1-1--------3--------|------------1---3---3---|----3-----
G |----0---0-------0-----0-|0-0-2-0-0-0-0--0--------|0---0----0--2---0---0---|----0-----
D |----0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0h2-2-|-2------4-2-0--0--0-2-4-|-2-0-2-0----0---0-0-0-2-|0-0-0-0h2-
A |-0h2---------2----------|---------------2-2------|--------2-0--0h2--------|-2--------
E |------------------------|-------------3-3--------|------------------------|----------
0--------------|
1-----1-1------|
0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0|
2--2------4-2-0|
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e |---3--------------------|--3-----3---3-----------|
B |---3----0---------------|--3-----3---3-----------|
G |---0-2-0-2-0-2-0--------|--0-----0---0-------0---|
D |---0--------4----2-0----|--0-----0---0--0-2p0----|
A |---2----------------1/2-|--2-0h2-2---2-2---------|
E |-3-3--------------------|3-3-----3-3-3-----------|
[Verse 3]
G G7
Better go out to your chicken roost
C
and ask yourself an honest question
G D
and the good Lord's gonna know it if you lie.
G G7 C
You better turn all them chickens loose or you're gonna die from indigestion
D7 G
when you eat that stolen chicken pie
e |-3-0--------------------|
B |----3-0-----------------|
G |-------3-2-0------------|
D |------------3-2-0-0-----|
A |-----------------2------|
E |-------------------3----|
[Chorus]
G G7 C
Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates.
G D
Open up them pearly gates for me
G G7 C C7
When you hear that trumpet blast. I'll be coming home at last.
D7 G
Open up them pearly gates for me
[Outro]
e |----3---3-------3-----0-|---------------3--------|------------2---3---3---|----3-----
B |----3---3-------3-----1-|----1-1--------3--------|------------1---3---3---|----3-----
G |----0---0-------0-----0-|0-0-2-0-0-0-0--0--------|0---0----0--2---0---0---|----0-----
D |----0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0h2-2-|-2------4-2-0--0--0-2-4-|-2-0-2-0----0---0-0-0-2-|0-0-0-0h2-
A |-0h2---------2----------|---------------2-2------|--------2-0--0h2--------|-2--------
E |------------------------|-------------3-3--------|------------------------|----------
0--------------|
1-----1-1------|
0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0|
2--2------4-2-0|
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e |---3--------------------|--3-----3---3-----------|
B |---3----0---------------|--3-----3---3-----------|
G |---0-2-0-2-0-2-0--------|--0-----0---0-------0---|
D |---0--------4----2-0----|--0-----0---0--0-2p0----|
A |---2----------------1/2-|--2-0h2-2---2-2---------|
E |-3-3--------------------|3-3-----3-3-3-----------|
e |----3---3-------3-----0-|---------------3--------|------------2---3---3---|----3-----
B |----3---3-------3-----1-|----1-1--------3--------|------------1---3---3---|----3-----
G |----0---0-------0-----0-|0-0-2-0-0-0-0--0--------|0---0----0--2---0---0---|----0-----
D |----0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0h2-2-|-2------4-2-0--0--0-2-4-|-2-0-2-0----0---0-0-0-2-|0-0-0-0h2-
A |-0h2---------2----------|---------------2-2------|--------2-0--0h2--------|-2--------
E |------------------------|-------------3-3--------|------------------------|----------
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1-----1-1------|
0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0|
2--2------4-2-0|
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e |---3--------------------|--3-----3---3-----------|-------3-1-0------------|----------
B |---3----0---------------|--3-----3---3-----------|-------3--3-1-3-0-1-0---|----------
G |---0-2-0-2-0-2-0--------|--0-----0---0-------0---|0------0-----------2-3\2|0---0-----
D |---0--------4----2-0----|--0-----0---0--0-2p0-0h2|-0-----0----------------|-2p0-1-0--
A |---2----------------1/2-|--2-0h2-2---2-2---------|--1p0--2----------------|--------2-
E |-3-3--------------------|3-3-----3-3-3-----------|-----3-3----------------|----------
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-0-1-2-------2-|
3------------3-|
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e |--3-6-3---3-------------|------------------------|-----------------7------|3-5-5-0-5-
B |-5-----5-6-5-6-3-0--3-2-|------------------------|--------3---6-6-8--6\5--|----------
G |------------------------|3/4-0-2-0-2-0-----------|---0-3/4-4/7-7----------|----------
D |------------------------|-----0-------3/4-0------|0-3---------------------|----------
A |------------------------|------------------0-3/4-|------------------------|----------
E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------
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e |----1-0-----------------|2-----------------------|------------------------|
B |-------3-1--------------|1-----------------------|------------------------|
G |-3-3------3/4-0---------|2-----------------------|---0--------------------|
D |---------------0-3/4-0--|0-0-----------------0---|2p0---------------------|
A |------------------------|---4\3-2h3-3-1-0-1/2----|------------------------|
E |------------------------|--------------3---------|------------------------|
e |----3---3-------3-----0-|---------------3--------|------------2---3---3---|----3-----
B |----3---3-------3-----1-|----1-1--------3--------|------------1---3---3---|----3-----
G |----0---0-------0-----0-|0-0-2-0-0-0-0--0--------|0---0----0--2---0---0---|----0-----
D |----0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0h2-2-|-2------4-2-0--0--0-2-4-|-2-0-2-0----0---0-0-0-2-|0-0-0-0h2-
A |-0h2---------2----------|---------------2-2------|--------2-0--0h2--------|-2--------
E |------------------------|-------------3-3--------|------------------------|----------
0--------------|
1-----1-1------|
0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0|
2--2------4-2-0|
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e |---3--------------------|--3-----3---3-----------|
B |---3----0---------------|--3-----3---3-----------|
G |---0-2-0-2-0-2-0--------|--0-----0---0-------0---|
D |---0--------4----2-0----|--0-----0---0--0-2p0----|
A |---2----------------1/2-|--2-0h2-2---2-2---------|
E |-3-3--------------------|3-3-----3-3-3-----------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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How to play Open Up Them Pearly Gates
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