Doc Watson – Open Up Them Pearly Gates (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Versions (2)

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Chords

[Verse 1]
G                                  C                                        G
Now listen all you sinners if you want to go to heaven,  heaven  you better get down on your knees

D7    G                                    C                                     D7
pray. All you gamblin sinners you'd better quit sayin' seven 'leven you'd better get ready to

                    G
meet that judgement day
[Chorus 1]
G                          C                          G                             D7
Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates for me

G                                 C                            D7
When you hear that trumpet blast. I'll be coming home at last. Open up them pearly gates for

G
me.
[Verse 2]
G                            C                                 G                           D7
I've done had a vision. I've seen them pearly gates close and than I seen you sinners all outside

G                                 C                                     D7
You better make your decision and pray you'll be chosen, chosen.  It'll be too late when you lay

         G
down and die.
[Chorus 1]
G                          C                          G                             D7
Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates for me

G                                 C                            D7
When you hear that trumpet blast. I'll be coming home at last. Open up them pearly gates for

G
me.
[Verse 3]
G                                       C                                       G
Better go out to your chicken roost and ask yourself an honest question and the good Lord's gonna

            D7    G                                                 C
know if you lie.  You better turn all them chickens loose or you're gonna die from indigestion

D7                                G
when you eat that stolen chicken pie
[Chorus 1]
G                          C                          G                             D7
Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates for me

G                                 C                            D7
When you hear that trumpet blast. I'll be coming home at last. Open up them pearly gates for

G
me.
[Verse 4]
G                                         C                                        G
You'd better take that old keg of gin and dump it every bit right in the river and don't let old

                D7     G                                      C
satan stay your hand. For if you fill it up again it's gonna eat a hole riht in your liver and

    D7                                             G
the gates won't open when you reach that promised land
[Chorus 1]
G                          C                          G                             D7
Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates for me

G                                 C                            D7
When you hear that trumpet blast. I'll be coming home at last. Open up them pearly gates for

G
me.