John Prine – When I Get To Heaven (Guitar)
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For the Intro and Verse 3 strum chords once, slowly.
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
N.C.
When I get to heaven, I'm gonna shake God's hand
N.C.
Thank him for more blessings than one man can stand
N.C.
Then I'm gonna get a guitar and start a rock-n-roll band
N.C.
Check into a swell hotel; ain't the afterlife grand?
[Chorus]
N.C. A D And then I'm gonna get a cocktail: vodka and ginger ale G D Yeah, I'm gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine miles long A D I'm gonna kiss that pretty girl on the Tilt-A-Whirl G A D 'Cause this old man is goin' to town
[Verse 2]
D G Then as God as my witness, I'm gettin' back into showbusiness A I'm gonna open up a nightclub called "The Tree of Forgiveness" D And forgive everybody ever done me any harm G A Why, I might even invite a few choice critics, those syphilitic parasitics D Buy 'em a pint of Smithwick's and smother 'em with my charm
[Chorus]
N.C. A D 'Cause then I'm gonna get a cocktail: vodka and ginger ale G D Yeah, I'm gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine miles long A D I'm gonna kiss that pretty girl on the Tilt-A-Whirl G A D Yeah this old man is goin' to town
[Interlude]
A D G D Da da-da da-da da Ba da da-da-da da-da ba da da-da A D G A D Do do-do-do do-do do do-do do-do-do do da do-do-do do-do-do da-do
[Verse 3]
N.C. G A Yeah when I get to heaven, I'm gonna take that wristwatch off my arm D What are you gonna do with time after you've bought the farm? G And them I'm gonna go find my mom and dad, and good old brother Doug A D Why I'll bet him and cousin Jackie are still cuttin' up a rug G I wanna see all my mama's sisters, 'cause that's where all the love starts A D I miss 'em all like crazy, bless their little hearts G And I always will remember these words my daddy said N.C. A He said, "Buddy, when you're dead, you're a dead pecker-head" D I hope to prove him wrong... that is, when I get to heaven
[Chorus]
N.C. A D 'Cause then I'm gonna get a cocktail: vodka and ginger ale G D Yeah, I'm gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine miles long A D I'm gonna kiss that pretty girl on the Tilt-A-Whirl G A D Yeah, this old man is goin' to town G A D Yeah, this old man is goin' to town
[Outro]
A D G A D Da da-da do-do do Da da da-do-do-do do-do-do-do do do-do do-do