Gretchen Peters - If heaven
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From Gretchen's 2004 Halcyon album
Standard tuning EADGBE
NB Gretchen's recording is a whole tone DOWN from this i.e. DGCFAD
So - while the fingering for C is x32010, it is in fact Bb, G/B is F/A etc.
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C If heaven was an G/Bhour it would be Amtwilight Am/G
The Ffireflies start dancing on the Clawn G
Csupper's on the G/Bstove and Mama's AmlaughingAm/G
F And everybody's Cworking day is Gdone
C If heaven was a G/Btown it would be Ammy towAm/Gn
On a Fsummer day in Gnineteen sixty-Cfive G
CEverything I G/Bwanted was out there Amwaiting Am/G
FEveryone I Gloved was still Calive G/B
CHORUS 1
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Am Don't Gcry a Ftear for me now Cbaby G/B
Am Comes a Gtime we Fall must say Ggoodbye
C And if G/Bthat's what heaven's Ammade Fof
You know I Cain't af-Graid to Cdie
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C If heaven was a G/Bpie it would be Amcherry Am/G
Cool anFd sweet and heavy on your tongue C G
And Cjust one bite would G/Bsatisfy your Amhunger Am/G
And Fthere'd always be enough for Geveryone
C If heaven was a Gtrain it'd be a Amfast one Am/G
F To take this weary traveller round the Cbend G
C And if heaven was a G/Btear it'd be my Amlast one Am/G
F And you'd be Gin my arms Cagain G/B
CHORUS 2
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Am So don't Gcry a Ftear for me now Cbaby G/B
Am Comes a Gtime we Fall must say Ggoodbye
C And if G/Bthat's what heaven's Ammade of F
You know I C C/Gain't af-raid to Cdie
C If Gthat's what heaven's Ammade of
C I Gain't afraid to Cdie
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
August 2012
watfordkev@gmail.com