---------------------------------------------------------------------------- He Was in Heaven Before He Died - John Prine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com Tuning: Standard Artist: John Prine Album: Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Year: 1993 Intro: C

^CThere's a rainbow of ^Fbabies Draped ^Gover the grave^Cyard Where ^Fall the dead ^Csailors Wait for their ^Gbrides And the ^Ccold bitter snow Has ^Fstrangled each ^Cgrassblade Where the ^Fsalt from their ^Ctears ^GWashed out with the ^Ctide

Chorus:

And I ^Fsmiled on the ^CWabash The ^Glast time I ^Cpassed it Yes I ^Fgave her a ^Cwink From the passenger ^Gside And my ^Cfoot fell asleep As I ^Fswallowed my ^Ccandy Knowing ^Fhe was in ^Cheaven ^GBefore he ^Cdied

Now the ^Charbor's on ^Ffire With the ^Gdreams and de^Csires Of a ^Fthousand young ^Cpoets Who failed 'cause they ^Gtried For a ^Crhyme without reason Floats ^Fdown to the ^Cbottom Where the ^Fscavengers ^Ceat 'em And ^Gwash in with the ^Ctide

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The ^Csun can play ^Ftricks With your ^Geyes on the ^Chighway The ^Fmoon can lay ^Csideways Till the ocean stands ^Gstill But a ^Cperson can't tell His ^Fbest friend he ^Cloves him Till ^Ftime has stopped ^Cbreathing You're ^Galone on the ^Chill

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John Prine - He was in heaven before he died