Tuning: E A D G B E

[Verse 1]

^AmRomero got married on the f^Fifth of Ju^Cly In Our Lady of Immaculate D^Gawn Co^Amuld have got married in th^Fe revival m^Can’s tent But^Am there ain’t no reviv^Ging what’s gon^Ame

^AmThey slipped like a shadow from the fa^Fmily he m^Cade In a little white house by the w^Goods Dropped the ^Amkids at the mission with a r^Fose for the v^Cirgin She knew he was ^Ggone for ^Amgood

[Chorus]

^CIt’s a long way to heaven, it^G’s closer to Harrisburg ^FAnd that’s still a long way from the pla^Cce where we ar^Ge And if e^Amvil exists, it's^F a pair of train tra^Ccks And ^Gthe devil is a railr^Amoad car

AM F C G Am C G Am [Verse 2]

C^Amould have stayed somewhere, bu^Ft train tracks kept ^Cgoing It seems like they always left so^Gon And the pe^Amople he ran with, they m^Foaned low and pa^Cinful Sang sad mi^Gsereres to the mo^Amon

[Chorus]

^CIt’s a long way to heaven, it^G’s closer to Harrisburg ^F And that’s still a long way from the pl^Cace where we a^Gre And if e^Amvil exists, it's^F a pair of train tra^Ccks And the devil is a railro^Gad car^Am

AM F C G Am F G C Am [Verse 3]

R^Amose at the altar, wi^Fthered and w^Cilted Romero sank into a^G dream ^AmHe didn’t make heaven and he di^Fdn’t mak^Ce Harrisburg ^AmHe died in a h^Gole in bet^Amween ^AmSome say that man is the r^Foot of all ev^Cil Others say God's a drunkard for p^Gain ^AmMe I believe that the Ga^Frden of E^Cden Was burned to m^Aake way^Em for a ^Amtrain

[Chorus]

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Josh Ritter - Harrisburg