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               He Was in Heaven Before He Died - John Prine         
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Tabbed by: Dave S.
Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com

Tuning: Standard

Artist: John Prine
Album: Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
Year: 1993


Intro:
C (x32010@1)
C (x32010@1)                  FThere's (133211@1)a rainbow of babies
       G (320003@1)           CDraped (x32010@1)over the graveyard
      F (133211@1)          CWhere (x32010@1)all the dead sailors
               GWait (320003@1)for their brides
        CAnd (x32010@1)the cold bitter snow
    F (133211@1)            CHas (x32010@1)strangled each grassblade
          F (133211@1)             CWhere (x32010@1)the salt from their tears
G (320003@1)                 CWashed (x32010@1)out with the tide



Chorus:
      F (133211@1)           CAnd (x32010@1)I smiled on the Wabash
    G (320003@1)         CThe (x32010@1)last time I passed it
      F (133211@1)        CYes (x32010@1)I gave her a wink
                   G (320003@1)
From the passenger side
       CAnd (x32010@1)my foot fell asleep
     F (133211@1)          CAs (x32010@1)I swallowed my candy
        F (133211@1)       CKnowing (x32010@1)he was in heaven
G (320003@1)       CBefore (x32010@1)he died



        C (x32010@1)         FNow (133211@1)the harbor's on fire
         G (320003@1)          CWith (x32010@1)the dreams and desires
     F (133211@1)            COf (x32010@1)a thousand young poets
                       GWho (320003@1)failed 'cause they tried
      CFor (x32010@1)a rhyme without reason
       F (133211@1)         CFloats (x32010@1)down to the bottom
          F (133211@1)        CWhere (x32010@1)the scavengers eat 'em
    G (320003@1)              CAnd (x32010@1)wash in with the tide




(Repeat Chorus)



    C (x32010@1)          FThe (133211@1)sun can play tricks
          G (320003@1)         CWith (x32010@1)your eyes on the highway
    F (133211@1)          CThe (x32010@1)moon can lay sideways
                      GTill (320003@1)the ocean stands still
      CBut (x32010@1)a person can't tell
    F (133211@1)            CHis (x32010@1)best friend he loves him
     F (133211@1)              CTill (x32010@1)time has stopped breathing
       G (320003@1)          CYou're (x32010@1)alone on the hill



(Repeat Chorus)