Tuning = Eb Bb F# C# Ab Eb Intro C F C F C F Everyday I drive to work across Flint River bridge C F A hundred yards from the spot where me and grandpaw fished. G F There's a piece of his ol' fruit stand on the side of Sawmill Road G F He'd be there peelin' peaches if it was 20 years ago Em F And what I wouldn't give Em F G To ride around in that old truck with him Chorus C If Heaven wasn't so far away F I'd pack up the kids and go for the day G Introduce them to their grandpaw F Watch them laugh at the way he talked C Find my long lost cousin John F The one we left back in Vietnam G Show him a picture of his daughter now F She's a doctor and he'd be proud Am G F Tell 'em we'd be back in a couple of days Am G F In the rear view mirror, we'd all watch 'em wave Am G F Yeah, losin' them wouldn't be so hard to take F G C F If Heaven wasn't so far away. C F I'd hug all three of those girls we lost from the class of '99 C And I'd find my bird dog Bo, F And take him huntin' one more time G F Ask Hank why he took those pills back in '53 G F And Janice to sing the second verse of 'Me and Bobbie McGee' Em F Sit on a cloud and visit for a while Em F G It'd do me good just to see them smile. Chorus C If Heaven wasn't so far away F I'd pack up the kids and go for the day G Introduce them to their grandpaw F Watch them laugh at the way he talked C Find my long lost cousin John F The one we left back in Vietnam G Show him a picture of his daughter now F She's a doctor and he'd be proud Am G F Tell 'em we'd be back in a couple of days Am G F In the rear view mirror, we'd all watch 'em wave Am G F Yeah, losin' them wouldn't be so hard to take F G If Heaven wasn't so far Am G If Heaven wasn't so far F G If Heaven wasn't so far away. C F So far away C F C F C So far awaaaaaaaaaaay
