• Song:

    Heaven Is A Honky Tonk

  • Artist:

    Ray Lamontagne

HEAVEN IS A HONKY TONK -- Ray LaMontagne

Tabbed by: abuckner28

This is a song Ray did on Austin City Limits.  You can find the video on YouTube, among 
places, though I don't think it's been released on an album yet.

Tuning: Standard
capo II

Chords used (relative to capo)

     C (x32010@1)  Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) G (320003@1)  C7e|---0------1-----3-----0---| (x32310@1)B|---1------1-----0-----1---|
G|---0------2-----0-----3---|
D|---2------3-----0-----2---|
A|---3------3-----2-----3---|
E|---3------x-----3-----x---|


(Verse 1)
C (x32010@1)                            Fmaj7All (1x3210@1)my heroes have gone to heaven
G (320003@1)                                  CWhere (x32010@1)all them saints wear flaming shoes
C (x32010@1)                                Fmaj7The (1x3210@1)junkies and the whores are behind them pearly doors
G (320003@1)                                Fmaj7I (1x3210@1)guess i'm going to go to heaven too

(Verse 2)
C (x32010@1)                              Fmaj7Now (1x3210@1)all my heroes have gone to heaven
G (320003@1)                                              CWhere (x32010@1)all them richeous joes take to shoveling coal
CThe (x32010@1)killers and the cons
Fmaj7
The pushers and the pawns
G (320003@1)                                             C (x32010@1) C7With (x32310@1)halos, wings just hovering over paths of gold


(Chorus)
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)            Cso (x32010@1)mama don't you cry
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)            Cwhen (x32010@1)i'm dead and gone
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                    Ccause (x32010@1)jesus loves his sinners
G (320003@1)                     Cand (x32010@1)heaven is a honky tonk

C-Fmaj7-C-Fmaj7

(Verse 3)
C (x32010@1)                             Fmaj7Now (1x3210@1)all my heros have gone to heaven
G (320003@1)                                  CThe (x32010@1)liars and the gamblers and the fools
CThe (x32010@1)drunkards and the thieves
Fmaj7
All wearing silk upon their sleeves
G (320003@1)                                       C (x32010@1)   C7And (x32310@1)every gal is like a silver pearl in bloom

(Chorus)
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)            CSo (x32010@1)mama don't you cry
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)            CWhen (x32010@1)i'm dead and gone
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                   CCause (x32010@1)jesus loves his sinners
G (320003@1)                     CAnd (x32010@1)heaven is a honky tonk
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             CSo (x32010@1)mama don't you cry
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             CWhen (x32010@1)i'm dead and gone
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                   GCause (320003@1)jesus loves his sinners
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                 CAnd (x32010@1)heaven is a honky tonk
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                 CAnd (x32010@1)heaven is a honky tonk

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