Great Dream From Heaven Tab by Joseph Spence #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: abostick@netcom.com (Alan Bostick) Subject: TAB: Great Dream From Heaven (Joseph Spence) keithr5165@aol.com (KeithR5165) posted Ry Cooder's lovely arrangement of "Great Dream From Heaven." I thought I'd follow up with the tab that I have for the song, as well as the lyrics. The song was written by Joseph Spence, the legendary guitarist from the Bahamas. Spence played gospel music with a unique style that bears close study. I got this tablature from my guitar teacher, John Lumsdaine. GREAT DREAM FROM HEAVEN (Joseph Spence) D G D Had a great dream from heaven last night G A The angels in heaven are calling me home D G D Thank God I can sing a song of his love A D I know some day I'll be singing above Chorus: G A D Glory to Jesus who saved us from sin G A Glory to Jesus, our freedom in him D G D Thank God I can sing a song of his love A D I know some day I'll be singing above When mother and father forsake me, I know The angels in heaven are calling me home Thank God I can sing a song of his love I know some day I'll be singing above Tablature ========= Tuning: Dropped D (DADGBE) Verse: D G D --------5-----5h7---|5-----------------|0-----------------|------------------| 5/7--------2--------|------7\5---3-----|0-----3-----0-----|------------3-----| --------------------|------------------|0-----4-----0-----|2-----------2-----| --------0-----0-----|------------------|------0-----------|------4-----------| --------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| --0-----------------|0-----------------|5-----------------|0-----------------| Had a great dre- am from hea- ven last night The A A7 ------------------|2-----5-----------|2-----------------|0-----------------| 3-----3-----3-----|3-----3-----------|------5-----3-----|2-----------2-----| 2-----------2-----|2-----2-----2-----|------------------|2-----------0-----| ------0-----------|------4-----------|0-----------------|------2-----------| ------------------|------------------|------4-----2-----|0-----------------| 0-----------------|0-----------------|------------------|------------------| an- gels in heav- en are cal- ling me home Thank D G D 2-----------------|------------------|0-----------------|------------------| 3--------5--3-----|------------2-----|0-----3-----0-----|---3--------------| 2-----------------|2-----------3-----|0-----4-----0-----|2-----------2-----| ------0-----------|0-----4-----------|------0-----------|------4-----------| ------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 0-----------------|0-----------4-----|5-----------------|0-----------------| God I can si- ing a song of His love A D ------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 3-----3-----5-----|7\----------3-----|5--------3--2-----|3-----------------| 2-----------------|------------2-----|2-----------------|2-----2-----------| ------------------|------------------|------2-----------|------------0-----| ------------------|------------0-----|0-----------------|------------------| 0-----4-----5-----|7\----------------|------------------|0-----------------| I know some- day I'll be sing- ing a- bove Chorus: G A D 3--------2--0-----|------5-----3-----|2-----------------|------------------| 0-----------------|2-----------------|3--------5--3-----|------------------| 4-----0-----------|2-----------------|2-----2-----------|2-----------2-----| ---0--------------|------------------|---0--------------|------4-----------| ------------------|0-----------------|------------------|------------------| 5-----------------|------------------|0-----------------|0-----------------| Glo- ry to Je- sus Who Saved- us from sin A ------------------|2-----5-----2-----|2-----------------|------------------| 3-----3-----3-----|3-----------------|------5-----3-----|2-----------2-----| 2-----2-----2-----|2-----------------|------------------|2-----------0-----| ------0-----0-----|------0-----------|0-----------------|------2-----------| ------------------|------------------|------4-----2-----|0-----------------| 0-----------------|0-----------------|------------------|------------------| Glo- ry to Je- sus, our free- dom in Him Thank D G D 2-----------------|------------------|0-----------------|------------------| 3--------5--3-----|------------2-----|0-----3-----0-----|---3--------------| 2-----------------|2-----------3-----|0-----4-----0-----|2-----------2-----| ------0-----------|0-----4-----------|------0-----------|------4-----------| ------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 0-----------------|0-----------4-----|5-----------------|0-----------------| God I can si- ing a song of His love A D ------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 3-----3-----5-----|7\----------3-----|5--------3--2-----|3-----------------| 2-----------------|------------2-----|2-----------------|2-----2-----------| ------------------|------------------|------2-----------|------------0-----| ------------------|------------0-----|0-----------------|------------------| 0-----4-----5-----|7\----------------|------------------|0-----------------| I know some- day I'll be sing- ing a- bove Alan Bostick | The nice thing about quotes is that they give abostick@netcom.com | a nodding acquaintance with the originator finger for PGP public key | which is often socially impressive. 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