Intro.:   ( Bm ) ( D )  ( A ) ( G )  x 2

There's a ( Bm )live oak tree you can ( D )still see off ( A )ol' one twenty-( G )nine
You can ( Bm )see the scars, its ( D )missin' bark where it ( A )stopped my truck that ( G )night
They say I ( Bm )took a swing at ( D )my best friend for ( A )tryin' to take my ( G )keys
Next ( Bm )thing I knew, I was ( D )upside down thinkin' ( A )this is it for ( G )me

(Chorus)
When you ( D )see life flash before your eyes, the ( A )good, the bad, the wrong, the right
( Bm ) Fade in-( A )to a bright white line ( G )shinin' down on you
You're ( D )hangin' on by a thread ( A )wonderin' which one's your last breath
( Bm )Knowin' ( A )there's so much you have left to ( G )do
You live your ( Bm )life a ( A )better man when you've ( G )been
( A ) Halfway to ( Bm )heaven ( D )  ( A ) ( G )

First ( Bm )thing I did was ( D )hug my momma, ( A ) I even hugged my ( G )dad
I ( Bm )told them both how ( D )much I love them , never ( A )saw daddy cry like ( G )that
Started ( Bm )hangin' out with ( D )my little brother, man I ( A )never missed a ( G )game
( Bm )I'm in church every ( D )Sunday morning, ( A )I pray every-( G )day

(Chorus)
When you ( D )see life flash before your eyes, the ( A )good, the bad, the wrong, the right
( Bm ) Fade in-( A )to a bright white line ( G )shinin' down on you
You're ( D )hangin' on by a thread ( A )wonderin' which one's your last breath
( Bm )Knowin' ( A )there's so much you have left to ( G )do
You live your ( Bm )life a ( A )better man when you've ( G )been
( A ) Halfway to ( G )heaven ( Bm ) ( A )

And I won't waste ( G ) ( Bm ) ( A ) one minute ( G ) ( Bm ) ( A )
Yeah, my life's changed ( G ) ( Bm ) ( A ) and I'm gonna live it

Like I'm ( D )hangin' on by a thread ( A )wonderin' which one's my last breath
( Bm )Knowin' ( A )there's so ( D )much I have ( A )left to ( G )do
I live my ( Bm )life a ( A )better man, ( G ) I live my ( Bm )life a ( A )better man ( G ) ( A ) ( G )
?Cause I've ( A ) been halfway to ( Bm )heaven ( D ) ( A ) ( G )
Halfway to ( Bm )heaven ( D )  ( A ) ( G ) -----