G             C 
   Heaven can wait 
 
 
E  | --0--1--3--5-- |  | --7------ |  
B  | --1--3--5--7-- |  | --8------ |  
G  | -------------- |  | --------- |  
D  | -------------- |  | --------- |  
A  | -------------- |  | --------- |  
E  | -------------- |  | --------- |  
 
 
 Em               C                G             C 
   And a band of angels wrapped up in my heart 
 
 
E  | -----3--1--0------- |  | --------- |  
B  | -----5--3--1----3-- |  | --0------ |  
G  | --0-------------4-- |  | --0------ |  
D  | ------------------- |  | --------- |  
A  | ------------------- |  | --------- |  
E  | ------------------- |  | --------- |  
 
 
 Em              D                  C    
   Will take me through the lonely night 
               A7/C#        D    D7      
   Through the cold of the day 
                  G 
   And I know, I know 
 
 
               C 
   Heaven can wait 
 Em                       C                 G            C 
   And all the gods come down here just to sing for me 
 Em             D                  C                      
   And the melody's gonna make me fly 
            A7/C#         D          
   Without pain, without fear 
 
 
    C                   G 
   Give me all of your dreams and 
    Bm  
   Let me go alone on your way 
    C                   G 
   Give me all of your prayers to sing and I'll 
    D                                   F 
   Turn the night into the skylight of day 
 
 
                     C 
   I got a taste of paradise 
        Eb         Bb            F   Fsus   F 
   I'm never gonna let it slip away 
                     C 
   I got a taste of paradise 
        Eb           Bb               D 
   It's all I really need to make me stay 
                      G 
   Just like a child again 
 
 
               C 
   Heaven can wait 
Em                   C              G            C       
   And all I got is time until the end of time 
Em                     D                  C 
   Well, I won't look back, I won't look back 
            A7/C#  D D7 
   Let the altars shine 
 
 
 
 
( Slide guitar solo, taken from live version: ) 
 
 
     G        C          Em      C           G       C         Em  
E  | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |  
B  | --8~-----7-8~-----------------------------------8-------8-10/12~-- |  
G  | -----------------9-7-7/9~----7/9-7----7/9-7~------9~-------------- |  
D  | -----------------------------------10----------------------------- |  
A  | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |  
E  | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |   
 
     Bm            C               A7/C#             D          
E  | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |  
B  | --12---------------------12-----14/15-11/12-10~----10-b12~-- |  
G  | ---------10\9-7-9~----11-12--------------------------------------- |    
D  | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |  
A  | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |  
E  | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |  
 
 
    C                    G  
   And I know that I've been released 
        Bm 
   But I don't know to where 
    C              G 
   Nobody's gonna tell me now 
        D                         F 
   And I don't really care, no no no 
 
 
                     C 
   I got a taste of paradise 
          Eb            Bb              F   Fsus   F      
   That's all I really need to make me stay 
                     C 
   I got a taste of paradise 
        Eb                     Bb 
   If I had it any sooner you know 
               D                                 G 
   You know I never would have run away from my home 
 
 
               C 
   Heaven can wait 
Em                   C              G            C 
   And all I got is time until the end of time 
Em                    D                  C 
   Well I won't look back, I won't look back  
         A7/C#  D      D7 
Let the altars shine 
 
 
G             C 
  Heaven can wait 
Em       Em7 
   Ooh, heaven can wait 
 

G             C 
 
 Em                 D                  C              
Well, I won't look back, I won't look back 
        A7/C# G   Em 
Let the altars shine 
Am          G  D   G C                        
   Let the altars shine 
 
 
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G  | ----------------------- |  |  
D  | ----------------------- |  |  
A  | ----------------------- |  |  
E  | ----------------------- |  |