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  | ------------------- |  | --------- |  
 
 
 E5              D5                  C5    
   Will take me through the lonely night 
               A5        D5    D5      
   Through the cold of the day 
                  G5 
   And I know, I know 
 
 
               C5 
   Heaven can wait 
 E5                       C5                 G5            C5 
   And all the gods come down here just to sing for me 
 E5             D5                  C5                      
   And the melody's gonna make me fly 
            A5         D5          
   Without pain, without fear 
 
 
    C5                   G5 
   Give me all of your dreams and 
    B5  
   Let me go alone on your way 
    C5                   G5 
   Give me all of your prayers to sing and I'll 
    D5                                   F5 
   Turn the night into the skylight of day 
 
 
                     C5 
   I got a taste of paradise 
        Eb5         Bb5            F5   F5   F5 
   I'm never gonna let it slip away 
                     C5 
   I got a taste of paradise 
        Eb5           Bb5               D5 
   It's all I really need to make me stay 
                      G5 
   Just like a child again 
 
 
               C5 
   Heaven can wait 
E5                   C5              G5            C5       
   And all I got is time until the end of time 
E5                     D5                  C5 
   Well, I won't look back, I won't look back 
            A5  D5 D5 
   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  | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |  
 
 
    C5                    G5  
   And I know that I've been released 
        B5 
   But I don't know to where 
    C5              G5 
   Nobody's gonna tell me now 
        D5                         F5 
   And I don't really care, no no no 
 
 
                     C5 
   I got a taste of paradise 
          Eb5            Bb5              F5   F5   F5      
   That's all I really need to make me stay 
                     C5 
   I got a taste of paradise 
        Eb5                     Bb5 
   If I had it any sooner you know 
               D5                                 G5 
   You know I never would have run away from my home 
 
 
               C5 
   Heaven can wait 
E5                   C5              G5            C5 
   And all I got is time until the end of time 
E5                    D5                  C5 
   Well I won't look back, I won't look back  
         A5  D5      D5 
Let the altars shine 
 
 
G5             C5 
  Heaven can wait 
E5       E5 
   Ooh, heaven can wait 
 

G5             C5 
 
 E5                 D5                  C5              
Well, I won't look back, I won't look back 
        A5 G5   E5 
Let the altars shine 
A5          G5  D5   G5 C5                        
   Let the altars shine 
 
 
     G            C 
E  | -------7-8-10--10------ |  |  
B  | ----------------------- |  |  
G  | ----------------------- |  |  
D  | ----------------------- |  |  
A  | ----------------------- |  |  
E  | ----------------------- |  |