Heaven on a Paper Plate - Roger Clyne

intro:  G  C  G  D  G  C  D  G

G
The grill is smokin'
G
My friends are jokin'
G                                
The kids are pokin' around in the mud
C
The sprinkler's broken
                         G C D
We got a little backyard flood
 
G 
Screw-top wine
G
Rhythm and rhyme
G                             C
My moonshine in a plastic cup
C                                  G       D
Somewhere someone's smokin' some sweet pot luck
 
C      C/B           C/A               G   D                
So the bill collector's gonna have to wait
C             C/B   C/A     G
I got a long, long line of friends
D/F#
Flowin' through my back gate

                          C              G       D
Don't-cha wonder what the poor folks are doin' tonight?
                     C          G        D
C'mon we're staying up until we see the light
                         G  C   G  D
We got heaven on a paper plate
                  G  C  D  G
We got heaven y'all

The coals are glowin'
The spirits flowin'
The way it's goin' this thing might last all night
Angels vs. devils in the alleyway squirt-gun fight

C      C/B           C/A               G   D                
So the bill collector's gonna have to wait
C             C/B   C/A     G
I got a long, long line of friends
D/F#
Pourin' through my back gate

                          C              G       D
Don't-cha wonder what the poor folks are doin' tonight?
                     C          G        D
C'mon we're staying up until we see the light
                         G  C   G  D
We got heaven on a paper plate
                  G  C  D  G
We got heaven y'all
                         G  C   G  D
We got heaven on a paper plate
                  G  C  D  G
We got heaven y'all

C                                           G 
Vegetarian or carnivore, whatever your denomination
C                                                      G      D
Everybody's welcome, won't cha come and join the congregation
Yes, you!

bridge: G  C  G  D  G  C  D  G x2

C      C/B           C/A               G   D               
So the bill collector's gonna have to wait
C             C/B   C/A     G
I got a long, long line of friends
D/F#
Pourin' through my back gate

                          C              G       D
Don't-cha wonder what the poor folks are doin' tonight?
                     C          G        D
C'mon we're staying up until we see the light
                     C          G        D
Yeah every little thing is gonna be all right
                         G  C   G  D
We got heaven on a paper plate
                  G  C  D  G
We got heaven y'all
                         G  C   G  D
We got heaven on a paper plate
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