Capo 1

A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)                 AHello (x02220@1)God, it's me again, 2 a.m. room of three or four,
A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)                 AVisiting (x02220@1)hours are over, time for our bedside tug-of-war,
A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)                AA (x02220@1)sleeping child between us, may not make it through the night,
 	A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)         Asus4/A
I'm fightin back the tears, as she fights for her life,

(chorus)
 	D (xx0232@1)       GWell (320003@1)it must be kind of crowded,
 	A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
 On the streets of heaven,
 	Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_320003@1">G	        Asus4/A
So tell me what do you need her for,
 	D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
 Don't you know one day she'll be your,
 A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)       	Bm (x24432@1)Little girl, forever, but right now,
  G (320003@1)   Asus4/A
I need her so much more,	 
 	       Bm (x24432@1)   DShe's (xx0232@1)much too young, to be on her own,
 Bm (x24432@1)           G (320003@1)Barely just turned seven,
   D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)So who will hold her hand when she crosses,
    A (x02220@1)      DThe (xx0232@1)streets of Heaven,

(verse 2)

A (x02220@1)  D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)       ATell (x02220@1)me	God,do you remember,the wishes that she made,
A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)        AAS (x02220@1)she blew out the candles,on her last birthday cake,
 A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)         AShe (x02220@1)wants to ride a pony, when she's big enough,
 A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G	           Asus4/A
She wants to marry her daddy, when she's all grown up,

(chorus)
 	D (xx0232@1)       GWell (320003@1)it must be kind of crowded,
 A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)On the streets of heaven,
   Bm (x24432@1)        G (320003@1)        Asus4/A
So tell	 me what do you need her for,
D (xx0232@1)          GDon't (320003@1)you know one day she'll be your,
A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)       BmLittle (x24432@1)girl, forever, but right now,
  G (320003@1)          A/Asus4
I need her so much more,	 
 	       Bm (x24432@1)  DShe's (xx0232@1)much too young,to be on her own,
 Bm (x24432@1)           G (320003@1)Barely just turned seven,
 	D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)So who will hold her hand when she crosses,
    A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)The streets of Heaven,

(instrumental chords - G - A - G - A - D)

(verse 3)
 	       A (x02220@1)     DLord (xx0232@1)don't you know, she's my angel,
 	   G (320003@1)         AYou've (x02220@1)got plenty of your Own,
      A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)And I know you hold a place for her,
    G (320003@1)        ABut (x02220@1)she's already got a home,
       A (x02220@1)           DWell (xx0232@1)I don't know if you're listening,
    G (320003@1)                       ABut (x02220@1)prayin's all that's left to do,
      A (x02220@1)              DSo (xx0232@1)I ask you Lord have mercy,
    G (320003@1)           AYou (x02220@1)lost a son once to,

(chorus)
 	D (xx0232@1)       GWell (320003@1)it must be kind of crowded,
 A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1) On the streets of heaven,
   Bm (x24432@1)        G (320003@1)       Asus4/A
So tell	 me what do you need her for,
 D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)Don't you know one day she'll be your,
 A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)Little girl, forever, but right now,
  G (320003@1)          Asus4I (x02230@1)need her so much more,

(bridge)
       Bm (x24432@1)            ALord (x02220@1)I know,once you've made up your mind,
GThere's (320003@1)no use in beggin,
      Bm (x24432@1)        GSo (320003@1)if you, take her with you today,
D (xx0232@1)         GYou (320003@1)make sure she looks both ways,
    D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)And would you hold her hand when she crosses,
    A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
The streets of Heaven,
(no chord) D
The streets of Heaven,