Chords for A Playground In Heaven (By Shirley Caesar)
Tempo:
68.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
C#
F#
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] This song tells a [G] true story [F] about a set of twin girls, just little girls, [C] who lived out in Omaha and [F] every day after school they would love to go [C] out and play on the playground, but something [G] tragic took place and one [F] of the little girls died and [C] the other twin just could not stand it.
So [F] here they are at the home going service and she [C] reaches in this tiny coffin and she [G] grabs her little [F] sister by the hand and daddy said, [C] no baby, you can't do that, you can't do that.
[F] She said, well daddy, all I want to know, does heaven [C] have a playground?
[G] I miss [F] her so much.
Let me tell you the story.
[C] It was a sad day in Omaha, [F] family gathered to say their last [C] goodbyes.
[G] [F]
[C] To a sweet little girl, so full of life, [F] wondering why the pretty baby had [C] to die.
[G] [F]
[C] Oh, sister reached up to hold her hand, [F] couldn't let go, after all she was [C] her twin.
[G] [F]
[C] Daddy tried to explain, you can't hold on, [F] God's waiting in heaven for his angel to come [C] home.
She [G] said, daddy, before I let her go, I want to know, does heaven have [C] a playground?
Oh [F] yes, giant [C] slides and merry-go-rounds, yes.
[F] Is there a sandbox [C] and golden swings?
[F] Children laughing [C] and everything.
[G] Daddy, before I let her go, I want to know, does heaven [C] have a playground?
Daddy stood back and scratched [A] his [F] head, was he buying the question [C] that she had?
Yes, he [F] did.
He [C] took a little black Bible in [G] his hand, [F] began to read the words that [C] Jesus said.
[F] You know what he said?
[C] Oh, let the children come to [G] me, [F] forbid them not, for the kingdom [C] belongs to thee.
Yes, it [F] does.
A [C] crown of life and a long [G] white robe, [F] heaven is the place where she won't have to cry [C] no more.
She [G] said, daddy, before I let her go, I just need to know, does heaven [F] [C] have a playground?
[C#] Yes.
Late one night, what a beautiful sight, [F#] twin [C#] girls dancing in the glory of the night.
[G#] Yes, [F#] you know what they were doing?
[C#] Playing house, [F#] more than house.
They laughed, they ran, [C#] and they danced so wildly.
[G#] [F#]
[C#] Mom and dad, baby, screamed, [F#] they went in the room.
It was clear [C#] she'd had a dream.
[G#] [F#] Yes, you know what she said?
[C#] Sister and I were playing today.
[F#] We had a lot of fun, then she turned [C#] and ran away.
You know what?
[G#] But just before she ran away, I heard her say, heaven [C#] has a playground.
Yes.
[F#] Giant [C#] slots and merry-go-rounds.
[F#] Yes.
Standing rock [C#] set and golden swings.
Yes.
[F#] Children laughing [C#] and everything.
[G#] Just before she went away, I heard her say, heaven has [C#] a playground.
[F#] And the children there were very glad, [C#] glad to see her.
[F#] They ran toward [G#] the pearly [C#] gates to greet her.
[F#] Now I sleep, [A#m] wait [F#] for the king.
[G#] And if I die before I wake, I pray my soul to taste.
Because heaven [C#] has a playground.
[F#] Oh, yes.
Heaven [C#] has a playground.
[G#] [F#] Yes.
[C#] Heaven [G#m] has a playground.
[C#]
So [F] here they are at the home going service and she [C] reaches in this tiny coffin and she [G] grabs her little [F] sister by the hand and daddy said, [C] no baby, you can't do that, you can't do that.
[F] She said, well daddy, all I want to know, does heaven [C] have a playground?
[G] I miss [F] her so much.
Let me tell you the story.
[C] It was a sad day in Omaha, [F] family gathered to say their last [C] goodbyes.
[G] [F]
[C] To a sweet little girl, so full of life, [F] wondering why the pretty baby had [C] to die.
[G] [F]
[C] Oh, sister reached up to hold her hand, [F] couldn't let go, after all she was [C] her twin.
[G] [F]
[C] Daddy tried to explain, you can't hold on, [F] God's waiting in heaven for his angel to come [C] home.
She [G] said, daddy, before I let her go, I want to know, does heaven have [C] a playground?
Oh [F] yes, giant [C] slides and merry-go-rounds, yes.
[F] Is there a sandbox [C] and golden swings?
[F] Children laughing [C] and everything.
[G] Daddy, before I let her go, I want to know, does heaven [C] have a playground?
Daddy stood back and scratched [A] his [F] head, was he buying the question [C] that she had?
Yes, he [F] did.
He [C] took a little black Bible in [G] his hand, [F] began to read the words that [C] Jesus said.
[F] You know what he said?
[C] Oh, let the children come to [G] me, [F] forbid them not, for the kingdom [C] belongs to thee.
Yes, it [F] does.
A [C] crown of life and a long [G] white robe, [F] heaven is the place where she won't have to cry [C] no more.
She [G] said, daddy, before I let her go, I just need to know, does heaven [F] [C] have a playground?
[C#] Yes.
Late one night, what a beautiful sight, [F#] twin [C#] girls dancing in the glory of the night.
[G#] Yes, [F#] you know what they were doing?
[C#] Playing house, [F#] more than house.
They laughed, they ran, [C#] and they danced so wildly.
[G#] [F#]
[C#] Mom and dad, baby, screamed, [F#] they went in the room.
It was clear [C#] she'd had a dream.
[G#] [F#] Yes, you know what she said?
[C#] Sister and I were playing today.
[F#] We had a lot of fun, then she turned [C#] and ran away.
You know what?
[G#] But just before she ran away, I heard her say, heaven [C#] has a playground.
Yes.
[F#] Giant [C#] slots and merry-go-rounds.
[F#] Yes.
Standing rock [C#] set and golden swings.
Yes.
[F#] Children laughing [C#] and everything.
[G#] Just before she went away, I heard her say, heaven has [C#] a playground.
[F#] And the children there were very glad, [C#] glad to see her.
[F#] They ran toward [G#] the pearly [C#] gates to greet her.
[F#] Now I sleep, [A#m] wait [F#] for the king.
[G#] And if I die before I wake, I pray my soul to taste.
Because heaven [C#] has a playground.
[F#] Oh, yes.
Heaven [C#] has a playground.
[G#] [F#] Yes.
[C#] Heaven [G#m] has a playground.
[C#]
Key:
C
F
C#
F#
G
C
F
C#
_ _ [C] This song tells a [G] true story [F] about a set of twin girls, just little girls, [C] who lived out in Omaha and [F] every day after school they would love to go [C] out and play on the playground, but something [G] tragic took place and one [F] of the little girls died and [C] the other twin just could not stand it.
So [F] here they are at the home going service and she [C] reaches in this tiny coffin and she [G] grabs her little [F] sister by the hand and daddy said, [C] no baby, you can't do that, you can't do that.
[F] She said, well daddy, all I want to know, does heaven [C] have a playground?
[G] I miss [F] her so much.
Let me tell you the story.
[C] It was a sad day in Omaha, [F] family gathered to say their last [C] goodbyes.
_ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] To a sweet little girl, so full of life, [F] wondering why the pretty baby had [C] to die.
_ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] Oh, sister reached up to hold her hand, [F] couldn't let go, after all she was [C] her twin.
_ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] Daddy tried to explain, you can't hold on, [F] God's waiting in heaven for his angel to come [C] home.
She [G] said, daddy, before I let her go, I want to know, does heaven have [C] a playground?
Oh [F] yes, _ giant [C] slides and merry-go-rounds, yes.
[F] Is there a sandbox [C] and golden swings? _
[F] _ Children laughing [C] and everything.
[G] Daddy, before I let her go, I want to know, does heaven [C] have a playground?
_ Daddy stood back and scratched [A] his [F] head, was he buying the question [C] that she had?
Yes, he [F] did. _
He [C] took a little black Bible in [G] his hand, [F] began to read the words that [C] Jesus said.
[F] You know what he said? _
_ [C] Oh, let the children come to [G] me, [F] forbid them not, for the kingdom [C] belongs to thee.
Yes, it [F] does.
A _ [C] crown of life and a long [G] white robe, [F] heaven is the place where she won't have to cry [C] no more.
She [G] said, daddy, before I let her go, I just need to know, does heaven [F] [C] have a playground?
_ [C#] Yes.
Late one night, what a beautiful sight, [F#] twin [C#] girls dancing in the glory of the night.
[G#] Yes, [F#] you know what they were doing?
_ [C#] Playing house, _ [F#] more than house.
They laughed, they ran, [C#] and they danced so wildly.
_ [G#] _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] Mom and dad, baby, screamed, [F#] they went in the room.
It was clear [C#] she'd had a dream.
_ [G#] [F#] Yes, you know what she said?
[C#] Sister and I were playing today.
[F#] We had a lot of fun, then she turned [C#] and ran away.
You know what?
[G#] But just before she ran away, I heard her say, _ heaven [C#] has a playground.
Yes.
[F#] _ _ Giant [C#] slots and merry-go-rounds.
_ [F#] Yes.
Standing rock [C#] set and golden swings.
Yes.
[F#] _ _ Children laughing [C#] and everything.
[G#] Just before she went away, I heard her say, heaven has [C#] a playground.
_ [F#] And the children there were very glad, [C#] glad to see her.
_ [F#] They ran toward [G#] the pearly [C#] gates to greet her.
_ [F#] Now I sleep, [A#m] wait [F#] for the king.
[G#] And if I die before I wake, I pray my soul to taste. _ _
Because heaven [C#] has a playground.
_ [F#] Oh, yes.
Heaven [C#] has a playground.
_ [G#] _ [F#] Yes.
[C#] Heaven [G#m] has a playground.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So [F] here they are at the home going service and she [C] reaches in this tiny coffin and she [G] grabs her little [F] sister by the hand and daddy said, [C] no baby, you can't do that, you can't do that.
[F] She said, well daddy, all I want to know, does heaven [C] have a playground?
[G] I miss [F] her so much.
Let me tell you the story.
[C] It was a sad day in Omaha, [F] family gathered to say their last [C] goodbyes.
_ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] To a sweet little girl, so full of life, [F] wondering why the pretty baby had [C] to die.
_ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] Oh, sister reached up to hold her hand, [F] couldn't let go, after all she was [C] her twin.
_ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] Daddy tried to explain, you can't hold on, [F] God's waiting in heaven for his angel to come [C] home.
She [G] said, daddy, before I let her go, I want to know, does heaven have [C] a playground?
Oh [F] yes, _ giant [C] slides and merry-go-rounds, yes.
[F] Is there a sandbox [C] and golden swings? _
[F] _ Children laughing [C] and everything.
[G] Daddy, before I let her go, I want to know, does heaven [C] have a playground?
_ Daddy stood back and scratched [A] his [F] head, was he buying the question [C] that she had?
Yes, he [F] did. _
He [C] took a little black Bible in [G] his hand, [F] began to read the words that [C] Jesus said.
[F] You know what he said? _
_ [C] Oh, let the children come to [G] me, [F] forbid them not, for the kingdom [C] belongs to thee.
Yes, it [F] does.
A _ [C] crown of life and a long [G] white robe, [F] heaven is the place where she won't have to cry [C] no more.
She [G] said, daddy, before I let her go, I just need to know, does heaven [F] [C] have a playground?
_ [C#] Yes.
Late one night, what a beautiful sight, [F#] twin [C#] girls dancing in the glory of the night.
[G#] Yes, [F#] you know what they were doing?
_ [C#] Playing house, _ [F#] more than house.
They laughed, they ran, [C#] and they danced so wildly.
_ [G#] _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] Mom and dad, baby, screamed, [F#] they went in the room.
It was clear [C#] she'd had a dream.
_ [G#] [F#] Yes, you know what she said?
[C#] Sister and I were playing today.
[F#] We had a lot of fun, then she turned [C#] and ran away.
You know what?
[G#] But just before she ran away, I heard her say, _ heaven [C#] has a playground.
Yes.
[F#] _ _ Giant [C#] slots and merry-go-rounds.
_ [F#] Yes.
Standing rock [C#] set and golden swings.
Yes.
[F#] _ _ Children laughing [C#] and everything.
[G#] Just before she went away, I heard her say, heaven has [C#] a playground.
_ [F#] And the children there were very glad, [C#] glad to see her.
_ [F#] They ran toward [G#] the pearly [C#] gates to greet her.
_ [F#] Now I sleep, [A#m] wait [F#] for the king.
[G#] And if I die before I wake, I pray my soul to taste. _ _
Because heaven [C#] has a playground.
_ [F#] Oh, yes.
Heaven [C#] has a playground.
_ [G#] _ [F#] Yes.
[C#] Heaven [G#m] has a playground.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _