Chords for There's A Whole Lot of Heaven - Iris Dement

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[G] There's a lot of people talking [C] about getting in and blowing [G] out of [C] way.
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_ [Em] Walking straight and narrow [A] because we're trying to [Am] get to heaven someday.
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[G] But I've been saved by the _ [C] people who are living [G] right [B] here.
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[G] There's a whole [Em] lot of heaven [C] _ [D] shining in the spirit [G] of [C] tears.
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_ [G] We don't got a prophet [C] who can tell us what the [G] future's gonna _ [C] hold.
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_ [Em] But when we got each [A] other and love we [Am] carry in our _ [D] souls.
I _ [G] know this world's full of [C] trouble and _ a black [B] place.
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[G] There's still a [Em] whole lot of [C] heaven [D] shining in this [G] river of tears.
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_ [C] There's a whole lot of heaven shining in this river [G] of _ _ _ tears.
And [D] [Em] if you fall _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] down and you feel, _ _ [D] _
you can [G] have your sweet soul.
[C] If you want us you make it [G] so _ [Em] dear. _ _
[C] But I'll [G] take a whole lot of [C] heaven shining in this [G] river of tears. _ _ _ _
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[G] This life's all [C] a game to you if you don't want to [G] be _ [C] scared.
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[Em] I'm the one who's been born and [A] died but [Am] I don't need to wait.
I don't feel [D] this. _
[G] Lips and pain and [C] strain and struggle but [G] I'll be _ [Em] _ [C] here. _
[G] There's a [Em] whole lot of heaven [C] [D] shining in this river [G] of tears.
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[C] There's a whole lot _ _ of heaven shining in this [G] river of _ [C] _ _ [G] tears. _
[Em] If you fall down [A] and you hurt no _ [Am] time, love's a big [D] blow.
You can [G] have your sweet soul [C] if you really _ want it [G] and she's so [B] dear.
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But [G] I'll take a whole lot of heaven shining.
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[G] I'll take a [Em] whole lot of heaven [C] shining. _ _
[G] I'll take a [Em] whole lot of heaven [C] shining.
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This river [G] of tears.
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