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He Was In Heaven Before He Died

by John Prine

Biography:

John Prine (born October 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois-died April 7, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee) was an American country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical (and some commercial) success since the early 1970s.

The son of William Prine and Verna Hamm, his grandfather had played guitar with Merle Travis and he started playing guitar himself at 14 years old. He was a postman for 5 years and spent a couple of years in the army before starting his musical career in the Chicago area.

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He Was in Heaven Before He Died - John Prine
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Tabbed by: Dave S.
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

Artist: John Prine
Album: Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
Year: 1993

Intro:
C

C F
There's a rainbow of babies
G C
Draped over the graveyard
F C
Where all the dead sailors
G
Wait for their brides
C
And the cold bitter snow
F C
Has strangled each grassblade
F C
Where the salt from their tears
G C
Washed out with the tide

Chorus:
F C
And I smiled on the Wabash
G C
The last time I passed it
F C
Yes I gave her a wink
G
From the passenger side
C
And my foot fell asleep
F C
As I swallowed my candy
F C
Knowing he was in heaven
G C
Before he died

C F
Now the harbor's on fire
G C
With the dreams and desires
F C
Of a thousand young poets
G
Who failed 'cause they tried
C
For a rhyme without reason
F C
Floats down to the bottom
F C
Where the scavengers eat 'em
G C
And wash in with the tide

(Repeat Chorus)

C F
The sun can play tricks
G C
With your eyes on the highway
F C
The moon can lay sideways
G
Till the ocean stands still
C
But a person can't tell
F C
His best friend he loves him
F C
Till time has stopped breathing
G C
You're alone on the hill

(Repeat Chorus)