[Intro]
Eb C7 F7 Gm Bb Eb
[Verse]
Eb Ab Eb
I've told all my troubles goodby,
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Goodbye to each tear and each sigh.
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This world where I roam cannot be my home,
F7 Bb7
I'm bound for that home in the sky.
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I walk and I talk with my Lord,
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I feast every day on His word,
Bb Bbdim Bb Bb9 Eb G7/D C7
Heaven is near and I can't stay here
F7 Bb13 Eb
Goodbye world, goodbye.
[Verse]
Eb Ab Eb
I won't have the blues anymore
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When I step across to that shore.
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And I'll never pine for I'll leave behind
F7 Bb7
My heartaches and cares ever more.
Eb Ab7 Eb
A day maybe two then goodbye,
Ab7 Eb
Goodbye to each sorrow and sigh.
Bb Bbdim Bb Bb9 Eb G7/D C7
Heaven is near and I can't stay here
F7 Bb13 Eb
Goodbye world, goodbye.
[Chorus]
G
Now don't you weep for me when I'm gone
G7 C7
'cause I won't have to leave here alone.
F
And when I hear that last trumpet sound
F7 Bb F7 Bb
My feet won't stay on the ground.
Eb Ab Eb
I'm gonna rise with a shout, gonna fly,
Ab Eb
Gonna ride with my Lord thru the sky.
Bb Bbdim Bb Bb9 Eb G7/D C7
Heaven is near and I can't stay here
F9 Bb13 Eb
Goodbye world, goodbye.