D is played:
E A D G B E
x 5 4 0 3 5
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G
Since you've gone to heaven
A/F#
I don't like comin' home
Em Em7
But I Can't stand the thought of mom
Cadd9
In that big house alone
G
She can't keep it up
A/F#
She really oughtta sell
Em Em/B
Oh, that house without you in it
Cadd9
Is nothin' but a shell
Am D
Since you've gone to heaven
G
The whole world's gone to hell
[Verse 2]
G
Everybody says that Jimmy
A/F#
Is lookin' more and more like you
Em Em7
But he won't talk about you
Cadd9
Until he's had a few
G
He dropped outta college
A/F#
He's in and out of jail
Em Em7
Had to pawn your pocket watch last month
Cadd9
To post his bail
Am D
Since you've gone to heaven
G
The whole world's gone to hell
[Chorus 1]
Cadd9
And I hate you had to leave us
Em7
But glad you didn't live to see this
Am D G
Broken pieces of the family you made
Cadd9
Mama's lookin' so much older
Em7
Baby brother can't stay sober
Am C D
I bet you're rollin' over in your grave
[Verse 3]
G
Since you've gone to heaven
A/F#
They've shut the saw mill down
Em Em7
Guys you worked for thirty years with
Cadd9
Have all moved out of town
G
There're signs on every storefront
A/F#
Seems like everything's for sale
Em Em7
They say the market's bouncin' back
Cadd9
But it's sure hard to tell
Am D
Since you've gone to heaven
G
The whole world's gone to hell
[Chorus 2]
Cadd9
And I hate you had to leave us
Em7
But glad you didn't live to see this
Am D G
The broken pieces of the Norman Rockwell days
Cadd9
The banks are takin' over
Em7
Half the town is in foreclosure
Am C D
I bet you're rollin' over in your grave
[Verse 4]
G
Since you've gone to heaven
A/F#
I've struggled with 'goodbye'
Em Em7 Cadd9
And broke a lot of promises I made the day you died
G
Wish I was more like you
A/F#
Less like myself
Em Em7
And I wish that I could talk to you
Cadd9
'Cause I could use your help
Am D
Since you've gone to heaven
G
The whole world's gone to hell
[Outro]
Cadd9 Em7 Am D G