Gretchen Peters (born November 14, 1957 in Bronxville, New York) is an American singer-songwriter in the folk/country genre. An accomplished song-writer, she won the Country Music Association Song Of The Year award in 1994 for "Independence Day", a hit at the time for Martina McBride. She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014.
Though born in New York, Peter's was raised in Boulder, Colorado, and then moved to Nashville in the late 1980s.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
From Gretchen's 2004 Halcyon album Standard tuning EADGBE NB Gretchen's recording is a whole tone DOWN from this i.e. DGCFAD So - while the fingering for C is x32010, it is in fact Bb, G/B is F/A etc.
VERSE 1 =======
CG/BAmAm/G If heaven was an hour it would be twilight FCG The fireflies start dancing on the lawn CG/BAmAm/G supper's on the stove and Mama's laughing FCG And everybody's working day is done CG/BAmAm/G If heaven was a town it would be my town FGCG On a summer day in nineteen sixty-five CG/BAmAm/G Everything I wanted was out there waiting FGCG/B Everyone I loved was still alive
CHORUS 1 ========
AmGFCG/B Don't cry a tear for me now baby AmGFG Comes a time we all must say goodbye CG/BAmF And if that's what heaven's made of CGC You know I ain't af-raid to die
VERSE 2 =======
CG/BAmAm/G If heaven was a pie it would be cherry FCG Cool and sweet and heavy on your tongue CG/BAmAm/G And just one bite would satisfy your hunger FG And there'd always be enough for everyone CGAmAm/G If heaven was a train it'd be a fast one FCG To take this weary traveller round the bend CG/BAmAm/G And if heaven was a tear it'd be my last one FGCG/B And you'd be in my arms again
CHORUS 2 =======
AmGFCG/B So don't cry a tear for me now baby AmGFG Comes a time we all must say goodbye CG/BAmF And if that's what heaven's made of CC/GC You know I ain't af-raid to die
CGAm If that's what heaven's made of CGC I ain't afraid to die