Verse 1:
C
I'm thinking of friends whom I used to know
C G
Who lived and suffered in this world below
C F
They've gone off to heaven but I wanna know
C G C
What are they doing there now
Chorus:
C
Oh what are they doing in heaven today
C G
Where sin and sorrow have all gone away
C F
Peace is fine like a river they say
C G C
But what are they doing there now
Verse 2:
C
There are some whose hearts were burdened with care
C G
Who spent their moments of fighting and tears
C F
They clung to the cross with trembling and fear
C G C
Oh what are they doing there now
(chorus)
Instrumental
Verse 3:
C
There are some who were poor and often despised
C G
They looked up towards heaven with tear-blinded eyes
C F
While people heedless and deaf to their cries
C G C
Oh what are they doing there now