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gimme a ride to heaven boy chords by
Terry Allen
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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G

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Well I was caught up with myself
C
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On the highway at night

Drivin' like a bat outta hell
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D

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When I beheld an amazing sight
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G

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It was a lonely apparition
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G

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By the roadside standing there

With his thumb out in the wilderness
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And a halo in his hair
Verse 2
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G

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[Chorus] He said "Gimme a ride to

heaven boy
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C

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I'll Show you paradise

Yeah gimme a ride to heaven boy
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My name is Jesus Christ"
Gm
Gm
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So
Verse 3

I come screeching to a halt
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I said "Hop on in"

He says "thanks a lot for the lift
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I forgive you of your sins
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Gm
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3

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Yeah I just come from Jerusalem
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Where things are going bad

Ah gimme a ride to heaven boy
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I need to talk to my dad"
Interlude 1
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Gm
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[Chorus]
Verse 4


Well I didn't know what to do
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So I jammed her down in gear

Kind a kicked my feet beneath the seat
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I was trying to hide the beer
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Gm
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Ah but he just grinned

and said "My friend,
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I know you must think it's odd

But you got nothin' to fear

about drinkin' a beer
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If you share it with the son of God"
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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[Chorus] Well I

saw good news in his baby blues
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So I stomped it on the floor
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I said you have to show

me how to get there
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I ain't been before
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Gm
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"Well it's a hard place

to find" he said
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"But I'll give you a little clue

It ain't somewhere up in the air
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It's sittin' right here inside with you"
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Then right in the middle of that perfect smile
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From his robes he pulled a gun

An stuck it up beside

my head and said
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"How's this for Kingdom Come?"
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Well I pulled off scared

but I heard him say
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As he left me beneath the stars

"The Lord moves in mysterious ways
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And tonight,

my son H'e's gonna use your car"
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[Chorus]
Outro 1
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Gm
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
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Capo: 2

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The original key of gimme a ride to heaven boy by Terry Allen is A major.

The primary chords used in gimme a ride to heaven boy are A, D, E, Am.

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