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He Was in Heaven Before He Died chords by 
John Prine
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Verse 1
C
F
There's a rainbow of babies
G
C
Draped over the graveyard
F
C
Where all the dead sailors
Wait for their brides
G
Verse 2
C
And the cold bitter snow
F
C
Has strangled each grass blade
F
C
Where the salt from their tears
G
C
Washed out with the tide
Verse 3
F
G
And I smiled on the Wabash
C
The last time I passed it
F
C
Yes, I gave her a wink
From the passenger side
G
Verse 4
C
And my foot fell asleep
F
C
As I swallowed my candy
F
C
Knowing he was in Heaven
G
C
G
Before he died
C
Verse 5
F
Now a harbor's on fire
G
With the dreams and desires
C
F
C
Of a thousand young poets
Who failed 'cause they tried
G
Verse 6
C
For a rhyme without reason
F
C
Floats down to the bottom
F
C
Where the scavengers eat 'em
G
C
And wash in with the tide
Verse 7
F
G
And I smiled on the Wabash
C
The last time I passed it
F
C
Yes, I gave her a wink
From the passenger side
Verse 8
G
C
And my foot fell asleep
F
C
As I swallowed my candy
F
C
Knowing he was in Heaven
G
Before he died
C
Verse 9
F
The sun can play tricks
G
C
With your eyes on the highway
F
C
The moon can lay sideways
Till the ocean stands still
G
Verse 10
C
But a person can't tell
F
C
His best friend he loves him
F
C
Till time has stopped breathing
G
C
You're alone on the hill
Verse 11
F
G
And I smiled on the Wabash
C
The last time I passed it
F
C
Yes, I gave her a wink
From the passenger side
G
Verse 12
C
And my foot fell asleep
F
C
As I swallowed my candy
F
C
Knowing he was in Heaven
G
Before he died
C
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