Heaven Bound and Glory Be chords by Kevin Devine

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Verse 1
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 (D major) A reporter in a jail room,
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whispering her source to a  (G major) dying bulb
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While  (A major) the prince is in a fable, peaceful in his cradle,
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convinced  (B minor) of  the  (A major)  (G major)  (A major) im possible:
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All those wicked  (E minor) words I  (A major) used to
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build my wild  (D major) Western truth!  (G major) 
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 (A major) I  was just  (E minor) following the rules.  (A major) Yeah,
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I did  (D major) what I had to do.  (G major) 
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 (A major) So now its  (E minor) later than  (D major) it needs to  (A major) be
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And in the dul (F sharp minor) cet   tones
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of dream  (B minor)  (A major) 
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The prince  (G major) atop his chariot,
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 (A major) Heaven bound & glory  (D major) be.

Verse 2
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 (D major) 
A mother in a market chases after
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children that she barely  (G major) knows
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While  (A major) the father on the barstool, dropped off by
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his carpool, is play (B minor) ing a fa (A major) miliar  (G major) role:
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I  (D major) used  (E minor) to be a conquering  (A major) king. I watched
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the slow  (D major) stars shoot & swing.  (G major) 
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 (A major) When I'd  (E minor) wake, the world would sing.  (A major) Now,
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I  (D major) can't hear anything.  (G major) 
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So  (E major) now its  (E minor) later than it  (D major) needs to be  (A major) 
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And while his  (F sharp minor) stranger
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family sleep (B minor) s    (A major) 
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The  (G major) king looks for his castle,
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 (A major) Heaven bound & glory  (D major) be.
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There's a  (G major) myth we must've

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Verse 3

made

One we're spreading every day

In every dying dream we grieve

The humming hole we fight & feed

It's the loving lives we long for

Heaven bound & glory be

Verse 4
man in a hotel room,
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tangled to his teeth by  (G major) the telephone
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He's  (A major) waiting on a woman,
wondering what she's doing,
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And  (B minor) pacing so his  (A major) pulse won't slow.  (G major) 
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He  (B minor) drums his  (E minor) legs and pulls  (A major) his hair;
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he carves her  (D major) dimples in the air (G major) .
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The  (A major) ra ging  (E minor) world has spooked him scared,  (A major) 
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and he  (D major) don't want her lost out  (G major) there.
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So  (A major) now it's  (E minor) later than it
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 (D major) needs to be  (A major) 
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And though his  (F sharp minor) aching
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eyes want sleep (B minor) 
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 (A major) Against all  (E minor) ration (D major) al  (A major) ity
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Against everything  (F sharp minor) he  (A major) be lieves  (B minor)  (A major) 
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He  (G major) prays for her protection,
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 (A major)  (B minor)  (E major)  (G major)  (A major) Heaven bound
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& glory be.  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (A major) 
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I  (G major) pray for your protection,
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 (A major) Heaven bound & glory be.  (D major) 
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 (A major)  (D major) 