Heaven, Hell Or Macon chords by Porter Wagoner

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Verse 1
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D 
 (C major) He  (D major) just turned 21.
C 
This was  (C major) his first job.
D 
He had a cold blue  (D major) steel revolver
and a liquor store to rob.
And he said,
Give me your money mister,
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please  (C major) don't hesitate.
D 
 (D major) If you try to be a hero,
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it'll  (C major) be your last  (D major) mistake.
Am 
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You  (A minor) got a lot of reas (D major) ons to live,
Am 
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G 
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and  (A minor) I'm just down to one  (D major)  (G major) California beat  (D major) me,
Em 
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it  (E minor) almost took my mind  (D major) 
This pistol bought me distance,
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but I'm a  (C major) -runnin' out of  (D major) time
G 
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My  (G major) mama's up in  (D major) heaven,
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yes,  (G major) daddy's down in  (D major) hell
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Sister (G major) , she's gone  (D major) crazy,
A 
my brother's back in  (A major) jail
G 
D 
My  (G major) wo man waits in  (D major) Ma con,
Bm 
Lord, I wanna hold her tight  (B minor) 
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G 
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And  (A major)  (G major) heaven, hell, or  (D major) Macon,
A 
I'm gonna see one  (A major) of them to
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Am 
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Am 
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Bm 
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 (D major) night  (A minor)  (D major)  (A minor)  (D major)  (B minor)  (E major) 
Bm 
E 
 (B minor)  (E major) 
If I could see my mama,
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she'd  (D major) tell me what to do  (E major) 
I'm going against my racing
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by hold (D major) ing this gun on  (E major) you
Bm 
When a  (B minor) man is down,
E 
he  (E major) can't get up,
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there's  (B minor) just one way to turn  (E major) 
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I'm  (A major) walkin' on a tightrope,  (E major) 
F#m 
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hangin'  (F sharp minor) by a  (E major) thread
Bad times all around me,
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E 
 (D major) worst times up  (E major) ahead
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My  (A major) mama's up in  (E major) heaven,
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guess  (A major) daddy's down in  (E major) hell
A 
E 
Sister (A major) , she's gone  (E major) crazy,
B 
my brother's back in  (B major) jail
A 
E 
My wo (A major) man waits in  (E major) Ma con
C#m 
Lord, I wanna hold her tight  (C sharp minor) 
B 
A 
E 
An (B major) d  heav (A major) en, to  (E major) Macon
I'm gonna see, I'm gonna see
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E 
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One  (B major) of them to (E major) night  (D major) you