On My Way To Heaven chords by Mavis Staples

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Em
A
G
Esus4
E
Bm
C#
F#
B
G#

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) I'm too close, hey,
to reaching my journey's end
A 
Em 
G 
 (A major) Lord, I'm too close to  (E minor)  (G major) turn back
A 
Em 
to living in  (A major) a world of  (E minor) sin
Esus4 
I wouldn't take nothin'  (Esus4) 
E 
Em 
 (E major) Lord,  (E minor) for my journey now
Bm 
Oh, you know I sure  (B minor) got to make it
Em 
E 
Em 
to heaven somehow  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
G 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (G major) I'm too  (E minor) close, too  (E major)  (E minor) close
to reaching my goal
Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord
A 
 (A major) I  said I'm too close
Too close to saving my soul
Em 
G 
Em 
E 
You  (E minor) know  (G major)  (E minor) I'm too  (E major) close
Em 
E 
Bm 
Em 
G 
Em 
To  (E minor) heaven,  (E major)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (G major) to turn  (E minor) around
A 
Bm 
E 
Just  (A major) can't turn around  (B minor)  (E major) 
Em 
E 
G 
A 
Em 
E 
Em 
G 
 (E minor) You  (E major) know  (G major)  (A major) that  (E minor) I'm too close  (E major) to  (E minor)  (G major) 
Em 
E 
G 
Em 
G 
E 
Em 
E 
Em 
E 
 (E minor) heav (E major)  (G major)  (E minor) en   (G major)  (E major) to  (E minor) turn around  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
A 
 (A major) I  just can't turn around
E 
C# 
F# 
C# 
F# 
B 
C# 
 (E major)  (C sharp major)  (F sharp major)  (C sharp major)  (F sharp major)  (B major)  (C sharp major) 
F# 
G# 
C# 
Any (F sharp major) how, anyhow, my,  (G sharp major) my   (C sharp major) Lord
E 
F# 
Down at  (E major) the cross,  (F sharp major) oh Lord
C# 
F# 
You know  (C sharp major) that I'm  (F sharp major) on my
way to heaven anyhow
C# 
G# 
C# 
F# 
 (C sharp major)  (G sharp major) Lord,  (C sharp major) you may ab (F sharp major) use me
C# 
F# 
Child, you may scorn  (C sharp major)  (F sharp major) 
Scandalize, scandalize
G# 
C# 
My name  (G sharp major)  (C sharp major) 
F# 
You know that I'm  (F sharp major) on  my way
On my way, on my way
I'm on my way, on my way
I'm on my way,
C# 
F# 
sometimes burdened  (C sharp major)  (F sharp major) 
C# 
F# 
I'm on my  (C sharp major) way,  (F sharp major) I get so tired
sometimes
C# 
F# 
I'm on my  (C sharp major) way,  (F sharp major) my road get rocky
C# 
I'm on my way, I'm on my way  (C sharp major) 
I'm on my way, I'm my way
B 
C# 
I'm on my  (B major) way,  (C sharp major) I'm on my way
I wonder are you on your way
G# 
C# 
I  (G sharp major)  (C sharp major) wonder are you on your way
F# 
I'm  (F sharp major) on  my way to heaven anyhow
C# 
 (C sharp major) Anyhow