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Prison to Heaven chords by
The Avett Brothers
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Key: D major
Intro 1
D
D

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Verse 1
D
D

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Swing
G
G

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It's a hard decision

Am I gonna leave this prison

If they tell me one more time

To get in line
D
D

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I'm gonna break away
Verse 2
D
D

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But I'm sure
G
G

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That every single prison guard

That walks around this prison yard

Is gonna have a shot at me
D
D

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If he sees me running for the gate
Verse 3
D
D

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G
G

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I'd be better off dead

Full of the lead

Rather than to lay one more day

Let my mind and my body rot away
D
D

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In this awful place
Verse 4
D
D

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G
G

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I'd be floating way up so high

Looking down at all my buddies

Saying "You chumps, you suckers

I hope one day you can find
D
D

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the guts to escape"
Verse 5
D
D

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Well you might say
G
G

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"How come you're so sure

Heaven's where you're going?

You ain't exactly been showing

the ways of an angel"
D
D

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Glory bound
Verse 6
D
D

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G
G

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I must admit you got a point

But I got a feeling

The ceiling ain't so far

And Yahweh just may

want a couple words
D
D

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With yours truly
Verse 7
D
D

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A
A

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So I'll be walking right up to

those big pearly gates
G
G

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Saying "Hey Saint Peter,
D
D

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ol' buddy, ol' pal

How's the family, how's work,

how's the kids

What do you say?

How's about cracking those gates?
A
A

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And letting a fine upstanding fellow,
G
G

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like myself
D
D

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Join the club"
Verse 8
D
D

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And he might say
G
G

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"Ah, Mr. Avett you can save it

I ain't gonna be buying any of that lying

Jive, hustling, bald-faced, fake,

fake, conman nonsense

That you used to get by with
D
D

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Down there on Earth"
Verse 9
D
D

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And I'll say

"Come on
G
G

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Surely you and God of all people oughta know

I was innocent of those crimes

I told you so,

every night by myself in that cell

Surrounded by nothing but
D
D

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gray and quiet"
Verse 10
D
D

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Well dear God
G
G

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Maybe I should just be talking

straight to you

The truth is I lost my way some
D
D

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where along the way
G
G

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And if you got a minute,

would you spend it with a sinner

Just long enough to give me

some directions home
D
D

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Chords
  • D

  • G

  • A

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Prison to Heaven by The Avett Brothers is D major.

The primary chords used in Prison to Heaven are D, G, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Prison to Heaven is approximately 162 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Prison to Heaven using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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