From Gretchen's 2004 Halcyon album
Standard tuning EADGBE
NB Gretchen's recording is a whole tone DOWN from this i.e. DGCFAD
So - while the fingering for C is x32010, it is in fact Bb, G/B is F/A etc.
VERSE 1
[C] If heaven was an [G/B]hour it would be [Am]twilight[Am/G]
The [F]fireflies start dancing on the [C]lawn[G]
[C]supper's on the [G/B]stove and Mama's [Am]laughing[Am/G]
[F] And everybody's [C]working day is [G]done
[C] If heaven was a [G/B]town it would be [Am]my tow[Am/G]n
On a [F]summer day in [G]nineteen sixty-[C]five[G]
[C]Everything I [G/B]wanted was out there [Am]waiting[Am/G]
[F]Everyone I [G]loved was still [C]alive[G/B]
CHORUS 1
[Am] Don't [G]cry a [F]tear for me now [C]baby[G/B]
[Am] Comes a [G]time we [F]all must say [G]goodbye
[C] And if [G/B]that's what heaven's [Am]made [F]of
You know I [C]ain't af-[G]raid to [C]die
VERSE 2
[C] If heaven was a [G/B]pie it would be [Am]cherry[Am/G]
Cool an[F]d sweet and heavy on your tongue[C][G]
And [C]just one bite would [G/B]satisfy your [Am]hunger[Am/G]
And [F]there'd always be enough for [G]everyone
[C] If heaven was a [G]train it'd be a [Am]fast one[Am/G]
[F] To take this weary traveller round the [C]bend[G]
[C] And if heaven was a [G/B]tear it'd be my [Am]last one[Am/G]
[F] And you'd be [G]in my arms [C]again[G/B]
CHORUS 2
[Am] So don't [G]cry a [F]tear for me now [C]baby[G/B]
[Am] Comes a [G]time we [F]all must say [G]goodbye
[C] And if [G/B]that's what heaven's [Am]made of [F]
You know I [C] [C/G]ain't af-raid to [C]die
[C] If [G]that's what heaven's [Am]made of
[C] I [G]ain't afraid to [C]die
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
August 2012
[email protected]
Standard tuning EADGBE
NB Gretchen's recording is a whole tone DOWN from this i.e. DGCFAD
So - while the fingering for C is x32010, it is in fact Bb, G/B is F/A etc.
VERSE 1
[C] If heaven was an [G/B]hour it would be [Am]twilight[Am/G]
The [F]fireflies start dancing on the [C]lawn[G]
[C]supper's on the [G/B]stove and Mama's [Am]laughing[Am/G]
[F] And everybody's [C]working day is [G]done
[C] If heaven was a [G/B]town it would be [Am]my tow[Am/G]n
On a [F]summer day in [G]nineteen sixty-[C]five[G]
[C]Everything I [G/B]wanted was out there [Am]waiting[Am/G]
[F]Everyone I [G]loved was still [C]alive[G/B]
CHORUS 1
[Am] Don't [G]cry a [F]tear for me now [C]baby[G/B]
[Am] Comes a [G]time we [F]all must say [G]goodbye
[C] And if [G/B]that's what heaven's [Am]made [F]of
You know I [C]ain't af-[G]raid to [C]die
VERSE 2
[C] If heaven was a [G/B]pie it would be [Am]cherry[Am/G]
Cool an[F]d sweet and heavy on your tongue[C][G]
And [C]just one bite would [G/B]satisfy your [Am]hunger[Am/G]
And [F]there'd always be enough for [G]everyone
[C] If heaven was a [G]train it'd be a [Am]fast one[Am/G]
[F] To take this weary traveller round the [C]bend[G]
[C] And if heaven was a [G/B]tear it'd be my [Am]last one[Am/G]
[F] And you'd be [G]in my arms [C]again[G/B]
CHORUS 2
[Am] So don't [G]cry a [F]tear for me now [C]baby[G/B]
[Am] Comes a [G]time we [F]all must say [G]goodbye
[C] And if [G/B]that's what heaven's [Am]made of [F]
You know I [C] [C/G]ain't af-raid to [C]die
[C] If [G]that's what heaven's [Am]made of
[C] I [G]ain't afraid to [C]die
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
August 2012
[email protected]
