Spirit in the sky

Akkoorden in dit liedje

Spirit In The Sky
Norman Greenbaum


Supermaximum distortion guitar (with light acoustic in the background):
E-------------------------|-----------------------
B-------------------------|-----------------------
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2- (repeat)
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---3h4---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---
E-------------------------|-----------------------

A    
When I die and they lay me to rest
A                   D
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
D                   A
Don't you know that when I die
E                                 A
Goin' on up to the spirit in the sky
 
Chorus:
A
Goin' on up to the spirit in the sky
A                         D
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
D                   A
When I die and they lay me to rest I'm gonna
E                          E
Go to the place that's the best.

(repeat main riff)

A 
I've never been a sinner, I've never sinned
A                    D
I've got a friend in Jesus
D                A
So you know that when I die
E                                      A
Gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky

Chorus

(repeat main riff)

Solo (play twice)
  A                     G     A                   D
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B-(12)b14-(12)b14-(12)b14-12-12-|-(12)b14-(12)b14-14-14----------14--
G-------------------------------|------------------------------------
D-------------------------------|------------------------------------
A-------------------------------|------------------------------------
E-------------------------------|------------------------------------

(repeat main riff)
A
Prepare yourself, you know it's a must
A                      D
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
D                   A
Cause you know that when you die
E                                             A
He's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky

Chorus

(repeat main riff)

Outro "solo" (repeat + adlib)