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Capo 2nd fret C When I get to heaven, I'm gonna shake God's hand, Thank him for more blessings than one man can stand. Then I'm gonna get a guitar and start a rock 'n' roll band, Check into a swell hotel: ain't the afterlife grand? G C And then I'm gonna get a cocktail, vodka and ginger ale. F C Yeah, I'm gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine miles long. G C I'm gonna kiss that pretty girl on the tilt-a-whirl. F G C 'Cause this old man is going to town. C F Then as God is my witness, I'm getting back into show business. G I'm gonna open up a nightclub called "The Tree of Forgiveness" C And forgive everybody ever done me any harm. F Well, I might even invite a few choice critics, those syphilitic parasitics, G C Buy 'em a pint of Smithwick's, and smother 'em with my charm.
'Cause then I'm gonna get a cocktail, vodka and ginger ale.
Yeah, I'm gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine miles long.
I'm gonna kiss that pretty girl on the tilt-a-whirl.
Yeah, this old man is going to town.
Da-da-da-la-da...
F G7 Yeah, when I get to heaven, I'm gonna take that wristwatch off my arm. C What are you gonna do with time after you've bought the farm? F Then I'm gonna go find my mom and dad and good ol' brother Doug, G7 C Well, I bet him and cousin Jackie are still cutting up a rug. F I wanna see all my mama's sisters, 'cause that's where all the love starts. G7 C I miss 'em all like crazy, bless their little hearts. F And I always will remember these words my daddy said, G7 He said, "Buddy, when you're dead, you're a dead peckerhead!" C I hope to prove him wrong, that is, when I get to heaven...
'Cause I'm gonna have a cocktail, vodka and ginger ale.
Yeah, I'm gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine miles long.
I'm gonna kiss that pretty girl on the tilt-a-whirl.
Yeah, this old man is going to town.
Yeah, this old man is going to town.
Doo-doo-la-da-doo...
(Words and music by John Prine, 2017)
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