Heaven Can Wait

G          C  Em
Heaven can wait
              C                 G          C
And a band of angels wrapped up in my heart
             Em          D      C
Will take me through the lonely night
            A7          D
Through the cold of the day
D7
And I know
  G
I know
           C  Em
Heaven can wait
                      C                 G          C
And all the gods come down here just to sing for me
             Em        D       C
And the melody's gonna make me fly
        A7
Without pain
        D
Without fear

C                   G
Give me all of your dreams
           Bm
And let me go along on your way
C                   G
Give me all of your prayers to sing
         Bm                                  F
And I'll turn the night into the skylight of day
                 C
I got a taste of paradise
    Eb          Bb           F
I'm never gonna let it slip away
                 C
I got a taste of paradise
     Eb           Bb              D
It's all I really need to make me stay
                    G
Just like a child again

G          C  Em
Heaven can wait
                 C              G          C
And all I got is time until the end of time
             Em
I won't look back
  D          C
I won't look back
        A7     D
Let the altars shine

G C Em C G C Em D C A7 D

C                    G
And I know that I've been released
      Bm
But I don't know to where
    C              G
And nobody s gonna tell me know
      Bm
And I don't really care
      C
No no no
                 F   C
I got a taste of paradise
       Eb           Bb              F
That’s all I really need to make me stay
                 C
I got a taste of paradise
     Eb                    Bb
If I had it any sooner you know
           D                                 G
You know I never would have run away from my home

G          C  Em
Heaven can wait
                 C              G          C
And all I got is time until the end of time
             Em
I won’t look back
  D          C
I won’t look back
        A7     D
Let the altars shine

G          C  Em
Heaven can wait
G          C  Em
Heaven can wait
             Em
I won’t look back
  D          C
I won’t look back
        A7     D
Let the altar  shine

        G D    G
Let the altar  shine


* Alternate:

Capo III

D  = B
C  = A
Em = C#m
G  = E
A7 = F#7
D7 = B7
Bm = G#m
F  = D
Eb = C
Bb = G