A  D \ C   A  C \ D  3x

A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
                      D
gonna go to the place that's the best
                 A
When they lay me down to die,
      E                       A
going up to the spirit in the sky


Going up to the spirit in the sky, (spirit in the sky)
                                 D
that's where I'm gonna go when I die (when I die)
                    A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
          E                          A
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best

A  D \ C   A  C \ D  3x

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


Oh, recommend you to the spirit in the sky,
                                      D
that's where you're gonna go when you die (when you die)
                      A
When you die and they lay you to rest,
             E                          A
you're gonna go to the place that's the best

A  D \ C   A  C \ D  3x

Solo 

A \ G \ A  C \ D x2

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


Oh, set me up with the spirit in the sky, (spirit in the sky)
                          D
that's where I'm gonna go when I die (when I die)
                    A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
          E                          A
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best

E                          A
Go to the place that's the best

A  D \ C   A  C \ D  2x