Norman Greenbaum, Spirit in the Sky (1969)
Key: :[A] (w: Norman Greenbaum) (Doctor & the Medics, 1986)
INTRO:
[A] ^
[/D/C] [A] //
[A] ^
[/C/D] [A] :
[x4]
VERSE 1:
[A] When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the
[D] place that's the best
When they lay me
[A] down to die
Goin'
[E] up to the spirit in the sky
[A]
CHORUS:
[A] Goin' on up to the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go
[D] when I die
When I die and they
[A] lay me to rest
I'm gonna
[E] go to the place that's the best
[A]
BREAK:
[A] ^
[/D/C] [A] //
[A] ^
[/C/D] [A] :
[x2]
VERSE 2:
[A] Prepare yourself, you know it's a must
Gotta have a friend in
[D] Jesus
So you know that
[A] when I die
He's
[E] gonna recommend you to the spirit in the
[A] sky
CHORUS 2:
[A] Wholely to recommend you to the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go,
[D] when I die
When you die and they
[A] lay you to rest
You're gonna
[E] go to the place that's the best
[A]
BREAK:
[A] ^
[/D/C] [A] //
[A] ^
[/C/D] [A] :
[x2]
INSTRUMENTAL: [A] [G] [A] [C] :
[x2]
BREAK:
[A] ^
[/D/C] [A] //
[A] ^
[/C/D] [A] :
[x2]
VERSE 3:
[A] Never been a sinner, I've never sinned
I've got a friend in
[D] Jesus
So you know that
[A] when I die
He's
[E] gonna set me up with the spirit in the
[A] sky
CHORUS 3:
[A] Whoa set me up with the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go,
[D] when I die
When you die and they
[A] lay you to rest
You're gonna
[E] go to the place that's the
[A] best
[E] go to the place that's the
[A] best
OUTRO:
[A] ^
[/D/C] [A] //
[A] ^
[/C/D] [A] :
[Multiple Times]
