Norman Greenbaum, Spirit in the Sky (1969)
^{Key: :[G#] (w: Norman Greenbaum) (Doctor & the Medics, 1986)}

INTRO:
[G#] ^[/C#/B] [G#] // [G#] ^[/B/C#] [G#] : [x4]

VERSE 1:
[G#] When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the [C#] place that's the best
When they lay me [G#] down to die
Goin' [D#] up to the spirit in the sky [G#]

CHORUS:
[G#] Goin' on up to the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go [C#] when I die
When I die and they [G#] lay me to rest
I'm gonna [D#] go to the place that's the best [G#]

BREAK:
[G#] ^[/C#/B] [G#] // [G#] ^[/B/C#] [G#] : [x2]

VERSE 2:
[G#] Prepare yourself, you know it's a must
Gotta have a friend in [C#] Jesus
So you know that [G#] when I die
He's [D#] gonna recommend you to the spirit in the [G#] sky

CHORUS 2:
[G#] Wholely to recommend you to the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go, [C#] when I die
When you die and they [G#] lay you to rest
You're gonna [D#] go to the place that's the best [G#]

BREAK:
[G#] ^[/C#/B] [G#] // [G#] ^[/B/C#] [G#] : [x2]

INSTRUMENTAL: [G#] [F#] [G#] [B] : [x2]

BREAK:
[G#] ^[/C#/B] [G#] // [G#] ^[/B/C#] [G#] : [x2]

VERSE 3:
[G#] Never been a sinner, I've never sinned
I've got a friend in [C#] Jesus
So you know that [G#] when I die
He's [D#] gonna set me up with the spirit in the [G#] sky