Heaven
Brett DennenVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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|---X---| |---1---| |---5---|
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Notes: Strumming is just a solid downstroke pattern. Notes in parentheses may be played
For the most part, though, Brett leaves them out
(as I do in the video).
With Am, half the time Brett plays it as a standard barre chord and the other half he
it as I do.
I prefer using the thumb for the bass notes (reminiscent of John Mayer's style). During
F chord in the chorus Brett adds a little hammer-on with the pinky on the 4th string,
fret.
"Heaven" by Brett Dennen
Beyond the rules of religion
the cloth of conviction
above all the competition
where fact and fiction meet
There's no color lines, casts or classes
there's no fooling the masses
whatever faith you practice
whatever you believe
Oh, Heaven, Heaven
What the hell is heaven?
Is there a home for the homeless
Is there hope for the hopeless
Throw away your misconceptions
there's no walls around heaven
there's no codes you gotta know to get in
no minutemen or border patrol
You must lose your earthly possessions
leave behind your weapons
you can't buy your salvation
and there is no pot of gold
Heaven ain't got no prisons
no government, no business
no banks or politicians
no armies and no police
Castles and cathedrals crumble
pyramids and pipelines tumble
the failure keeps you humble
and leads us closer to peace
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Readable chord sheet for Heaven by Brett Dennen
[F] [A#] [Dm]
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|---1---| |---3---| |---6---|
|---2---| |---3---| |---7---|
|---3---| |---3---| |---7---|
|---X---| |---1---| |---5---|
|---1---| |-------| |-------|
[Am] [Gm] [C]
|--(5)--| |--(3)--| |-------|
|---5---| |---3---| |---5---|
|---5---| |---3---| |---5---|
|---7---| |---5---| |---5---|
|--(7)--| |--(5)--| |---3---|
|---5---| |---3---| |-------|
Notes: Strumming is just a solid downstroke pattern. Notes in parentheses may be played
For the most part, though, Brett leaves them out
(as I do in the video).
With Am, half the time Brett plays it as a standard barre chord and the other half he
it as I do.
I prefer using the thumb for the bass notes (reminiscent of John Mayer's style). During
F chord in the chorus Brett adds a little hammer-on with the pinky on the 4th string,
fret.
"Heaven" by Brett Dennen
[F]Beyond the rules of rel[A#]igion
[Dm]the cloth of conv[Am]iction
[A#]above all the compe[F]tit[Dm]ion
[Gm]where fact and fiction [C]meet
There's no [F]color lines, casts or [A#]classes
[Dm]there's no fooling the [Am]masses
[A#]whatever faith you [F]pract[Dm]ice
[Gm]whatever you [C]believe
Oh, [Dm]Heaven, Hea[A#]ven [C] [Dm]
[Dm]What the hell is [A#]heav[C]en?[Dm]
[A#]Is there a [C]home for the [F]homeless
[A#]Is there [C]hope for the [F]hopeless
[F]Throw away your miscon[A#]ceptions
[Dm]there's no walls around [Am]heaven
[A#]there's no codes you gotta [F]know to [Dm]get in
no [Gm]minutemen or border [C]patrol
[F]You must lose your earthly poss[A#]essions
[Dm]leave behind your [Am]weapons
[A#]you can't buy your sa[F]lva[Dm]tion
and there [Gm]is no pot of [C]gold
[Am]Heaven ain't got no [Dm]prisons
[Gm]no government, no [Dm]business
[Am]no banks or poli[Dm]ticians
[A#]no armies and no po[Am]lic[Gm]e
[F]Castles and cathedrals c[A#]rumble
[Dm]pyramids and pipelines tu[Am]mble
the [A#]failure keeps you [F]humb[Dm]le
and [Gm]leads us closer to [C]peace