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Gimme A Ride To Heaven

Terry Allen
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D-DU-UDU
I  WAS ALL CAUGHT UP WITH MYSELF ON THE HIGHWAY  AT NIGHT
DRIVIN  LIKE A BAT OUTTA HELL WHEN I BEHLED  AN AMAZING SIGHT
WAS  A LONELY APPARITION BY THE ROADSIDE  STANDING THERE
WITH  A THUMB OUT IN THE WILDERNESS AND A HALO  IN HIS HAIR
GIMME  A RIDE TO HEAVEN BOY,
 AND I'LL SHOW YOU PARADISE
GIMME  A RIDE TO HEAVEN BOY
 MY NAME  IS JESUS CHRIST
 WELL, I CAME SCREECHING TO A HALT AND I SAID HOP ON IN
 HE SAID THANKS FOR THE LIFT I FORGIVE YOU OF YOUR SINS
 I'VE JUST COME FROM JERUSALEM WHERE THINGS ARE GOING BAD
 AH, GIMME A RIDE TO HEAVEN BOY, I NEED TO TALK TO MY DAD
 WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW JUST WHAT TO DO, SO I JAMMED 'ER DOWN IN GEAR
 STARTED KICKING MY FEET BENEATH THE SEAT, I WAS TRYIN TO HIDE THE BEER
 WELL, HE JUST GRINNED AND SAID MY FRIEND, I KNOW YOU MAY THINK IT'S ODD
 BUT YOU GOT NOTHING TO FEAR ABOUT DRINKIN A BEER IF YOU'LL SHARE IT WITH THE SON OF GOD
 WELL, I SAW GOOD NEWS IN HIS BABY BLUES SO I STOMPED IT ON THE FLOOR
 I SAID YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW ME HOW TO GET THERE, I AIN'T BEEN BEFORE
 WELL, IT'S A HARD PLACE TO FIND HE SAID BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE CLUE
 IT AIN'T SOMEWHERE UP IN THE AIR, IT'S RIGHT HERE INSIDE YOU
 THEN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT PERFECT SMILE, FROM HIS ROBES HE PULLED A GUN
 STUCK IT RIGHT UPSIDE MY HEAD AND SAID HOW'S THIS FOR KINGDOM COME??
 WELL, I PULLED OFF SCARED AND I HEARD HIM SAY AS HE LEFT ME BENEATH THE STARS
 YOU KNOW THE LORD MOVES IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS AND TONIGHT MY SON
 HE'S GONNA USE YOUR CAR

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Readable chord sheet for Gimme A Ride To Heaven by Terry Allen

[F]  [Bb] [C]

[F]I WAS ALL CAUGHT UP WITH MYSELF ON THE [Bb]HIGHWAY AT NIGHT [F]
[F]DRIVIN LIKE A BAT OUTTA HELL WHEN I BEHLED[C] AN AMAZING SIGHT
[F]WAS A LONELY APPARITION BY THE [Bb]ROADSIDE STANDING T[F]HERE
[F]WITH A THUMB OUT IN THE WILDERNESS AND A [C]HALO IN HIS [F]HAIR

[F]GIMME A RIDE TO HEAVEN BOY,
AND I'LL SHOW YOU P[Bb]ARADISE                   [F]
[F]GIMME A RIDE TO HEAVEN BOY
MY NAME[C] IS JESUS CHRIST            [F]

WELL, I CAME SCREECHING TO A HALT AND I SAID HOP ON IN
HE SAID THANKS FOR THE LIFT I FORGIVE YOU OF YOUR SINS
I'VE JUST COME FROM JERUSALEM WHERE THINGS ARE GOING BAD
AH, GIMME A RIDE TO HEAVEN BOY, I NEED TO TALK TO MY DAD

WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW JUST WHAT TO DO, SO I JAMMED 'ER DOWN IN GEAR
STARTED KICKING MY FEET BENEATH THE SEAT, I WAS TRYIN TO HIDE THE BEER
WELL, HE JUST GRINNED AND SAID MY FRIEND, I KNOW YOU MAY THINK IT'S ODD
BUT YOU GOT NOTHING TO FEAR ABOUT DRINKIN A BEER IF YOU'LL SHARE IT WITH THE SON OF GOD

WELL, I SAW GOOD NEWS IN HIS BABY BLUES SO I STOMPED IT ON THE FLOOR
I SAID YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW ME HOW TO GET THERE, I AIN'T BEEN BEFORE
WELL, IT'S A HARD PLACE TO FIND HE SAID BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE CLUE
IT AIN'T SOMEWHERE UP IN THE AIR, IT'S RIGHT HERE INSIDE YOU

THEN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT PERFECT SMILE, FROM HIS ROBES HE PULLED A GUN
STUCK IT RIGHT UPSIDE MY HEAD AND SAID HOW'S THIS FOR KINGDOM COME??
WELL, I PULLED OFF SCARED AND I HEARD HIM SAY AS HE LEFT ME BENEATH THE STARS
YOU KNOW THE LORD MOVES IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS AND TONIGHT MY SON
HE'S GONNA USE YOUR CAR

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