If heav en was an (B)hour, it would be twi light
when the fire flies start their danc in’ on the lawn.
And sup per’s on the sat is fy and your ma’s (C#m)laugh in’.
and there’d al And ev ’ry bod y’s work in’ day
is done.
If heav en was a town, it sure would be a (C#m)fast town, one
oh, on a (A)sum mer day in nine teen eight y five.
And ev ’ry thing I want ed was out there (C#m)wait in’
and ev ’ry one I loved was still a live.
Don’t (B)cry a tear for me, now, ba by.
There comes a time
we all must say good bye,
and if (B)that’s what heav en’s (C#m)made of, you know I,
I (B)ain’t a fraid to (E)die.
If heav en was a (B)pie, it would be cher ry,
when so cool and sweet, and heav y on the tongue.
And just one bite would sat is fy and your ma’s (C#m)hun ger
and there’d al And ev ’ry be e nough for ev
’ry one.
If heav en was a train, it sure would be a (C#m)fast town, one
oh, that could (A)take this wea ry trav ’ler ’round the bend.
If heav en was a tear, ed it’d be my (C#m)last one
and ev and you’d be in my arms a gain.
Don’t (B)cry a tear for me, now, ba by.
There comes a time
we all must say good bye,
and if (B)that’s what heav en’s (C#m)made of, you know I,
I (B)ain’t a fraid to (E)die.
(E)die.
Yeah, if (B)that’s what heav en’s made
of, you know I,
I (B7)ain’t a fraid to (E)die.
This page shows “If Heaven” by Andy Griggs in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of E at 80 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.