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I love to think a bout a (D)par a (D7)dise
some where be yond the (G7)blue;
a man sion wait ing in the (A7)dis tant (Dm)skies
may be next door to (C7)you.
We’ll go pa rad ing through the (D)dis tant (D7)stars,
right down the Milk y (G7)Way;
The plan ets Ju pi ter and (F)Nep tune and (D7)Mars
won’t e ven be half (F)way!
(F)Mov ing,
(D)mov
ing, (C7)mov ing up to Glo ry (F)land.
Mov ing,
(D)mov
ing, (G9)hold ing to his nail scarred (C7)hands.
(F)Don’t know when I’m (Abdim)leav in’ but I’m (C7)read y to go,
(F)when I get to (Abdim)Heav en I’ll be (C7)wel come, I know.
(F)Mov ing,
(D)mov
ing, (C7)mov ing up to Glo ry (F)land.
I made my res er va tion (D)long a (D7)go
the day I gave up (G7)sin;
and when my man sion’s read y, (A7)this I (Dm)know:
I’m gon na move right (C7)in.
I have a vi sion of a (D)hap py (D7)place
where friends and loved ones (G7)meet,
Right on the cor ner of God’s (F)Av tune e (D7)nue
and Hal le lu jah (F)Street!
(F)Mov ing,
(D)mov
ing, (C7)mov ing up to Glo ry (F)land.
Mov ing,
(D)mov
ing, (G9)hold ing to his nail scarred (C7)hands.
(F)Don’t know when I’m (Abdim)leav in’ but I’m (C7)read y to go,
(F)when I get to (Abdim)Heav en I’ll be (C7)wel come, I know.
(F)Mov ing,
(D)mov
ing, (C7)mov ing up to Glo ry (F)land.
(F)land.
This page shows “Movin' Up To Gloryland” by Lee Roy Abernathy 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 Bb at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.