Spirit in the Sky
Norman Greenbaum (1969)
Offbeat Strumming Rhythm
4/4 | D u - u - u - u | - u - u - u - u |
1 & & & & & & & &
Intro
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] When I die and they | lay me to rest, |
| [A] gonna go to the | [D] place that's the best |
| [D] When they lay me | [A] down to die,
going | [E7] up to the spirit in the | [E7] sky [A] |
| [A] Going up to the | spirit in the sky, (spirit in the sky) |
| [A] that's where I'm gonna go | [D] when I die (when I die) |
| [D] When I die and they | [A] lay me to rest,
I'm gonna | [E7] go to the place that's the | [E7] best [A] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] Prepare yourself, you | know it's a must, |
| [A] got to have a friend in | [D] Jesus |
| [D] So you know that | [A] when you die,
He's | [E7] gonna recommend you to the | [E7] spirit in the [A] sky (spirit in the sky) |
| [A] Oh, recommend you to the | spirit in the sky, |
| [A] that's where you're gonna go | [D] when you die (when you die) |
| [D] When you die and they | [A] lay you to rest,
you're gonna | [E7] go to the place that's the | [A] best |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
Solo
| [A] | [G] | [A] | [C] |
| [A] | [G] | [A] | [C] [D] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] Never been a sinner, | I've never sinned, |
| [A] I've got a friend in | [D] Jesus |
| [D] So you know that | [A] when I die,
He's | [E7] gonna set me up with the | [E7] spirit in the [A] sky |
| [A] Oh, set me up with the | spirit in the sky, (spirit in the sky) |
| [A] that's where I'm gonna go | [D] when I die (when I die) |
| [D] When I die and they | [A] lay me to rest,
I'm gonna | [E7] go to the place that's the | [A] best |
| [E7] Go to the place that's the | [A] best |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] | [A↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 07/13/20 JJ
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Norman Greenbaum (1969)
Offbeat Strumming Rhythm
4/4 | D u - u - u - u | - u - u - u - u |
1 & & & & & & & &
Intro
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] When I die and they | lay me to rest, |
| [A] gonna go to the | [D] place that's the best |
| [D] When they lay me | [A] down to die,
going | [E7] up to the spirit in the | [E7] sky [A] |
| [A] Going up to the | spirit in the sky, (spirit in the sky) |
| [A] that's where I'm gonna go | [D] when I die (when I die) |
| [D] When I die and they | [A] lay me to rest,
I'm gonna | [E7] go to the place that's the | [E7] best [A] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] Prepare yourself, you | know it's a must, |
| [A] got to have a friend in | [D] Jesus |
| [D] So you know that | [A] when you die,
He's | [E7] gonna recommend you to the | [E7] spirit in the [A] sky (spirit in the sky) |
| [A] Oh, recommend you to the | spirit in the sky, |
| [A] that's where you're gonna go | [D] when you die (when you die) |
| [D] When you die and they | [A] lay you to rest,
you're gonna | [E7] go to the place that's the | [A] best |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
Solo
| [A] | [G] | [A] | [C] |
| [A] | [G] | [A] | [C] [D] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] Never been a sinner, | I've never sinned, |
| [A] I've got a friend in | [D] Jesus |
| [D] So you know that | [A] when I die,
He's | [E7] gonna set me up with the | [E7] spirit in the [A] sky |
| [A] Oh, set me up with the | spirit in the sky, (spirit in the sky) |
| [A] that's where I'm gonna go | [D] when I die (when I die) |
| [D] When I die and they | [A] lay me to rest,
I'm gonna | [E7] go to the place that's the | [A] best |
| [E7] Go to the place that's the | [A] best |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] |
| [A] | [A] [D↓][C↓] | [A] | [A] [C↓][D↓] | [A↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 07/13/20 JJ
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