"Say Hello 2 Heaven" key of Am
Used a combo of Chris's acoustic and original electric versions.
I like the flavor of the "Cadd9" in the chorus versus a "C" acoustically, but either works.
The song also sounds good arpeggiating the chords as well (like electric version).
In the verse, I preferred an open F chord to use the add9 imbelishment. In pre-chorus I preferred
an F barre to pronounce the F note on the low e string 1st fret.
Chris also uses barre chords in the last line in the pre-chorus- G-Bb-A to open C
-INTRO- x 2
e|------0------0------0------0---|
B|----3------3------3------3-----|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--3------2---------------------|
E|---------------1-----0---------|
Intro into verse.
F7 G#7 G7 x 3 times to "G" verse (after G#7 3rd time)
-VERSE-
G Am C Em
Please mother mercy take me from this place
G Am C F Fadd9
And the long winded curses I keep hearing in my head
G Am C Em
Words never listen and teachers never learn
G Am C F Fadd9
Now I'm warm from the candle but I feel to cold to burn
-PRE-CHORUS-
C Cmaj9 F Em
He came from an island and he died from the street
G Bb A C
He hurt so bad like a soul breaking but he never said nothing to me
-CHORUS-
C G D Cadd9
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
C G D Cadd9
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
Pre verse F7-G#7-
-VERSE-
G Am C Em
New like a baby, lost like a prayer
G Am C F Fadd9
The sky was your playground but the cold ground was your bed
G Am C Em
Poor stargazer she's got no tears in her eyes
G Am C F Fadd9
Smooth like a whisper she knows that love heals all wounds with time
-PRE-CHORUS-
C Cmaj9 F Em
Now it seems like too much love is never enough yeah
G Bb A C
you better seek out another road cause this one has ended abrupt!
-CHORUS-
2x
C G D Cadd9
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
C G D Cadd9
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
C G D Cadd9
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
SOLO EM-G-C x3
F7-G#7- (with imbelishments as per electric versions)
-VERSE-
G Am C Em
I never wanted to write these words down for you
G Am C F Fadd9
With these pages of phrases of things we'll never do
G Am C Em
So I blow out the candle and I put you to bed
G Bb
Since you can't say to me how the dogs broke your bone
A C
There's just one thing left to be said ..yeah..
-CHORUS-
C G D Cadd9
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
C G D Cadd9
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
C G D Cadd9
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
C G D Cadd9
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
F7-G#7-G7
F7-G#7-G7
F7-G#7 into partial Inro to end
