intro : B E B E
mmm . . mmm . . mmm . .
B
my grandpa taught me . .
E
about buck knives and shotguns . .
B
how to cast an old zebco . .
F#
how to work a stick shift . .
B
he taught me the bible . .
E
about all twelve disciples . .
B
and he made sure that i know . .
F#
there’s life after this . .
C#m
with pearly gates . .
B
and streets of gold . .
E
he said if i just believe . .
F#
that’s where i’ll go . .
reff :
B E
but lord , when i die . . i wanna live . .
B
on the outskirts of heaven . .
B
where there’s dirt roads for miles . .
E
and hay in the fields . .
F#
and fish in the river . .
G#m
where there’s dogwood trees and honeybees . .
F# E
and blue skies and green grass forever . .
B E
so lord , when i die . . i wanna live . .
B E
on the outskirts of heaven . .
B
now it says in the king james . .
E
in the almighty’s kingdom . .
B
he mentions a mansion . .
F#
that he built just for me . .
B
now i’ll gladly trade it . .
E
for a farm house with acreage . .
B
and a backyard that’s shaded . .
F#
and a squeaky front porch swing . .
that’s where i wanna hang my wings . .
reff :
B E
when i die . . i wanna live . .
B
on the outskirts of heaven . .
B
where there’s dirt roads for miles . .
E
and hay in the fields . .
F#
and fish in the river . .
G#m
where there’s dogwood trees and honeybees . .
F# E
and blue skies and green grass forever . .
B E
so lord , when i die . . i wanna live . .
B
on the outskirts of heaven . .
G#m
the good lord knows me . .
F#
he knows i need blue skies . .
E
and green grass forever . .
B E
so lord , when i die . . i wanna live . .
B
on the outskirts of heaven . .
B E
lord , when i die . . i wanna live . .
B
on the outskirts of heaven . .
intro : B E B E
mmm . . mmm . . mmm . .
B
my grandpa taught me . .
E
about buck knives and shotguns . .
B
how to cast an old zebco . .
F#
how to work a stick shift . .
B
he taught me the bible . .
E
about all twelve disciples . .
B
and he made sure that i know . .
F#
there’s life after this . .
C#m
with pearly gates . .
B
and streets of gold . .
E
he said if i just believe . .
F#
that’s where i’ll go . .
reff :
B E
but lord , when i die . . i wanna live . .
B
on the outskirts of heaven . .
B
where there’s dirt roads for miles . .
E
and hay in the fields . .
F#
and fish in the river . .
G#m
where there’s dogwood trees and honeybees . .
F# E
and blue skies and green grass forever . .
B E
so lord , when i die . . i wanna live . .
B E
on the outskirts of heaven . .
B
now it says in the king james . .
E
in the almighty’s kingdom . .
B
he mentions a mansion . .
F#
that he built just for me . .
B
now i’ll gladly trade it . .
E
for a farm house with acreage . .
B
and a backyard that’s shaded . .
F#
and a squeaky front porch swing . .
that’s where i wanna hang my wings . .
reff :
B E
when i die . . i wanna live . .
B
on the outskirts of heaven . .
B
where there’s dirt roads for miles . .
E
and hay in the fields . .
F#
and fish in the river . .
G#m
where there’s dogwood trees and honeybees . .
F# E
and blue skies and green grass forever . .
B E
so lord , when i die . . i wanna live . .
B
on the outskirts of heaven . .
G#m
the good lord knows me . .
F#
he knows i need blue skies . .
E
and green grass forever . .
B E
so lord , when i die . . i wanna live . .
B
on the outskirts of heaven . .
B E
lord , when i die . . i wanna live . .
B
on the outskirts of heaven . .
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