G C
Heaven can wait
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Em C G C
And a band of angels wrapped up in my heart
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Em D C
Will take me through the lonely night
A7/C# D D7
Through the cold of the day
G
And I know, I know
C
Heaven can wait
Em C G C
And all the gods come down here just to sing for me
Em D C
And the melody's gonna make me fly
A7/C# D
Without pain, without fear
C G
Give me all of your dreams and
Bm
Let me go alone on your way
C G
Give me all of your prayers to sing and I'll
D F
Turn the night into the skylight of day
C
I got a taste of paradise
Eb Bb F Fsus F
I'm never gonna let it slip away
C
I got a taste of paradise
Eb Bb D
It's all I really need to make me stay
G
Just like a child again
C
Heaven can wait
Em C G C
And all I got is time until the end of time
Em D C
Well, I won't look back, I won't look back
A7/C# D D7
Let the altars shine
( Slide guitar solo, taken from live version: )
G C Em C G C Em
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Bm C A7/C# D
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C G
And I know that I've been released
Bm
But I don't know to where
C G
Nobody's gonna tell me now
D F
And I don't really care, no no no
C
I got a taste of paradise
Eb Bb F Fsus F
That's all I really need to make me stay
C
I got a taste of paradise
Eb Bb
If I had it any sooner you know
D G
You know I never would have run away from my home
C
Heaven can wait
Em C G C
And all I got is time until the end of time
Em D C
Well I won't look back, I won't look back
A7/C# D D7
Let the altars shine
G C
Heaven can wait
Em Em7
Ooh, heaven can wait
G C
Em D C
Well, I won't look back, I won't look back
A7/C# G Em
Let the altars shine
Am G D G C
Let the altars shine
G C
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