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"Heaven" by Brett Dennen
F A# Dm
|--(1)--| |-------| |-------|
|---1---| |---3---| |---6---|
|---2---| |---3---| |---7---|
|---3---| |---3---| |---7---|
|---X---| |---1---| |---5---|
|---1---| |-------| |-------|
Am Gm C
|--(5)--| |--(3)--| |-------|
|---5---| |---3---| |---5---|
|---5---| |---3---| |---5---|
|---7---| |---5---| |---5---|
|--(7)--| |--(5)--| |---3---|
|---5---| |---3---| |-------|
Notes: Strumming is just a solid downstroke pattern. Notes in parentheses may be played
For the most part, though, Brett leaves them out
(as I do in the video).
With Am, half the time Brett plays it as a standard barre chord and the other half he
it as I do.
I prefer using the thumb for the bass notes (reminiscent of John Mayer's style). During
F chord in the chorus Brett adds a little hammer-on with the pinky on the 4th string,
fret.
This transcription was taken from numerous videos, most specifically this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj7OS0dOp-E
"Heaven" by Brett Dennen
Verse 1
F A#
Beyond the rules of religion
Dm Am
the cloth of conviction
A# F Dm
above all the competition
Gm C
where fact and fiction meet
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F A#
There's no color lines, casts or classes
Dm Am
there's no fooling the masses
A# F Dm
whatever faith you practice
Gm C
whatever you believe
Chorus:
Dm A# C Dm
Oh, Heaven, Heaven
Dm A# C Dm
What the hell is heaven?
A# C F
Is there a home for the homeless
A# C F
Is there hope for the hopeless
Verse 2
F A#
Throw away your misconceptions
Dm Am
there's no walls around heaven
A# F Dm
there's no codes you gotta know to get in
Gm C
no minutemen or border patrol
F A#
You must lose your earthly possessions
Dm Am
leave behind your weapons
A# F Dm
you can't buy your salvation
Gm C
and there is no pot of gold
-Chorus-
Bridge:
Am Dm
Heaven ain't got no prisons
Gm Dm
no government, no business
Am Dm
no banks or politicians
A# Am Gm
no armies and no police
Verse 3
F A#
Castles and cathedrals crumble
Dm Am
pyramids and pipelines tumble
A# F Dm
the failure keeps you humble
Gm C
and leads us closer to peace
-Chorus-
