"Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys
Tabbed by Roger Luna 5/17/04
email rluna@mckenna.org
Here's the way I play this song. I'm sure it's not 100% accurate
but it's close enough. I couldn't find this posted with the
leads anywhere so I decided to take a stab at it.
Enjoy!
sl=slide (up or down)
b=bend
h=hammer on
p=pull off
Intro
**************** Repeat these four bars *********************
sl sl sl
|6-6-|-/9--9--9--9--9--9--9-\--7-7-|-11-11-11-11-11-11\--9--9--9--|
|7-7-|-/11----11-11-11-11-11\--9-9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12\--11-11-11-|
|----|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
************************************************
sl Vamanos!
|-9--9--9--9--9-\-7-7-7-|-9--11-11-11-9--7-6-6-|
|-11-11-11-11-11\-9-9-9-|-11-12-12-12-11-9-7-7-|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
Fill
b b b h p b sl
|--------------|-9^-9----------|-------6-8-6-8-6---6----------|----------------|
|-9^-9-7---7---|------9^-9-7-7-|---7-9-----------9---9^-9-7---|-7-7---9-----7\-|
|--------8---8-|---------------|-8--------------------------8-|-----8---8-8----|
|--------------|---------------|------------------------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|------------------------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|------------------------------|----------------|
Rhythm guitar during Fill
|-2------------|-4-------------|-2----------------------------|-4--------------|
|-2-----h------|-4-------------|-2---h------------------------|-4--------------|
|-3---(3-4-4-3)|-4-------------|-3-(3-4-4-3)------------------|-4--------------|
|-4------------|-6-------------|-4----------------------------|-6--------------|
|--------------|-----6--9-9-6)-|------------------------------|----------------|
|--------------|---(9----------|------------------------------|----------------|
Sa-a-ave
me from this prison Lord help me get away
|-2----------------------|-4----------------|-2-------------4------|
|-2-----h----------------|-4----------------|-2---h---------4------|
|-3---(3-4-4-3)----------|-4----------------|-3-(3-4-4-3)---4------|
|-4----------------------|-6----------------|-4-------------6------|
|------------------------|-----6--9-9-6)----|----------------------|
|------------------------|---(9-------------|----------------------|
(Refer to the song for the timing, phrasing, and chord repetition
Also note the 2nd guitar part in parenthesis, which varies throughout
and repeats throughout the song)
Cause o-o-o-nly
you can save me now from this misery
|-2----------------------|-4---------------------|-2-------------4-|
|-2-----h----------------|-4---------------------|-2----h--------4-|
|-3---(3-4-4-3)----------|-4---------------------|-3--(3-4-4-3)--4-|
|-4----------------------|-6---------------------|-4-------------6-|
|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
I-I-I've
been lost in my own place and I'm gettin' weary how far is heaven?
|-2----------------------|-4----------------------|-2-------------4--------------|
|-2-----h----------------|-4----------------------|-2---h---------4--------------|
|-3---(3-4-4-3)----------|-4----------------------|-3-(3-4-4-3)---4--------------|
|-4----------------------|-6----------------------|-4-------------6--------------|
|------------------------|-----(9-9-6--9-9-6)-----|--------------------6--9-9-6)-|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------(9----------|
And I-I-I
know that I need to change my ways of livin' how far is heaven? Lord can you tell me?
|-2-------------------------|-4-----------------|-2-------------4---|----------------------|
|-2-----h-------------------|-4-----------------|-2---h---------4---|----------------------|
|-3---(3-4-4-3)-------------|-4-----------------|-3-(3-4-4-3)---4---|----------------------|
|-4-------------------------|-6-----------------|-4-------------6---|----------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/los_lonely_boys/heaven_tab_ver_8.html ]
Fill
sl
|-9-7-6-----|---------------|-----7-6---|
|-------7---|-----7-------7-|---------7-|
|---------6-|-3-4---3-4-3---|-5/8-------|
|-----------|---------------|-----------|
|-----------|---------------|-----------|
|-----------|---------------|-----------|
I've been locked up way too long in this crazy world
How far is heaven?
And I'll just keep on prayin' Lord, and just keep on livin'
How far is heaven?
Yeah, Lord can you tell me?
How far is heaven?
Cause I just got to know how far yeah
How far is heaven?
Yeah, Lord can you tell me?
Solo
b b b b b sl b
|-9^-9-------------|--------6-7-|----6-7-6--6--------|-----9---------|-9/11-7-6--------------6-----|
|-------^9-9-7---7-|---7-9^-----|-9^----------9^-9-7-|-7-7---7-7-7-7-|----------9^-9-7---7-9---7---|
|--------------8---|-8----------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------6---------6-|
|------------------|------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
sl p p p
|-9---------|-6-7-8-9-|-6-7-8-9-|-6-7-8-9-|-14-14\-|-7-6-------6-6-|-7-6---6-----|-------------|
|---7-7-7---|---------|---------|---------|--------|-----7-9-9-----|-----9---9-7-|-9-7-6-7-6---|
|---------6-|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------------|-------------|-----------8-|
|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
sl Tu que estas en alto cielo Hechame tu bendicion sl
|-------------|-------------4\-|--------------4--5--6--6-----6-|---------------------|----|
|-6------p----|-------------4\-|--------------4--5--6----6-----|-------4-----------6-|-x\-|
|---8-6-8-6---|-6------p----4\-|--------------4--5--6------6---|-9-----4-----------6-|-x\-|
|-----------8-|---8-6-8-6---6\-|--------------6--7--8----------|-6-----4-----------6-|-x\-|
|-------------|-----------8-6\-|--------------6--7--8----------|-7-----6-----------4-|-x\-|
|-------------|----------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|----|
Cause I know there's a better place than this place I'm livin'
How far is heaven?
And I just got to have some faith and just keep on givin'
How far is heaven?
Yeah Lord can you tell me?
How far is heaven?
Cause I just gotta know how far, yeah
How far is heaven?
Yeah, Lord can you tell me?
How far is heaven?
Outro
Cause I just got to know how far
I just wanna know how far
sl sl sl sl sl
|-------------------------------------------------|------------|--------|--------6-7-6---|
|----6---6-6-6\---6---6-4-4-4-4-6-8-6-6-4-3-------|--------7---|----7---|----7-9-------9-|
|-/8---8---8-8\-----8---6-6-6-6-8-9-8-8-6-4-------|----6-8---8-|-/8---8-|-/8-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-/8---------|--------|----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------|--------|----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------|--------|----------------|
sl sl sl sl
|-------------------------------------------|----------|-----|---6-7---6-9-|-9/11-11-9-9-7-7-6---|
|----6---6-6-6\---6---6-4-4-4-4-6-8-6-6-4-3-|--------7-|-9-7-|-9-----9-----|-------------------7-|
|-/8---8---8-8\-----8---6-6-6-6-8-9-8-8-6-4-|----6-8---|-----|-------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-/8-------|-----|-------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------|-----|-------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------|-----|-------------|---------------------|
b b b h p sl (song fades out...)
|-9^-9-----------------6-7---|----------------|-6-7-6-7-6--6-7-9-7--6-7-9-7-|-------14----14----14-|-16^-16^-16^-14----|
|------9^-9-7---7-7-9^-----7-|---7-9^-9-7---7-|-----------------------------|-14/16----16----16----|----------------16-|
|-------------8--------------|-8----------8---|-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
