Intro: E E A A

VERSE 1
E A/E Am/E E
They say that heaven's pretty, and livin' here is too
G#m Bm7 E7 A F#m
But if they said that I would have to choose between the two
E B7sus B7 A/E E
I'd go home, going home where I belong


VERSE 2
E A/E Am/E E
Sometimes when I'm dreaming, it comes as no surprise
G#m Bm7 E7 A F#m
That if you'll look you'll see the homesick feeling in my eyes
E B7sus B7 A/E E
I'm going home, I'm going home where I belong


CHORUS
A G#sus G# C#m A
While I'm here I'll serve him gladly, sing him all these songs
E B7sus B7
I'm here, but not for long


VERSE 3
E A/E Am/E E
When I'm feeling lonely, and when I'm feeling blue
G#m Bm7 E7 A F#m
It's such a joy to know that I am only passing through
E B7sus B7 A/E E
I'm headed home, I'm going home where I belong


CHORUS
A G#sus G# C#m A
While I'm here I'll serve him gladly, sing him all these songs
E B7sus B7
I'm here, but not for long


OUTTRO
E A/E Am/E E
One day I'll be sleeping when Death knocks on my door
G#m Bm7 E7 A F#m
And I'll awake to find that I'm not homesick any more
E B7sus B7
'Cause I'll be home, I'll be home where I belong

A E/G# F#m7 E





Intro: G D/F# Em C G
G D/F#
On an icy road one night
D#dim Em
Young man loses his life
C D G D
They marked the shoulder with a cross
G D/F#
An' his family gathers round
D#dim Em
On a piece of Hallowed ground
C D
Their hearts are heavy with their loss
Em D C D
As the tears fall from their eyes
Em D C D
There's one who'll always sympathise.


Chorus
G D/F# Em D
God only cries for the living
C D G D
'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on
G D/F# Em G/B
An' all the angels up in Heaven
C D
They're not grieving because they're gone
Em D
There's a smile on their faces
G
'Cause they're in a better place than...
C D C D
They've ever known
G D/F# Em D
God only cries for the living
C D G
'Cause it's the living that are so far from home.



It still makes me sad
When I think of my Grand-dad
I miss him each and every day
But I know the time will come
When my own gradnson
Wonders why I went away
Maybe we're not meant to understand
Till we meet up in the Promised Land.




Chorus