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Chords in this song5
capo 1 — sounds a semitone higherIntro
| G | G C | G | G C |
| G | G C | G | G C |
Verse 1
When I die and they lay me to rest, gonna go to the place that's the best
When they lay me down to die, going up to the spirit in the sky
Chorus 1
Going up to the spirit in the sky, (spirit in the sky)
That's where I'm gonna go when I die (when I die)
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
Break
| G | G C | G | G C |
| G | G C | G | G C |
Verse 2
Prepare yourself you know it's a must, got to have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
He's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky (spirit in the sky)
Chorus 2
He recommend you to the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go when you die (when you die)
When you die and they lay you to rest
you're gonna go to the place that's the best, the very best
Break
| G | G C | G | G C |
| G | G C | G | G C |
(Ooh yeah..)
Sax
| G | F | G | B |
| G | F | G | B C|
Break
| G | G C | G | G C |
| G | G C | G | G C |
Verse 3
Nobody's perfect, everybody sins, I've got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He's gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky
Chorus 3
Set me up with the spirit in the sky, (spirit in the sky)
That's where I'm gonna go when I die (when I die)
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
End
Go to the place that's the best
Outro
| G | G C | G | G C |
| G | G C | G | G C |
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