When I Get To Heaven

by John Prine

Date Added
8/11/2025
**Chords:**
C  G  Am  F  
C  G  C  

C                      G  
When I get to heaven  
         Am                    F  
I'm gonna shake God’s hand  
         C                 G  
Thank Him for more blessings  
        Am                F  
Than one man can stand  
         C                     G  
Then I’m gonna get a guitar  
        Am                   F  
And start a rock and roll band  
         C                     G  
Check into a swell hotel  
         Am                   F  
Ain't that grand?  

C                G  
And then I’m gonna get a cocktail  
          Am                 F  
With a cocktail umbrella  
         C                  G  
I’m gonna sit on the beach  
         Am                  F  
And watch the sun set down  
         C                     G  
And then I’m gonna get a cocktail  
         Am                 F  
With a cocktail umbrella  
         C              G  
And I’ll be the life of the party  
         Am            F  
In heaven’s town.