Norman Greenbaum
Spirit In The Sky
Spirit In The Sky (1969)

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A5 
When I die and they lay me to rest
                D5
Gonna go to the place that's the best
              A5                 E5                          A5
When I lay me down to die, goin' up to the spirit in the sky

Goin' 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, gonna go to the place that's the best

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Prepare yourself you know it's a must
Gotta 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)

Gonna 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

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A5  G5  A5  C5  A5  G5  A5  C5 D5  w/ solo

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Never been a sinner, I never sinned
I got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die, he's gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky

Oh 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

E5                         A5
Go to the place that's the best

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d    a (fade out)