Doors of Heaven Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Words and [C]music by Arlo [D]Gut[G]hrie

[Verse 2]
If all the doors were closed [Am]in
[D]heaven
Where would all the angels [G]go
Would they just fly around [Am]forever
[D]Or would they come down here below
[G]

[Verse 3]
[C]If the pearly gates
were closed [G]this morning
[B]Would there be angels here tonig[Em]ht[G]
[C]And would they liv[D]e their lives among us[G]
[Am]And share the dark[D]ness
with their [G]light[C][D]
[G]

[Verse 4]
If all the doors were close [Am]in heaven
[D]They'd have to close the road to [G]hell
We'd all be stuck here with each [Am]other
[D]There would be nowhere else to [G]dwell

[Verse 5]
[C]If the pearly gates
were closed [G]this morning
[B]And everyone there had to [Em]leave[G]
[C]And death was not[D]hing but a momen[G]t
[Am]Beyond the b[D]reaths you took

[Interlude 1]
to breathe
[G][C][D][G][Am][D][G][Am]
[D][G]

[Verse 6]
[C]If all[G][B][Em][G][C][D][G][Am][D][G][C][D]
[G]
the doors were closed in heav[Am]en[D]
Who would dare abuse a [G]child[C]
[G]Or let a little kid go hun[Am]gry
[D]Or not return a simple smi[G]le

[Verse 7]
[C]If the pearly gates were
closed this morn[G]ing
[B]And the host of heaven
was on [Em]the street[G]
[C]I wonder i[D]f they'd look much
differ[G]ent[Am]
From the likes [D]of you and me
[G][C][D][G]

[Verse 8]
So I hope they close the doors
to heav[Am]en[D]
And all the angels up [G]above
Come and build a home amon[Am]g us
[D]Remind us what it is to [G]love

[Verse 9]
[C]If the pearly gates
were closed [G]this morning
[B]Would there be angels here tonig[Em]ht[G]
[C]And would they liv[D]e their lives among us[G]
[Am]And share the darkness[D] with their ligh[G]t[C][D]