Heaven ain't ready for you yet Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
When they [G]carried
you into the parlor
Your [C]wounds were the worst I'd [G]seen
Cold as snow as your body [Em]trembled
[D]Cradled in the arms of morphine
[G]All the kinfolk cried out loud
"Good [C]Shepherd save this [G]man"
But you whispered with [Em]icy breath
"It is [D]not in His hands,"
and you [C]said
"Heaven ain't ready for me [G]yet,"
and you looked at [C]me
"Give me your heart and take a [G]bet,"
and you held my [C]hand
"Now I've seen your face,
now that [D]we've met
"I shall not slip [G]away"[C]
[G]Mama said to me, "daughter
"You must [C]nurse your cousin [G]well"
So I cared for you [D]through
[Em]days and nights
But your [D]fever I did not quell
[G]For weeks I watched you suffer pain
That no [C]laudanum could [G]ease
All I had left to [Em]do is pray
"Lord have [D]mercy on him please,"
and you [C]said
"Heaven ain't ready for me [G]yet,"
and you looked at [C]me
"Give me your heart and take a [G]bet,"
and you held my [C]hand
"Now I've seen your face,
now that [D]we've met
"I shall not slip [G]away"[C][G][C]
Now [G]winter's lights has cooled the air
At [C]last your strength's returned
[G]You talk to me of the[D] lif[Em]e you spent
An[D]d of the life you've earned
You'll [G]waste no time on vengeance
You've no [C]wish to fight [G]again
"To find peace," you say,
[D]"In God [Em]we trust
"But [D]little faith in [C]Man"
Heaven ain't' ready for you [G]yet, Jesse
[C]I'll give you my heart,
I'll take a [G]bet, [C]Jesse
Now I've seen your face,
now that [D]we've met

[Outro 1]
I shall not slip away
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