Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away
...HEAVEN IS 10 ZILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY...
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by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Fulfillingness' First Finale' (1974)*
*CAPO 6th FRET*
(Original Key: F#)
Intro:
C Am, Dm G7
Verse 1:
C
They say that heaven is;
Am
10 zillion light years away,
Dm
And just the pure at heart,
G7
Will walk her, righteous streets, someday.
C
They say that heaven is;
Am
10 zillion light years away,
Fdim
But if there is a God;
F7 Em
We need Him now; "Where is your God?"
F7 Am7
That's what my friends ask me.
D7 Dm
And I say it's taken him so long,
F/G C
'Cos we've got so far to come.
Tell me people;
Verse 2:
C
Why can't they say that hate is;
Am
10 zillion light years away?
Dm
Why can't the light of good,
G7
Shine God's love in every soul?
C
Why must my colour black;
Am
Make me a lesser man?
Fdim
I thought this world was made,
F7 Em
For every man, he loves us all;
F7 Am Ab+Am7
That's what my God tells me.
D7 Dm
And I say it's taken him so long,
F/G C
'Cos we've got so far to come.
Chorus 1:
C
But in my heart I can feel it,
Am
Feel his spirit, woah oh woah oh,
C Am
Feel it, yeah, feel his spirit.
*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 3:
C#
I...can't say that heaven is,
Bbm
10 zillion light years away,
Ebm
But if so let all be pure at heart,
F#
Just to walk her righteous streets, I pray.
C#
Let God's love shine within',
Bbm
To save our evil souls;
F#dim
For those who don't believe,
F#7
Will never see the light,
Fm
"Where is my God?"
F#7 Bb Bb+Bbm7
He lives, in-side of me.
Eb7 Ebm7
And I say it's taken him so long,
F# C#
'Cos we've got so far to come.
Now people;
F#7 Fm
"Where is your God?"
F#7 Bb Bb+ Bbm7
Inside please let him be.
Eb7 Ebm7
And I say it's taken him so long,
F# C#
'Cos we've got so far to come.
But if you open your heart;
Chorus 2:
C#
You can feel it,
Bbm
Feel His spirit, yeah.
C#
Feel it,
Bbm
Feel his spirit, woah oh woah oh,
C#
Feel it,
Bbm
You can feel His spirit.
I opened my heart one morning,
And I sho 'nuff could;
C#
Feel it yeah yeah,
Bbm
Feel His spirit,
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
C#
You can feel it, yeah,
Bbm
Feel His spirit.
C#
You can feel it, yeah,
Bbm
Feel His spirit.
(Repeat to Fade)
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)