Sherrie Austin – Streets Of Heaven chords

Capo 1


      A	        D	    G	                  AHello God, it's me again, 2 a.m. room of three or four,
A	           D	      G	                  AVisiting hours are over, time for our bedside tug-of-war,
A	         D	         G	                 AA sleeping child between us, may not make it through the night,
 	A	     D		G	          Asus/AI'm fightin back the tears, as she fights for her life,

(chorus)
 	D	        GWell it must be kind of crowded,
 	A	D On the streets of heaven,
 	Bm	G	        Asus/ASo tell me what do you need her for,
 	D	G Don't you know one day she'll be your,
 A	      D         	Bm Little girl, forever, but right now,
  G		   Asus/AI need her so much more,	 
 	       Bm	    DShe's much too young, to be on her own,
 Bm	            G Barely just turned seven,
   D	             G	           C	So who will hold her hand when she crosses,
    A	       DThe streets of Heaven,

(verse 2)

 	A	   D	        G	        ATell me	God,do you remember,the wishes that she made,
A                   D	       G	         AAS she blew out the candles,on her last birthday cake,
 A                  D	  G	          AShe wants to ride a pony, when she's big enough,
 A	               D	G	           Asus/AShe wants to marry her daddy, when she's all grown up,

(chorus)
 	D	        GWell it must be kind of crowded,
 A	           D On the streets of heaven,
   Bm	         G	         Asus/ASo tell	 me what do you need her for,
D	           GDon't you know one day she'll be your,
A	        D	        BmLittle girl, forever, but right now,
  G	           A/AsusI need her so much more,	 
 	       Bm	   DShe's much too young,to be on her own,
 Bm	            G Barely just turned seven,
 	D	     G	           C	So who will hold her hand when she crosses,
    A		D	The streets of Heaven,

(instrumental chords - G - A - G - A - D)

(verse 3)
 	       A	      DLord don't you know, she's my angel,
 	   G	          AYou've got plenty of your Own,
      A		      D	And I know you hold a place for her,
    G		        ABut she's already got a home,
       A	            DWell I don't know if you're listening,
    G	                        ABut prayin's all that's left to do,
      A	               DSo I ask you Lord have mercy,
    G	            AYou lost a son once to,

(chorus)
 	D	        GWell it must be kind of crowded,
 A                 D	 On the streets of heaven,
   Bm	         G	        Asus/ASo tell	 me what do you need her for,
 D	            G Don't you know one day she'll be your,
 A	      D	                 Bm Little girl, forever, but right now,
  G	           AsusI need her so much more,	 

(bridge)
       Bm	             ALord I know,once you've made up your mind,
GThere's no use in beggin,
      Bm	         GSo if you, take her with you today,
D	          GYou make sure she looks both ways,
    D	               G	     C	And would you hold her hand when she crosses,
    A	       D	GThe streets of Heaven,
(no chord) D
The streets of Heaven,