NORMAN GREENBAUM - "spirit in the sky" Tablature

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Subject: TAB: "Spirit In The Sky" (Norman Greenbaum)
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 93 14:57:09 CDT
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"Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
What album it's off of is anyone's guess.

Supermaximum distortion guitar (with light acoustic in the background):
E-------------------------|-----------------------
B-------------------------|-----------------------
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2- (repeat)
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---3h4---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---
E-------------------------|-----------------------

A
When I die and they lay me to rest
A D
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
D A
Don't you know that when I die
E A
Goin' on up to the spirit in the sky

Chorus:
A
Goin' on up to the spirit in the sky
A D
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
D A
When I die and they lay me to rest I'm gonna
E E
Go to the place that's the best.

(repeat main riff)

A
I've never been a sinner, I've never sinned
A D
I've got a friend in Jesus
D A
So you know that when I die
E A
Gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky

Chorus

(repeat main riff)

Solo (play twice)
(A) (G) (A) (D)
E-------------------------------|-----------------------12-14-12-----
B-(12)b14-(12)b14-(12)b14-12-12-|-(12)b14-(12)b14-14-14----------14--
G-------------------------------|------------------------------------
D-------------------------------|------------------------------------
A-------------------------------|------------------------------------
E-------------------------------|------------------------------------

(repeat main riff)
A
Prepare yourself, you know it's a must
A D
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
D A
Cause you know that when you die
E A
He's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky

Chorus

(repeat main riff)

Outro "solo" (repeat + adlib)
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-(10)b12-(10)b12-(10)b12-(10)b12-12-12-----------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------

I have dispensed with my usual rhythm markings because I'm just too
lazy right now. If you can't understand my notation, email me. The
words are _more or less_ right; I may have gotten a few things
wrongs, but if someone notices or gets disturbed at the change,
they are probably not too well. I also can't get that ultra-cool
dive-bomb type highway sound. Didja notice that this Jesus song
is by Norman GREENBAUM, which should probably be a Jewish name? Oh
well. Anyway, boogie on, people.
--
Marc Hirsh (marc@owlnet.rice.edu)

"Good, bad, I'm the one with the gun."
--- snappy end-of-file sign-off quote from Army Of Some but not All
Darkness

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