The number one song in Heaven
D - G - D -
G + D - G - D - G
A
It’s number one all over Heaven, it’s number
one all over Heaven,
A7
it’s number one all over Heaven,
the number one song all over Heaven.
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G
1. If you should die before
you awake,
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A G
if
you should die while crossing the street,
D A G
the
song that you’ll hear, I guarantee :
A
It’s number one all over Heaven, it’s number
one all over Heaven,
A7
it’s number one all over Heaven,
the number one song all over heaven.
D A G
2. The one that’s the rage up
here in the clouds,
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loud
as a crowd or soft as a doubt,
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A
G
lyrically
weak, but the music’s the thing.
A
Gabriel plays it, God, how he plays it,
Gabriel plays it, God, how he plays it !
A7
Gabriel plays it, God, how he plays it,
Gabriel plays it, let’s hear him play it !
+ D ~ (percussion)
A
It’s number one all over Heaven, it’s number one
all over Heaven,
A7
it’s number one all over Heaven,
the number one song all over Heaven.
D A
G
3. The song filters down, down
through the clouds,
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A G
it
reaches the earth and winds all around,
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A G
and
then it breaks up in millions of ways. It goes :
A
la la la la, la la
la la la
, la la la la, la la la
la la,
A7
la la la la, la la
la la la,
la la la la la la
la la la
!
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G
+ Ooh, in cars it becomes a hit,
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A G
and
in your homes it becomes advertisements,
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A G
and
in the streets it becomes children, singing,
D A G D A G
+ Ooh, la la la la,
la la la la la, ooh, la la la la,
la la la la la !
D A G D A
G
Ooh, la la
la la, la la la la
la, ooh, la la la la, la la
la la la !
D A G
Ooh, la la
la la, la la la la
la ....
(orig. = capo 1st) (The Sparks)