If Heaven Wasnt So Far Away

A# D#add9 A# D#add9 A# Everyday I drive to work D#add9 Across Flint river bridge A# A hundred yards from the spot D#add9 That me and Grandpa'd fish F/G# There's a piece of his old fruit stand D#add9 On the side of Sawmill Rd. F/G# He'd be there peeling peaches D#add9 If it was 20 years ago Dm7 D#add9 And what I wouldn't give Dm7 D#add9 F/G# To ride around in that old truck with him A# If Heaven wasn't so far away D#add9 I'd pack up the kids and go for the day F/G# Introduce them to their grandpa D#add9 Watch em laugh at the way he talks A# Find my long lost cousin John D#add9 The one we lost back in Vietnam F/G# Show him a picture of his daughter now D#add9 Shes a doctor and he'd be proud Gm7 F/G# D#add9 And tell em we'd be back in a couple days Gm7 F/G# D#add9 Gm7 F/G# D#add9 And losin them wouldn't be so hard to take F/G# A# If Heaven wasn't so far away I'd hug all three of those girls we lost I'd find my bird dog Bo And take him huntin one more time I'd ask Hank why he took those pills Back in 53' And Janis to sing the second verse of Me and Bobby Mcgee Sit on a cloud and visit for a while It'd do me good just to see them smile If Heaven wasn't so far away I'd pack up the kids and go for the day Introduce them to their grandpa Watch em laugh at the way he talks Find my long lost cousin John The one we lost back in Vietnam Show him a picture of his daughter now Shes a doctor and he'd be proud And tell em we'd be back in a couple days And losin them wouldn't be so hard to take If Heaven wasn't so far away D#add9 F/G# If Heaven were only about an hour down the road D#add9 F/G# I'd see my family and talk to God when I got the urge to go D#add9 F/G# I'd say i'm sorry, say I love you, say anything I meant to D#add9 F say back when,,,,,,,and then Gm7 F/G# D#add9 Tell em we'd be back in a couple days Gm7 F/G# D#add9 In the rearview mirror we'd all watch em wave Gm7 F/G# D#add9 And losin them wouldn't be so hard to take D#add9 F/G# If Heaven wasn't so far D#add9 F/G# If Heaven wasn't so far D#add9 F/G# A# If Heaven wasn't so far away