G Em C D
G C D G


[Verse 1]
          G                           C                         G    C G
There's a lot of people talking 'bout getting in the glory land way
Em                                        A                Am         D
Walking straight and narrow, 'cuz they're trying to get to heaven someday
              G                        C                   G     B Em C
But I've been saved by the love of the people living right here
              G            Em     C               D        G     C G
And there's a whole lot of heaven shining in this river of tears
G                              C                            G    C G
We don't got a prophet who can tell us what our future will hold
      Em                          A             Am           D
We've only got each other and the love we carry in our souls
            G                               C                     G     B Em C
Though this world's full of trouble and the path we walk is never clear
                   G            Em     C            D        G     C G
There's still this whole lot of heaven shining in a river of tears


[Chorus]
          C                                            G     C G
There's a whole lot of heaven shining in this river of tears
       Em            A               Am              D
If you pull back the curtain, little diamonds will appear
             G                             C                             G    B Em C
So take your streets of gold if you really want 'em and your mansions so dear
                  G            Em     C               D        G     C G
But I'll take the whole lot of heaven shining in this river of tears


[Instrumental]
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G C G
Em A Am D
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G Em C D G C G


[Verse 2]
           G                              C                        G    C G
Well, this life that I'm living is like a ship that don't want to be        steered
            Em                             A                          Am               D
Sometimes I wake up in the morning thinking I could buckle 'neath the weight of my own fears
          G                          C                   G    B Em C
It's some pain, some strain and some struggle but I persevere
              G            Em     C               D        G     C G
Cause I got a whole lot of heaven shining in this river of tears


[Chorus]
          C                                            G     C G
There's a whole lot of heaven shining in this river of tears
   Em                      A            Am           D
If you pull back the curtain, little diamonds will appear
                  G                             C                             G    B Em C
You can take your streets of gold if you really want 'em and your mansions so dear
                  G            Em           C
But I'll take the whole lot of heaven, it's shining
           G            Em           C
I want the whole lot of heaven, it's shining
           G            Em           C               D        G     C G C G
I love the whole lot of heaven, it's shining in this river of tears