Intro:
 B       E     B              E
Mmmmmmm mmmmmm   mmm mmm mmm mmm

Verse:
    B
My grandpa taught me
       E
′Bout Buck knives and shotguns
        B
How to cast an old Zebco
        Gb
How to work a stick shift


    B
He taught me the Bible
       E
'Bout all 12 disciples
    B
He made sure that I know
         Gb
There′s life after this


      Dbm
With pearly gates
     B
And streets of gold
          E
And if I just believe
        Gb
That's where I'll go

Chorus:
              B
Lord, when I die
         E                        B
I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven
                              B
Where there′s dirt roads for miles
                E                       Gb
And hay in the fields, and fish in the river


               Abm
Where there′s dogwood trees, and honeybees
     Gb                            E
And blue skies, and green grass forever
                  B
So, Lord, when I die
         E                        B      E
I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven

Verse:
        B
Now it says in the King James
        E
In the Almighty's kingdom
    B
He mentions a mansion
           Gb
That he′s built just for me


   B
I gladly trade it
       E
For a farmhouse with acreage
       B
And a backyard that's shaded
       Gb
And a squeaky front-porch swing
                Gb
That′s where I wanna hang my wings

Chorus:
        B
When I die
         E                        B
I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven
                              B
Where there′s dirt roads for miles
                E                       Gb
And hay in the fields, and fish in the river


               Abm
Where there′s dogwood trees, and honeybees
     Gb                            E
And blue skies, and green grass forever
                  B
So, Lord, when I die
         E                        B     B
I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven

Outro:
         Abm
The good Lord knows me
                 Gb
He knows I need blue skies
                   E
And green grass forever
                 B
So, Lord when I die
             E                        B
And I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven


              B
Lord, when I die
         E                              B
I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven
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