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Intro -x3-: A  C  A  D

A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
                      D
gonna go to the place that's the best
                 A
When they lay me down to die,
      E                       A
going up to the spirit in the sky


Going up to the spirit in the sky, -spirit in the sky-
                                 D
that's where I'm gonna go when I die -when I die-
                    A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
          E                          A
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best

Interlude -x3-: A  C  A  D

A
Prepare yourself, you know it's a must,
                        D
got to have a friend in Jesus
                 A
So you know that when you die,
                E                             A
He's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky -spirit in the sky-


Oh, recommend you to the spirit in the sky,
                                      D
that's where you're gonna go when you die -when you die-
                      A
When you die and they lay you to rest,
             E                          A
you're gonna go to the place that's the best

Interlude -x3-: A  C  A  D

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


Oh, set me up with the spirit in the sky, -spirit in the sky-
                          D
that's where I'm gonna go when I die -when I die-
                    A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
          E                          A
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best


E                          A
Go to the place that's the best

Outro -x2-: A  C  A  D
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Album: Spirit In The Sky

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Biography

Norman Joel Greenbaum (born November 20, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for writing and performing the 1969 song “Spirit in the Sky”.

Greenbaum was born in Malden, Massachusetts. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household and attended Hebrew school at Congregation Beth Israel. His initial interest in music was sparked by southern blues music and the folk music that was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He performed with various bands in high school and studied music at Boston University for two years.

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