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Craig Campbell - Outskirts of Heaven Chords

Chord reference G, C, D, Am, Em, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [C] [G] [C] [G]My grandpa taught me about [C]buck knifes and shot guns [G]And how to cast an old zebco and how to [D]work a stick shift He [G]taught me the bible about [C]all 12 disciples And he [G]made sure that I know there’s [D]life after this With [Am]pearly gates and [Em]streets of gold [C]He said if I just believe that’s [D]where I’ll go

Lord when I [G]die I wanna [C]live on the outskirts of [G]heaven [C] Where there’s dirt roads for [G]miles and hay in the [C]fields and fish in the [D]river Where there’s [Em]dogwood trees and honey bees and [D]blue skies and green grass [C]forever So lord when I [G]die, I wanna [C]live on the outskirts of [G]heaven [C]

Now it [G]says in the King James in the [C]almighty kingdom He [G]mentions a mansion that he’s [D]built just for me Now [G]I’d gladly trade it for a [C]farm house with acreage And a [G]back yard that’s shaded and a [D]squeaky front porch swing [D]That’s where I wanna hang my wings

When I [G]die I wanna [C]live on the outskirts of [G]heaven [C] Where there’s dirt roads for [G]miles and hay in the [C]fields and fish in the [D]river Where there’s [Em]dogwood trees and honey bees and [D]blue skies and green grass [C]forever So lord when I [G]die, I wanna [C]live on the outskirts of [G]heaven Yes, I do

[F] [C] [D] Yeah the [Em]good lord knows me he knows I need [D]blue skies and green grass for[C]ever Lord when I [G]die I wanna [C]live on the outskirts of [G]heaven [C] Yeah when I [G]die I wanna [C]live on the outskirts of [G]heaven [C]

Artist Craig Campbell
Album See You Try
Genres Country
Year 2018
Key G

How to Play Outskirts of Heaven on Guitar?

Craig Campbell - Outskirts of Heaven can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D, Am, Em, F chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Outskirts of Heaven with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.