Heaven Lyrics

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"Heaven" by Brett Dennen
For the most part, though, Brett leaves them out
(as I do in the video).
With Am, half the time Brett plays it as a standard barre chord and the other half he
it as I do.
I prefer using the thumb for the bass notes (reminiscent of John Mayer's style). During
F chord in the chorus Brett adds a little hammer-on with the pinky on the 4th string,
fret.
This transcription was taken from numerous videos, most specifically this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=aj7OS0dOp-E
"Heaven" by Brett Dennen
Beyond the rules of religion
the cloth of conviction
above all the competition
where fact and fiction meet
There's no color lines, casts or classes
there's no fooling the masses
whatever faith you practice
whatever you believe
Chorus:
Oh, Heaven, Heaven
What the hell is heaven?
Is there a home for the homeless
Is there hope for the hopeless
Throw away your misconceptions
there's no walls around heaven
there's no codes you gotta know to get in
no minutemen or border patrol
You must lose your earthly possessions
leave behind your weapons
you can't buy your salvation
and there is no pot of gold
-Chorus-
Bridge:
Heaven ain't got no prisons
no government, no business
no banks or politicians
no armies and no police
Castles and cathedrals crumble
pyramids and pipelines tumble
the failure keeps you humble
and leads us closer to peace
-Chorus-