Chris Rea - Tell Me There's a Heaven: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Tell Me There's a Heaven" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Tell Me There's a Heaven Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Chris Rea
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Tell Me There's a Heaven" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Dm7 Gsus4 C The little girl she said to me Dm7 Gsus4 Cmaj7 What are these things that I can see Dm7 Gsus4 C Each night when I come home from school Dm7 Gsus4 C When mama calls me in for tea Oh every night a baby dies And every night a mama cries What makes those men do what they do To make that person black and blue Fmaj7 G C Grandpa says their happy now Fmaj7 G C They sit with God in paradise Fmaj7 G C With angels' wings and still somehow Fmaj7 G Am It makes me feel like ice Chorus: C Tell me there's a heaven F Tell me that it's true Gsus4 Tell me there's a reason F C Why I'm seeing what I do C Tell me there's a heaven F Where all those people go Gsus4 Tell me they're all happy now F C Papa tell me that it's so So do I tell her that it's true That there's a place for me and you Where hungry children smile and say We wouldn't have no other way That every painful crack of bones Dm7 Gsus4 C Is a step along the way Dm7 F Cmaj7 Am7 Every wrong done is a game plan Dm7 Gsus4 C To that great and joyful day Fmaj7 G C And I'm looking at the father and the son Fmaj7 G C And I'm looking at the mother and the daughter Am And I'm watching them in tears of pain And I'm watching them suffer Don't tell that little girl G Tell me Chorus: Tell me there's a heaven Tell me that it's true Tell me there's a reason Why I'm seeing what I do Tell me there's a heaven Where all those people go Tell me they're all happy now Papa tell me that it's so You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  Am7  C  Cmaj7  Dm7  F  Fmaj7  G  Gsus4  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tell Me There's a Heaven" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tell Me There's a Heaven" by Chris Rea.