Kenny Chesney - Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (with The Wailers): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (with The Wailers)" 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.

Learn Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (with The Wailers) Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Kenny Chesney

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 "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (with The Wailers)" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E                      A
Preacher told me last Sunday morning'
E                      B
Son, you better start livin' right
E                     A
You need to quit the women and whiskey
     B               E
And carrying on all night

Don't you wanna hear him call your name
When you're standing' at the pearly gates
I told the preacher, "Yes I do"
But I hope they don't call today
I ain't ready

Chorus:
E                   A
Everybody wants to go to heaven
E                     B
Have a mansion high above the clouds
E                A
Everybody wanna go to heaven
     B               E
But nobody wanna go now

Said preacher maybe you didn't see me
Throw an extra twenty in the plate
There's one for everything I did last night
And one to get me through today

Here's a ten to help you remember
Next time you got the good Lord's ear
Say I'm coming' but there ain't no hurry
I'm having' fun down here
Don't you know that

Chorus:
Everybody wants to go to heaven
Get their wings and fly around
Everybody wanna go to heaven
But nobody wanna go now

A       E
Someday I want to see those
   B
streets of gold in my halo
A                    E
But I wouldn't mind waiting
            C#m              B
at least a hundred years or so

Chorus:
Everybody wanna go to heaven
It beats the other place there ain't no doubt
Everybody wanna go to heaven
But nobody wanna go now

Everybody wanna go to heaven
Hallelujah, let me hear you shout
Everybody wanna go to heaven
But nobody wanna go now

I think I speak for the crowd
Nobody wanna go now

3, 4
Everybody wants to go to heaven
Get their wings and fly around
Everybody wants go to heaven
But nobody wants go now

Everybody wants to go to heaven
Get their wings and fly around
Everybody wants go to heaven
But nobody wants go now

Yeah, man, yeah
Oh, yeah
Thank you guys
Hey, gimmie some love man
Here ya go
Thank you buddy, thank you
Thank you so much
You the man
Yes, sir
Yeah
Alright!
Guys, you're offically off the clock
Let's go get a beer


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (with The Wailers)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (with The Wailers)" by Kenny Chesney.

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