The Pogues - Blue Heaven: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Blue 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.

Learn Blue Heaven Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Pogues

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 "Blue Heaven" smoothly on your guitar.

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

C
Alligators snap at your ankles
      F                     G
And branches snap at your brain
     C
If I ever get through this swamp alive
      F                  G
I'll nevermore pray for rain
  C
This must be the place, and still
 F                     G
Somehow it don't seem right
       C
That something in the moon
                   F
Could change these endless days
    G
To lonely nights

I take a stroll down by the sea
And walk along the pier
Then I slip and hit my head
Now's the time to fear
I see the surface, see the rocks
See my past fly swiftly by
I feel the water in my lungs
And wake up screaming for my life

Chorus:
C
In my blue heaven
           F                 G
There's a bottle of Pontchetrain
C
Chalmette by moonlight
    F             G
To take away the pain
 C                G
Card sharks and blue harps
     F                G
And dolphins who can leap
C
In my Blue Heaven
      F
Where I can laugh
    G
And I can weep

Black shapes zip into corners
The big lads start to crawl
To holes of their own making
In the cracks within the wall
Snakes and rats and spiders
I know that they're still there
I pray to God that I may sleep
Without a hope, without a care

Chorus:
In my blue heaven,
there's a bottle of Pontchartrain
Chalmette by moonlight to take away the pain
Felines and sea lions and rain on the beach
In my blue heaven with angels
who aren't out of reach

In my blue heaven,
there's a bottle of Pontchartrain
Chalmette by moonlight to take away the pain
Nightingales sing and the bells they will ring
In my blue heaven,
the bells of hell go ding-a-ling-a-ling


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Blue Heaven" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Blue Heaven" by The Pogues.

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