{"id":31144,"date":"2026-05-16T23:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutavo.com\/songs\/?p=31144"},"modified":"2026-05-17T15:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:20:03","slug":"spirit-in-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutavo.com\/songs\/spirit-in-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit in the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Norman Greenbaum<\/p>\n<p>Chords provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moselele.co.uk\">Moselele<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G] [C] [Bb]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G] [Bb] [C]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G]When I die and they lay me to rest,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Gonna go to the [C]place that&#8217;s best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When they lay me [G]down to die,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[D] Goin on up to the spirit in the [G]sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G]Goin on up to the spirit in the sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That&#8217;s where I&#8217;m gonna go, [C]when I die.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When I die and they [G]lay me to rest,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I&#8217;m gonna [D]go to the place that&#8217;s the [G]best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G] [C] [Bb]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G] [Bb] [C]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G]Prepare yourself, you know it&#8217;s a must,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Gotta have a friend in [C]Jesus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So you know that [G]when you die,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It&#8217;s [D] recommend you to the spirit in the [G]sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G]Goin on up to the spirit in the sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That&#8217;s where you&#8217;re gonna go, [C]when you die.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When you die and they [G]lay you to rest,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You\u2019re gonna [D]go to the place that&#8217;s the [G]best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G] [C] [Bb]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G] [Bb] [C]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G]Never been a sinner, I&#8217;ve never sinned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I&#8217;ve got a friend in [C]Jesus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">http:\/\/www.moselele.co.uk<\/span>So you know that [G]when I die,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[D]It&#8217;s gonna set me up with the spirit in the [G]sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G]Goin on up to the spirit in the sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That&#8217;s where I&#8217;m gonna go, [C]when I die.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When I die and they [G]lay me to rest,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I&#8217;m gonna [D]go to the place that&#8217;s the [G]best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I&#8217;m gonna [D]go to the place that&#8217;s the [G]best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I&#8217;m gonna [D]go to the place that&#8217;s the [G]best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G] [C] [Bb]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G] [Bb] [C]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G] [C] [Bb]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[G] [Bb] [C]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iqsQNx8Moe\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moselele.co.uk\/\">Home Page<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home Page&#8221; &#8212; Moselele\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moselele.co.uk\/?embed=true#?secret=5rS7sEcSs8#?secret=iqsQNx8Moe\" data-secret=\"iqsQNx8Moe\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norman Greenbaum Chords provided by Moselele [G] [C] [Bb] [G] [Bb] [C] [G]When I die and they lay me to rest, Gonna go to the [C]place that&#8217;s best. When they lay me [G]down to die, [D] Goin on up to the spirit in the [G]sky. 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