Just South Of Heaven
Blake Shelton
CountryMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
A
E
F#mDiagram coming soon
Dsus2Diagram coming soon
D
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro Riff (Guitar 1 plays with the slides, Guitar 2 picks the notes) hide this tab |-0-0-0---------------:|| |--2-2-2--------------:|| |------------2/6/4/2--:|| |---------2h4---------:|| |-------(0)-----------:|| |---------------------:|| X2 Intro Chords A - E - F#m - Dsus2 A - E - F#m - Dsus2 Verse A E F#m Dsus2 I never liked the taste of whiskey til I kissed it off of her lips A E F#m Dsus2 Never knew just what was hitting me, getting me tipsy RIFF I But there I sit, A E RIFF II Levi's on a dogwood branch F#m Dsus2 RIFF I Yeah, she was taking me under A E RIFF II I might have lost my innocence F#m Dsus2 RIFF I But she was saving my soul that summer Chorus A E I don't know much about eternity F#m Dsus2 Or where somebody like me's gonna wind up going A E All I know is that I have already been F#m Dsus2 RIFF I Parked in a Chevy by the deep river rolling A E And that summer night, shooting star paradise F#m Dsus2 Might be all that I'm getting A E Kissing and sipping that 7 and 7 Dsus2 Somewhere just south of heaven INTRO RIFF X2 or A - E - F#m - Dsus2 X2 Vers 2 A E She might have been a falling angel F#m Dsus2 RIFF III Nah, I didn't care at all A E I never thought a prayer could be answered F#m Dsus2 With a whispered, sweet southern drawl A E Even now when I close my eyes F#m Dsus2 I see her silhouette dance on the river A E The way we spent those endless nights Dsus2 That's the way I could spend forever Chorus A E I don't know much about eternity F#m Dsus2 Or where somebody like me's gonna wind up going A E All I know is that I have already been F#m Dsus2 RIFF I Parked in a Chevy by the deep river rolling A E And that summer night, shooting star paradise F#m Dsus2 Might be all that I'm getting A E Kissing and sipping that 7 and 7 Dsus2 Somewhere just south of heaven A - E - F#m - Dsus2 X2 Bridge A E Somewhere just beyond the Jericho line Dsus2 Little white church, roll back through the pines A E Down where the three cross river unwinds Dsus2 D If there's a heaven on Earth, man that'd be mine Chorus A E I don't know much about eternity F#m Dsus2 Or where somebody like me's gonna wind up going A E All I know is that I have already been D Parked in a Chevy by the deep river rolling A E And that summer night, shooting star paradise F#m Dsus2 Might be all that I'm getting A E Kissing and sipping that 7 and 7 Dsus2 Somewhere just south of heaven INTRO RIFF or A - E F#m Dsus2 Oh yeah, just south of heaven INTRO RIFF or A - E - F#m - Dsus2 A E Somewhere just beyond the Jericho line F#m Dsus2 Little white church, roll back through the pines A E Down where the three cross river unwinds F#m Dsus2 A E If there's a heaven on Earth, man that'd be mine F#m Dsus2 A E yeah, that's be mine F#m Dsus2 Oh, just a little bit south of heaven INTRO RIFF or A - E - F#m - Dsus2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ These riffs can be played many different ways. I tried to keep them simple for one guitar and singer hide this tab |------| |------| |------| |------| |----2-| |-0h2--| RIFF I |------| |------| |------| |------| |-0h2--| |----2-| RIFF II |--------| |------0--| |--------| |-------2-| |-----2--| |---------| |----0-4-| |----0----| |-0h2----| or |-0h2-----| RIFF III (I prefer the second version)
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Chord set
A · E · F#m · Dsus2 · D
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.