The Vaults Of Heaven

Andrew Lloyd Webber

OtherMedium for beginners10 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

BbDiagram coming soon

G#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Intro: 
C   G7/D   C/E   C/G   G7   F   C 
 
 
 
verse 1: 
 
 
      C          G7/D      Am/E           Bb           F          C 
The keys to the Vaults of Heaven, May be buried some-where in a prayer, 
 
                 G7/D      Am/E            Bb       F/C         G   
The keys to the Vaults of Heaven, May be heavy or lighter than air, 
 
     C       G7/D        C/E      F           C/G     G7       C 
Open up the vaults, Open up the vaults, We've got to find the keys, 
 
                       G7     C/E            E7   E7/G#     Am 
The nights have been growing darker, Their darker now than sin, 
 
C/G             G7        Am/E        C/G         G7        F    C 
We'll open the vaults of heaven, The answers are there with-in, 
 
 
 
 
verse 2: 
 
 
      C          G7/D      Am/E           Bb        F            C 
The keys to the Vaults of Heaven, May be Seen in a pure child's eyes, 
 
                 G7/D      Am/E            Bb           F/C       G   
The keys to the Vaults of Heaven, May be heard in our desperate cries, 
 
     C       G7/D        C/E      F           C/G     G7       C 
Open up the vaults, Open up the vaults, We've got to find the keys, 
 
                       G7     C/E                E7   E7/G#     Am 
The nights have been growing darker, Their even darker now than sin, 
 
C/G             G7        Am/E        C/G         G7        F    C 
We'll open the vaults of heaven, The glories are there with-in, 
 
 
 
 
verse 3: 
 
 
      C          G7/D      Am/E           Bb           F          C 
The keys to the Vaults of Heaven, May be buried some-where in a prayer, 
 
                 G7/D      Am/E            Bb       F/C         G   
The keys to the Vaults of Heaven, May be heavy or lighter than air, 
 
     C       G7/D        C/E      F           C/G     G7       C 
Open up the vaults, Open up the vaults, We've got to find the keys, 
 
                       G7     C/E            E7   E7/G#     Am 
The nights have been growing darker, Their darker now than sin, 
 
C/G             G7        Am/E        C/G         G7        F    C 
We'll open the vaults of heaven, The answers are there with-in,

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Chord set

C · G7 · D · E · G · F · Am · Bb · E7 · G#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.