Heaven Ain't Ready For You Yet Song Lyrics and Chords
Heaven Ain't Ready For You Yet Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris
Heaven Ain't Ready For You Yet
Recorded by Emmylou Harris
Written by Paul Kennerley
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When they carried you into the parlor
Your
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wounds were the worst I'd
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seen
Cold as snow as your body
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trembled
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Cradled in the arms of morphine
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All the kinfolk cried out loud
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Shepherd save this
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man
But you whispered with
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It is
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not in His hands and you
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said
Heaven ain't ready for me
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yet and you looked at me
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Give me your heart and take a
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breath and you held my
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hand
Now I've seen your face now that
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we've
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I shall not slip
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away
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Momma said to me daughter
You must
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nurse your cousin
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well
So I cared for you through
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days and nights
But your
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fever I did not quell
For
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weeks I watched you suffer pain
That no
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laudanum could
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ease
All I had left to
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do is pray
Lord have
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mercy on him please and you
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said
repeat #2
Now
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winter's lights has cooled the air
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last your strength's
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returned
You talk to me of the
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life you spent
And
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of the life you've earned
You'll
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waste no time on vengeance
You've no
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wish to fight
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again
To find peace you say in
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God we trust
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little faith in man
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repeat #2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Heaven Ain't Ready For You Yet?
- The song Heaven Ain't Ready For You Yet was sang by Emmylou Harris.
Who is Emmylou Harris?
- Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists.
