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Booked Tonight In Heaven Song Lyrics and Chords by Gene Watson
Booked Tonight In Heaven
Recorded by Gene Watson
Written by Gary Josey
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I walked upon the front porch momma
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met me at the door
She said son I tried to call you but
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you were on the road
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put her arms around me and said it's
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bad news you know
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Papa he's been holding on he don't have long to
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go
We all gathered around him
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he had words to say
He talked about the good times and the
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good old USA
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talked about the music
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that we used to play
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looked out on the front porch I could barely hear him
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say
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e tuning up my fiddle they'v
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e rosined up my bow
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angels are preparing for a
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country music show
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booked tonight in heaven
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I must be on a roll
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band of angels need a
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fiddle in their
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I guess sadness brings a memory
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when I was a boy
Sitting on that front porch me and
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papa making noise
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then we called it music
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we was my momma's stars
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The front porch was the Opry stage and the dream that took us
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far
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tuning up his fiddle they've
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rosined up his bow
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angels are preparing for a
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country music show
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booked tonight in heaven
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he must be on a roll
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band of angels need him to
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fiddle in their
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show
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band of angels need him to
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fiddle in their
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Booked Tonight In Heaven?
- The song Booked Tonight In Heaven was sang by Gene Watson.
Who is Gene Watson?
- Gary Gene Watson (born October 11, 1943) is an American country music singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1981 #1 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature 1979 song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has included five number one hits, 21 top tens, and 48 charted singles.
