How Far Is Heaven Song Lyrics and Chords by Kitty Wells
How Far is Heaven
Recorded by Kitty Wells
Writer by Tillman Franks and Jimmie Davis
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A little girl was waiting for her daddy one
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It was time to meet him when she heard her mommy
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say
Come to mama darling
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please do not
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cry
Daddy's gone to
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heaven
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way up in the
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sky
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How
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Far Is
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Heaven when can I
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go
To see my
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daddy he's there I
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know
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Far Is
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Heaven let's go to
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night
I want my
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daddy to hold me
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tight
He was called so suddenly and could not say
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goodbye
I know that he's in heaven we'll meet him by and
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by
The little girl trembled her tears
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she could not
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hide
She looked up towards
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heaven and
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then she
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replied
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FAQ
Who sang the the song How Far Is Heaven?
- The song How Far Is Heaven was sang by Kitty Wells.
Who is Kitty Wells?
- Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 - July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. She broke down a barrier to women in country music with her 1952 hit recording "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", which also made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts and turned her into the first female country superstar. “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels†would also be her first of several pop crossover hits. Wells is the only artist to be awarded top female vocalist awards for 14 consecutive years. Her chart-topping hits continued until the mid 1960s, paving the way for and inspiring a long list of female country singers who came to prominence in the 1960s.
Wells ranks as the sixth most successful female vocalist in the history of the Billboard country charts, according to historian Joel Whitburn's book The Top 40 Country Hits. In 1976, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1991, Wells became the third country music artist, after Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, and the eighth woman to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Wells' success and influence on country music garnered her the title "Queen of Country Music".
