First Step To Heaven

The Oak Ridge Boys

Written by Emory Gordy and Jim Rushing

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

C                        G7                     C
Wake up oh sinner you're facing the darkness of death
                         G7                        F
Each moment could be the moment you draw your last breath
                                                            C
And the weight of your fears are the shackles that keep you enslaved
                                     G7                C
But the blood of the lamb is the one way to bypass the grave

Verse 2

                  G7                       C
The first step to heaven is knowing you're lost
               G7                      C
The highway to glory is the way of the cross
                      F                      C
You can hand Him your burdens the moment you see
                  G7                     C
The first step to heaven is down on your knees

Verse 3

                              G7                           C
To all you believers who have answered the good shepherd's call
                                     G7                          F
Flood the chasm of darkness with the light that can save one and all
                                                            C
Not a soul crosses Jordan on the strength of their money or deeds
                          G7                     C
That mansion up yonder is reserved for those who believe

Verse 2

                  G7                       C
The first step to heaven is knowing you're lost
               G7                      C
The highway to glory is the way of the cross
                      F                      C
You can hand Him your burdens the moment you see
                  G7                     C
The first step to heaven is down on your knees

Verse 4

                  G7                     C
The first step to heaven is down on your knees