When I Take My Vacation In Heaven

Johnny Cash

Written by Herbert Buffum and R.E. Winsett

Key of C · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 1

C
There are those who are taking vacations
F                                  C
To the mountains the lakes and the sea

Verse 2

Where they rest from their cares and their troubles
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What a wonderful time that must be

Verse 3

C                G7                C
But it seems not my lot to be like them
F                                    C
I must toil through the heat and the cold

Verse 4

Seeking out the lost sheep on a mountain
D7                 G7          C
Bringing wanderers back to the fold

Verse 5

But when I take my vacation in heaven
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What a wonderful time that will be

Verse 6

Hearing concerts by the heavenly chorus
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And the face of my Savior I'll see

Verse 7

C               G7               C
Sitting down on the banks of the river
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Neath the shade of the evergreen tree

Verse 8

There I'll rest from my burdens forever
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Won't you take your vacation with me

Verse 4

Seeking out the lost sheep on a mountain
D7                 G7          C
Bringing wanderers back to the fold