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Intro: C C7 F
C7 F F7
Verse 1:
C7 F
I hear the sweet, sweet sounds of Heaven
C F
Fallin' down, fallin' down to this earth
C C7 F
I hear the sweet, sweetest sounds of Heaven
C C7 F
Driftin' down, driftin' down to this earth
C Bb F
Bless the Father, bless the Son, hear the sound of the drums
C Bb F
As it echoes through the valley and it bursts, yeah
C Bb F
Let no woman or a child go hungry tonight
Dm Bb F
Please protect us from the pain and the hurt, yeah
Verse 2:
C
I smell the sweet scents (Sweet)
C7 F
Sweet scents of Heaven (Heaven)
C7
Tumblin' down (Tumblin' down)
F
Tumblin' down to the earth (Oh)
C
I hear the sweet sounds (Sweet sounds)
C7 F
The sweet sounds (Ooh, the sweet sounds) of children
C
And they're praisin' (Praisin')
F
The land of their birth (No)
C Bb
No, I'm not, not goin' to Hell
F
In some dusty motel
C Bb
And I'm not, not goin' down
F
In the dirt (Yes, yes, yes)
C
I'm gonna laugh (I'm gonna laugh)
Bb
I'm gonna cry (I'm gonna cry)
F
Eat the bread, drink the wine
Dm Bb F
'Cause I'm finally, finally quenchin' my thirst, yeah
Bridge:
Gm
You can't have a light without a little shadow, yeah
F/A
Always need a target for your bow and arrow
Bb B
I want to be drenched in the rain
F
Of your heavenly love, oh, yeah, c'mon
Refrão
C Bb
Let the music (Let the music) play loud (Play loud)
F
Let it burst (Let it burst) through the clouds
(Through the clouds)
C Bb
And we all feel the heat
F
Of the sun, yeah
C
Yeah, let us sing
Bb
Let us shout (Let us shout)
F
Let us all stand up proud
Dm Bb F
Let the old still believe that they're young, yeah
C Bb F C Bb F
Sweet, sweet sound
C Bb
Sounds so sweet (Oh, so sweet)
F
Sounds so sweet (So sweet)
F
Heaven, Heaven
C Bb
Down, falling down
F
Falling down to this earth
Verse 3:
F Bb
I hear the sweet sounds of Heaven
F C Bb F
Play me somethin', Stevie
Verse 4:
C Bb F
I smell the sweet, sweet scents of Heaven
C Bb
Comin' down (Comin' down), comin' down (Comin' down)
F
To the earth (From the earth)
C
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Bb
Oh yeah, oh yeah
F
Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah
C
Yes, c'mon
C
Ooh, c'mon
Bb
C'mon, c'mon
F C Bb
C'mon, yeah, yeah
Bb F
Hear the gods laughing from above
F
Of Heaven
C Bb
Fallin' down, fallin' down
F C
To this earth, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bb
Let me lay down and sleep
F
Oh, oh, Heaven, Heaven
C Bb F
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Written by Keith Richards / Mick Jagger