G                                  C                 
Now listen all you sinners if you want to go to 
                       G
heaven,  heaven  you better get down on your knees
D7    G                                    C         
pray. All you gamblin sinners you'd better quit 
                            D7
sayin' seven 'leven you'd better get ready to
                    G
meet that judgement day

[Chorus 1]
G                          C                          
Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates. 
G                             D7
Open up them pearly gates for me
G                                 C                  
When you hear that trumpet blast. I'll be coming home
          D7
 at last. Open up them pearly gates for
G
me.

[Verse 2]
G                            C                    
I've done had a vision. I've seen them pearly gates 
             G                           D7
close and than I seen you sinners all outside
G                                 C            
You better make your decision and pray you'll be 
                         D7
chosen, chosen.  It'll be too late when you lay
         G
down and die.

[Chorus 1]
G                          C                          
Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates. 
G                             D7
Open up them pearly gates for me
G                                 C                  
When you hear that trumpet blast. I'll be coming home
          D7
 at last. Open up them pearly gates for
G
me.

[Verse 3]
G                                       C            
Better go out to your chicken roost and ask yourself 
                           G
an honest question and the good Lord's gonna
            D7    G                                 
know if you lie.  You better turn all them chickens 
                C
loose or you're gonna die from indigestion
D7                                G
when you eat that stolen chicken pie

[Chorus 1]
G                          C                          
Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates. 
G                             D7
Open up them pearly gates for me
G                                 C                  
When you hear that trumpet blast. I'll be coming home
          D7
 at last. Open up them pearly gates for
G
me.

[Verse 4]
G                                         C          
You'd better take that old keg of gin and dump it 
                              G
every bit right in the river and don't let old
                D7     G                               
satan stay your hand. For if you fill it up again it's 
       C
gonna eat a hole riht in your liver and
    D7                                             G
the gates won't open when you reach that promised land

[Chorus 1]
G                          C                          
Open up them pearly gates. Open up them pearly gates. 
G                             D7
Open up them pearly gates for me
G                                 C                  
When you hear that trumpet blast. I'll be coming home
          D7
 at last. Open up them pearly gates for
G
me.