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Swan Lee – Heaven Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Bbm Ab Gb Ab Bbm Ab Fm Eb


[Verse 1]
Bbm         Ab
        I remember
    Gb       Ab
when I first met you
Bbm
        It was like
  Ab
I knew you
     Fm          Eb
from another life
Bbm
        How
      Ab
 could I forget
Gb
your look of
Ab
longing
Bbm
        And how I
Ab
yearned to go
       Fm          Eb
 where you had been

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[Bridge]
Gb
        How I
Ab          Gb
long to know all
     Ab
your secrets
Gb
        The silence
Ab
in your words
 Gb          Ab
 has said so much


[Chorus]
Db
Heaven is
a place
That always
Abm
follows you
 around
Ebm
Something
radiates
         B
From the peace
that you have
 found
Db
I've seen it
in your face
It's like you
Abm
know another
 world
Ebm
It's like you
 don't belong
B
To the human race
Bbm Ab Gb Ab

[Verse 2]
Bbm
        Angels
Ab
come and go
Gb          Ab
through the ages
Bbm
        Who am
Ab
I to say,
Fm             Eb
what do I know?
Bbm
        I just
Ab
let your
     Gb
eyes do the
Ab
talking
Bbm
        I just
Ab
let the magic
Fm             Eb
steal the show
Bbm
        I don’t
Ab
mind at all
Gb
to have my
Ab
guard down
Bbm
        I’ve
Ab
surrendered to
   Gb      Ab
my loss of power


[Chorus]
Db
Heaven is a
 place
That always
Abm
follows
you around
Ebm
Something
radiates
         B
From the peace
that you have
found
Db
I've seen it in
 your face
It's like you
Abm
know another
world
Ebm
It's like you
don't belong
B
To the human
 race


[Bridge]
Db
Heaven is a
     Abm Ebm B
place
Db
Heaven is a
     Abm Ebm B
place

[Chorus]
Db
Heaven is a place
That always
Abm
follows you around
Ebm
Something radiates
         B
From the peace
 that you have
found
Db
I've seen it in
 your face
It's like you
Abm
know another
world
Ebm
It's like you
don't belong
B
To the human race
Bbm
Heaven is a place

Watch: Heaven

From Swan Lee - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Heaven: key, chords and progression

Heaven by Swan Lee is built around B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭), with 9 chords in all: Bbm, Ab, Gb, Fm, Eb, Db, Abm, Ebm and B.

The backbone of the song is Bbm – Ab – Gb – Ab (i – VII – VI – VII in B♭ minor), a minor “Aeolian” loop common in rock and Afrobeats. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, G, F, Em, D, C, Gm, Dm, Bb (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

Gb chord on guitar (244322) — G♭G♭ B♭ D♭

Abm chord on guitar (466444) — A♭mA♭ C♭ E♭

Ebm chord on guitar (x68876) — E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Heaven chords: questions

What key is Heaven in?

Heaven by Swan Lee is centred on B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Heaven?

Heaven uses 9 chords: Bbm, Ab, Gb, Fm, Eb, Db, Abm, Ebm, B.

What is the chord progression of Heaven?

The main progression is Bbm – Ab – Gb – Ab (i – VII – VI – VII), a minor “Aeolian” loop common in rock and Afrobeats.

Is Heaven easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, G, F, Em, D, C, Gm, Dm, Bb (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

Watch: Heaven

How to play Heaven: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Heaven chords: questions

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