From the recording Life, Love, and Philosophy
This is a song I wrote in college. The words were awful, but I always liked the hook in the refrain, the chord progressions, and the melodies, so I re-purposed for something that truly seems like Heaven to my wife, son, and I, specifically camping.
Lyrics
I’ve Seen Heaven (The Camping Song) ©2022
-Art Wildish Music Group, LLC- Capo 2 Intro: Am9 Dsus2 - 4x
Am9 Dsus2 Am9 Dsus2
Beneath the stars above, by the campfires light,
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I am here with you, and everything’s all right
G Em G Em
I’ve seen heaven, here with you tonight,
G Em F C G
I’ve known paradise, and it’s right beside you love.
Interlude: Am9 Dsus2 – 2x
Am9 Dsus2 Am9 Dsus2
The moon is overcast, that don’t matter none
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The shadows we all cast, seem to melt to one
G Em G Em
I’ve seen heaven, here with you tonight,
G Em F C G
I’ve known paradise, and it’s right beside you love.
Bm C Am G
Years fly to the wind, never knowing when, this may end.
Bm C Am D
But right now, by your side, it don’t matter at all, I’m satisfied.
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The weeks drag on right now, when we’re in winters grasp,
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But soon the snows will melt, on the road at last.
G Em G Em
I’ve seen heaven, here with you tonight,
G Em F C G
I’ve known paradise, and it’s right beside you love.
Solo: Bm C Am G Bm C Am D
Am9 Dsus2 Am9 Dsus2
We’ll take the truck and drive, to somewhere pure and clean,
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Our “happy place” at last, anticipations passed.
G Em G Em
I’ve seen heaven, here with you tonight,
G Em F C G F C G
I’ve known paradise, and it’s right beside you love, not somewhere up above.