| A |
| When I die and they lay me to rest |
| D |
| Gonna go to the pl | ace that’s the best |
| A |
| When they lay me | down to die |
| E | A |
| Going | up to the spirit in the sky | |
| A |
| Going up to the spirit in the sky |
| D |
| That’s where I’m gonna go when I | die |
| A |
| When I die and they | lay me to rest |
| E | A |
| I’m gonna | go to the place that’s the best | |
| A |
| Prepare yourself, you know it’s a must |
| D |
| Got to have a friend in | Jesus |
| A |
| So you know that | when you die |
| E | A |
| He’s g | onna recommend you to the spirit in the | sky |
Oh, recommend you to the spirit in the sky
| D |
| That’s where you’re gonna go w | hen you die |
| A |
| When you die and they | lay you to rest |
| E | A |
| You’re gonna | go to the place that’s the | best |
| A |
| Never been a sinner, I’ve never sinned |
| D |
| I’ve got a friend in | Jesus |
| A |
| So you know that | when I die |
| E | A |
| He’s g | onna set me up with the spirit in the | sky |
Oh, set me up with the spirit in the sky
| D |
| That’s where I’m gonna go | when I die |
| A |
| When I die and they | lay me to rest |
| E | A |
| I’m gonna | go to the place that’s the | best |
| E | A |
| Go to the place that’s the | best |