Tom: Bm Bm G# G D A (2x) Bm G# G D F# [Verse 1] Bm E Woke up this morning with the sun in my eyes G D A Thanking the lord and not the day i do rise Bm E I'm at the station lookin down in the track G D A Got to go forward, aint never turnin back , no. Bm E This southern city been all that i've know, yeah G D A And all i ever will this place is my home. Bm E And as i leave the station, ain't got no destination, G D A G F# Without no hesitation, hands together praisin his name. [Chorus] Bm E G F# I'm on my way up, on my way up, heaven hold a place for me Bm E G F# I'm on my way up, on my way up, heaven hold a place for me [Verse 2] Bm E I kissed my momma, waved my daddy goodbye. G D A I'm on my way up, way on to the other side. Bm E I've walked this road about as far as it goes and G D A My souls been broken i can't walk no more. Bm E Lord forgive me cause i know i've done wrong, G D A Walk beside me help them sing this song Bm I don't need no diamonds blingin', E I hear the angels singin' G The gates of heaven swangin' D A G F# Opened up and let me in here. [Chorus] Bm E G F# I'm on my way up, on my way up, heaven hold a place for me Bm E G F# I'm on my way up, on my way up, heaven hold a place for me [Bridge] G Off to the promised land. A Open up the gates and let me in Bm So tired of this struggle against the wind D A I can't go no further, I give in G Let me rest my head and catch my breath A The roads so cold i caught my death Bm Been runnin' & runnin' i can't run no more D A Drop to my knees rise above G A This heartache, just too much pain departed Bm And heaven awaits a poor soul, my mortal coil D A Is just a bag of bones that you can bury down low G A The red clay, my georgia soil, the land i love and i call home Bm I'm leavin, never come to return, D F# I'm gonna take that walk and leave this world [Chorus] Bm E G F# I'm on my way up, on my way up, heaven hold a place for me Bm E G F# I'm on my way up, on my way up, heaven hold a place for me Bm E G F# I'm on my way up, on my way up, heaven hold a place for me Bm E G F# I'm on my way up, on my way up, heaven hold a place for me Bm E G F# I'm on my way up, on my way up, on my way up Bm E G F# Bm I'm on my way up, on my way up, on my way up