Heaven Can Wait Chords & Tabs

by Michael Jackson

[Version Description]
Keyboards transcribed as guitar chords from the album version. Link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=666idlI3Pck.
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 120
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202]
SONG: "Heaven Can Wait"
ARTIST: Michael Jackson
Tab: Mark Aranha
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CHORD FINGERINGS
Abmaj7   4  x  5  5  4  x
Bmaj7    7  x  8  8  7  x
G#m7     4  x  4  4  4  x
C#m7     x  4  6  6  5  x
Emaj7    x  7  9  8  9  x
Ebaug    x  6  5  4  4  x
Ebm7    11  x 11 11 14  x
Dm7     10  x 10 10 13  x
Dbm7     9  x  9  9 12  x
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[INTRO]
Absus2        Esus2
Absus2        Esus2
Absus2        Esus2
Absus2        Esus2

[CHORUS]
                Abmaj7      Bmaj7               Abmaj7
Tell the angels no, I don’t wanna leave my baby alone
        Bmaj7               Abmaj7  
I don’t want nobody else to hold you
         G#m7            
That’s a chance I’ll take
Emaj7           Ebaug          
Baby I’ll stay, Heaven can wait
Abmaj7      Bmaj7                   Abmaj7
No, if the angels took me from this earth
        Bmaj7                      Abmaj7
I would tell them bring me back to her
       G#m7              Emaj7          
It’s a chance I’ll take, maybe I’ll stay
Ebaug          
Heaven can wait

[VERSE]
       Absus2                         Esus2                   
You’re beautiful (you're wonderful, incredible, I love you so)
       Abmaj7   
You’re beautiful
     Bmaj7                           Abmaj7   
Each moment spent with you is simply wonderful
     Bmaj7                           Cm      
This love I have for you girl it’s incredible
      Bmaj7                      Emaj7              
And I don’t know what I’d do, if I can’t be with you
   Amaj7                           Abmaj7      
The world could not go on so every night I pray
Bmaj7                            Abmaj7     
If the Lord should come for me before I wake
  Bmaj7                        Cm                   Bmaj7         
I wouldn’t wanna go if I can’t see your face, can’t hold you close
     Emaj7/G#            
What good would Heaven be
       Amaj7                            Abmaj7
If the angels came for me I’d tell them no

[CHORUS]
        Bmaj7               Abmaj7
I don’t wanna leave my baby alone
        Bmaj7               Abmaj7  
I don’t want nobody else to hold you
         G#m7            
That’s a chance I’ll take
Emaj7           Ebaug          
Baby I’ll stay, Heaven can wait
Abmaj7      Bmaj7                   Abmaj7
No, if the angels took me from this earth
        Bmaj7                      Abmaj7
I would tell them bring me back to her
       G#m7              Emaj7          
It’s a chance I’ll take, maybe I’ll stay
Ebaug          
Heaven can wait

[VERSE]
  Abmaj7   
Unthinkable
   Bmaj7                                Abmaj7   
Me sitting up in the clouds and you are all alone
    Bmaj7                                Abmaj7    G#m7       
The time might come around when you’d be moving on (moving on)
    Emaj7                         Amaj7               Abmaj7   
I’d turn it all around and try to get back down to my baby girl
      Bmaj7                        Abmaj7      
Can’t stand to see nobody kissing, touching her
         Bmaj7                      Abmaj7     
Couldn’t take nobody loving you the way we were
     Emaj7               
What good would Heaven be
       Ebaug                                    Ebm7 Dm7
If the angels come for me I’d tell them no- oh- oh

[CHORUS]
        Bmaj7               Abmaj7
I don’t wanna leave my baby alone
        Bmaj7               Abmaj7  
I don’t want nobody else to hold you
         G#m7            
That’s a chance I’ll take
Emaj7           Ebaug          
Baby I’ll stay, Heaven can wait
Abmaj7      Bmaj7                   Abmaj7
No, if the angels took me from this earth
        Bmaj7                      Abmaj7
I would tell them bring me back to her
       G#m7              Emaj7          
It’s a chance I’ll take, maybe I’ll stay
Ebaug          
Heaven can wait

[BRIDGE]
Abmaj7       Bmaj7             
Oh no, can’t be without my baby
Abmaj7      Bmaj7                 
Won’t go, without her I’d go crazy
Abmaj7       Bmaj7                 
Oh no, guess Heaven will be waiting
G#m7 C#m7
Ooh
Abmaj7       Bmaj7             
Oh no, can’t be without my baby
Abmaj7      Bmaj7                 
Won’t go, without her I’d go crazy
Abmaj7       Bmaj7                 
Oh no, guess Heaven will be waiting
G#m7         C#m7                 Ebm7
Ooh                        (pause)

[CHORUS]
        Bmaj7               Abmaj7
I don’t wanna leave my baby alone
        Bmaj7               Abmaj7  
I don’t want nobody else to hold you
         G#m7            
That’s a chance I’ll take
Emaj7           Ebaug          
Baby I’ll stay, Heaven can wait
Abmaj7      Bmaj7                   Abmaj7
No, if the angels took me from this earth
        Bmaj7                      Abmaj7
I would tell them bring me back to her
       G#m7              Emaj7          
It’s a chance I’ll take, maybe I’ll stay
Ebaug          
Heaven can wait

[OUTRO]
              Abmaj7          Bmaj7
Just leave us alone, leave us alone
              Abmaj7          Bmaj7
Just leave us alone, leave us alone
                Abmaj7 Bmaj7
Please leave us alone
                Abmaj7 Bmaj7
Please leave us alone
                Abmaj7 Bmaj7
I said leave me alone