Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore
John Prine
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inthisworld
[Verse]G CWhile digesting Readers Digest in the back of a dirty book storeD GA plastic flag with gum on the back Fell out on the floor.G CWell I picked it up and ran outside And slapped it on my windowshield.D GAnd If I could see old Betsy Ross Id tell her how good I feel.[Chorus]C GBut, your flag decal won’t get you into Heaven anymore.D GThey’re already overcrowded From your dirty little warC GNow Jesus don’t like Killin’ No matter what the reasons for.D G Bb C DAnd your flag decal won’t get you into Heaven anymore.[Verse]G CWell I went to the Bank this morning And the cashier said to meD GIf you join the Christmas Club We'll give you ten of them flags for free.G CI didn’t mess a round a bit I took him up on what he saidD GAnd stuck them stickers all over my car And one on my wifes forehead.[Chorus]C GBut, your flag decal won’t get you into Heaven anymore.D GThey’re already overcrowded From your dirty little warC GNow Jesus don’t like Killin’ No matter what the reasons for.D G Bb C DAnd your flag decal won’t get you into Heaven anymore.[Verse]G CWell I got my windshield so filled with flags I couldn’t seeD GSo I ran my car upside a curb and right into a treeG CBy the time they got a doctor down I was already dead,DAnd I’ll never understand Why the man,GStanding in the Pearly Gates said…[Chorus]C GBut, your flag decal won’t get you into Heaven anymore.D GWe’re already overcrowded From your dirty little warC GNow Jesus don’t like Killin’ No matter what the reasons for.D G Bb C DAnd your flag decal won’t get you into Heaven anymore.