Can Heaven Wait Chords by Luther Vandross

[Start]

[Intro]
F#m7 E Bm7 F#m7 E Bm7
■    ■ ■   ■    ■ ■  
C# C#7 F#m
■  ■   ■  


[Verse]
                          E     Bm7 
Quarter after seven got a phone call
Bm Bm7           Bm       Bm7  
■  Telling me to get here quick
F#m           F#m7             E         Bm7
■   Said your girl is in a bad situation ■  
Bm                       Bm7   Bm   C#7 F#m
They don't know if she's gonna make ■   it 
                 F#m7   E    Bm7
As I hurry to be by her side ■  
                              F#m
I ask a thousand times why oh why
                    F#7          E   
There's no rhyme or reason in my life
         Bm7                 C#7
With you lying here this way ■  
Bm7                           F#m   E           D  
■   I'd give anything just to trade places with you
       Bm7                            
So I'm begging heaven down on my knees
C#sus4           C#        
To help you make it through


[Chorus]
F#m7                   
Tell me can heaven wait
E          Bm7                     
Can heaven wait just one more night
F#m7                        
Tell me what it's gonna take
E           Bm7           C#7 
To keep you with me in my life
F#m7                      E         
Giving up the shame of my other life
Bm7                                       
Now I'm seeing things in a whole new light
D Dmaj7         C#m7               Bm7          
■ Lord I vow to change if you just make it right
E          F#m           
Can heaven wait one night


[Verse]
E Bm7 Bm C#7 F#m
■ ■   ■  ■   ■  
                 F#m7            E      Bm7
Thinking back on times that I've wasted ■  
              Bm7                
I should have cherished every day
F#m7                           D    F#m7 E      Bm7
■    All the different flavors that I    tasted ■  
Bm               Bm7       
Can't compare to you no way
C#7 F#m                 E   
As  I reminisce by your side
Bm7                          Bm   Bm7    
Tears of guilt are streaming from my eyes
F#7                           F#m7    E    
■   All the things I did that weren't right
       Bm7   Bm        Bm7 C#7
Wish I could apologize ■   ■  
Bm7                              F#m   E           D  
■   I'd give anything if I could trade places with you
       Bm7                            
So I'm beggin' heaven down on my knees
C#sus4           C# F#m7 E       Bm7
To help you make it ■    through ■  


[Chorus]
F#m7               E   
Tell me can heaven wait
Bm7 C#7    F#m7                    E    
Can heaven ■    wait just one more night
Bm7               Dmaj7     
Tell me what it's gonna take
   C#m7 F#m7 Bm7  Esus4       Bm7 D   
To keep you  with ■     me in my  life
F#m7 E Bm7 C#7
■    ■ ■   ■  


[Verse]
          Dmaj7                          
I'm gonna stop the world reverse the time
   E                    F#m      F#m7 
Do whatever it takes to keep you alive
Bm7           Esus4            
Heaven has to wait one more day
Dmaj7                                 
Baby take my breath so you can breathe
D#m7               D#sus4 D#m7 Bm7  
I need you here so don't  you  leave
Esus4 E7     Gm7        
■     Heaven has to wait


[Chorus]
     F             Cm7 
Tell me can heaven wait
                              Gm7  
Can heaven wait just one more night
                        Gm7 
Tell me what it's gonna take
F           Cm7        D7 Gm7 
To keep you with me in my life
        Gm  F Cm        D#maj7
Tell me can ■ ■  heaven wait  
Dm7 Gm7              Cm7           
Can heaven wait just one more night
Fsus4   Gm7                 
Tell me what it's gonna take
        F              Cm7 D7 Gm7 
To keep you with me in my  ■  life
F Cm7 Cm D# Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fsus4
■ ■   ■  ■  ■   ■   ■   ■    
Gm7 F Cm7 Gm7 Gm F
■   ■ ■   ■   ■  ■


[End]