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Adam Beattie on electric guitar and vocals
Leander Lyons on electric guitar and organ
Brooke Sharkey on double bass, and backing vocals
Leonie Evans on backing vocals
Kit Jolliffe on drums and shaker

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They’ll Greet Me In Heaven

They’ll greet me in heaven
For my good work down here
When I get to the gates
I’ll here them cheer

“He was a good man.
He lived his life well”
And I’ll be ready
when they ring those bells

Can’t say that I believe
In such a man and such a place
No house and no doorway
No voice and no face

But I know that he’d greet me
For I’ve loved and I’ve lost
I’ve danced and I’ve sang
And I’ve paid all the costs

They’ll greet me in heaven
If god’s a good man
I said to the missionary
As she stopped me to say

“There’s a big change coming
If you don’t read and pray,
God’s fierce fist
Will cast you away”

And I said “Surely the man,
Of which you tell,
Won’t give a good man like me
Away to hell”

And surely he’d greet me
With a wink and a grin
For I did not believe
But neither did I sin

They’ll greet me in heaven
And I’m sure they will you too
For the gates wont just open
For those who knew

And no matter the judge
Or who’s God will prove true
Goodness is known
In the heart and right through

And they’ll greet you in heaven
And every day until then
For if man created God
Then God is in every man

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from Songs of One Hundred Years​/​They'll Greet Me In Heaven Double EP, released December 16, 2013

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Adam Beattie Scotland, UK

Scottish singer songwriter Adam Beattie has released 5 studio albums. His latest album ‘Somewhere Round The Bend’ received critical acclaim, "Uplifting reveries of love" - MOJO Magazine, "5/5 Master of powerful narratives” - RnR MAGAZINE, “8/10 “Stirring folk balladry” - THE LINE OF BEST FIT, “A very fine record, full of great moments” - RODDY HART, BBC RADIO SCOTLAND ... more

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