# Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) – Van Morrison: piano chords

Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) by Van Morrison uses 8 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G B C D G D C B
- Verse 1: Am D Am D G
- Verse 2: Am D Am D G Am Am7 Am Am7 G
- Chorus 1: E G A B A E G B A G E G A B A B A G
- Verse 3: Am D Am D G
- Verse 4: Am D Am D G Am Am7 Am Am7 G
- Chorus 2: E G A B A E G B A G E G A B A B A G
- Outro 1: Am D Am D Am D G

## Questions

### Which chords does Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) by Van Morrison use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) by Van Morrison in?

The chords fit A major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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