Craig Campbell's Stripped-Down Version of 'Outskirts of Heaven' Will Give You Goosebumps

Craig Campbell performed a beautiful, stripped-down version of his tune "Outskirts of Heaven" that's sure to give you goosebumps. Campbell plucks on his guitalele, a cross between a guitar and a ukelele, in the acoustic rendition of his song that he co-wrote with Dave Turnbull. It was the first single from the country star's first album from his new label, Red Bow Records.

"Lord when I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of heaven. Where there's dirt roads for miles, hay in the fields and fish in the river," the country singer croons during a recent visit to The Bobby Bones Show."Where there's dogwood trees, and honeybees, and blue skies and green grass forever. Lord when I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven."

The acoustic guitalele, paired with Campbell's twangy voice and the poignant lyrics, make for a euphoric performance of the spiritual song. Campbell earns a well-deserved round of applause from the Bobby Bones crew at the end of his performance.

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"I was laying in bed, thinking about heaven one night," Campbell told Rolling Stone Country of the inspiration for his classic-country single. "What I have been taught about heaven is all pearly gates and golden streets -- very big-city. And it hit me that that is the absolute opposite of where I grew up. So I had this idea to write a song about how, maybe, when I get to heaven I want to live in the outskirts, and how I can write this song as a request to the good lord. Maybe he'll set aside me a few acres on the outside of town for me."

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This post was originally published on January 20, 2017.

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