Chords for Southern Culture on the Skids: "I Couldn't Get High" Live 11/11/05 Chapel Hill, NC
Tempo:
130.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
Em
E
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] Dr.
Mayhem is the chaos machine ready to generate
[Bm]
[Em] [Em]
[E] [B]
[D] [E]
[D] [E] [D]
[Em] Well, I went to [D] a party
[E] Yes, it's all [D] the night
[Em] I wanted [D] to fill [Em] my [E] brain with light
[A] I picked up a bottle and started drinking wine, [B] but pretty soon later
What [E] did I find?
Well, I couldn't [D] get a high [Em] high high
[A]
[Em] I couldn't get [D] a high high [Em] high
I couldn't get a high high high
So [Em] I blew down [D] the bottle
And picked up a pot of wine
[Em] I sucked it full [D] of grass
And [E] I gave it a light
[Am] I puffed and I puffed
I poked and I [A] smoked
[B] But pretty soon later
[E] MY HEART WAS NEARLY BROKEN
I COULDN'T [D] GET A [G] HIGH HIGH [D] HIGH
[Em] I COULDN'T [E] GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
[Em] I COULDN'T [D] GET A HIGH [Em] HIGH [D] HIGH
[E] I [D] COULDN'T GET A HIGH [G] HIGH HIGH
I COULDN'T GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
[A]
[Em]
[A]
[B] [Eb] [Gbm] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[E] I COULDN'T GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
So I blew down the pipe
The matters I could see as I gobbled up a cube of LSD
[Am] I waited 30 minutes for my party to [A] sing
[B] But 3 hours later I couldn't [E] feel a thing
I couldn't [D] get a high, high, high
[Em] I couldn't [D] get a high, high, [E] high
I couldn't get a high, high, high
[Em] I couldn't [D] get a high, [Em] high, [D] high
[Em] [E] No, no, no
No, no, no
[Em] I tried [D] and I tried [Em] but I [D] couldn't get a high, [Em] high
Tried [D] and I tried [Em] but I couldn't get a high, high, high
[D] I [Em] [D] couldn't get a high, [B] high, high
[D] [Em] I couldn't get a high, high, high
[D] [E] [D] [B] [Em]
[E]
[Ab] [E]
Mayhem is the chaos machine ready to generate
[Bm]
[Em] [Em]
[E] [B]
[D] [E]
[D] [E] [D]
[Em] Well, I went to [D] a party
[E] Yes, it's all [D] the night
[Em] I wanted [D] to fill [Em] my [E] brain with light
[A] I picked up a bottle and started drinking wine, [B] but pretty soon later
What [E] did I find?
Well, I couldn't [D] get a high [Em] high high
[A]
[Em] I couldn't get [D] a high high [Em] high
I couldn't get a high high high
So [Em] I blew down [D] the bottle
And picked up a pot of wine
[Em] I sucked it full [D] of grass
And [E] I gave it a light
[Am] I puffed and I puffed
I poked and I [A] smoked
[B] But pretty soon later
[E] MY HEART WAS NEARLY BROKEN
I COULDN'T [D] GET A [G] HIGH HIGH [D] HIGH
[Em] I COULDN'T [E] GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
[Em] I COULDN'T [D] GET A HIGH [Em] HIGH [D] HIGH
[E] I [D] COULDN'T GET A HIGH [G] HIGH HIGH
I COULDN'T GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
[A]
[Em]
[A]
[B] [Eb] [Gbm] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[E] I COULDN'T GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
So I blew down the pipe
The matters I could see as I gobbled up a cube of LSD
[Am] I waited 30 minutes for my party to [A] sing
[B] But 3 hours later I couldn't [E] feel a thing
I couldn't [D] get a high, high, high
[Em] I couldn't [D] get a high, high, [E] high
I couldn't get a high, high, high
[Em] I couldn't [D] get a high, [Em] high, [D] high
[Em] [E] No, no, no
No, no, no
[Em] I tried [D] and I tried [Em] but I [D] couldn't get a high, [Em] high
Tried [D] and I tried [Em] but I couldn't get a high, high, high
[D] I [Em] [D] couldn't get a high, [B] high, high
[D] [Em] I couldn't get a high, high, high
[D] [E] [D] [B] [Em]
[E]
[Ab] [E]
Key:
D
Em
E
A
B
D
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_ _ [A] Dr.
Mayhem is the chaos machine ready to generate _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
[Em] Well, I went to [D] a party
[E] Yes, it's all [D] the night
[Em] I wanted [D] to fill [Em] my [E] brain with light
[A] I picked up a bottle and started drinking wine, [B] but pretty soon later
What [E] did I find?
Well, I couldn't [D] get a high [Em] high high
[A] _
[Em] I couldn't get [D] a high high [Em] high
I couldn't get a high high high
So [Em] I blew down [D] the bottle
And picked up a pot of wine _
[Em] I sucked it full [D] of grass
And [E] I gave it a light
[Am] I puffed and I puffed
I poked and I [A] smoked
[B] But pretty soon later
[E] MY HEART WAS NEARLY BROKEN
I COULDN'T [D] GET A [G] HIGH HIGH [D] HIGH
[Em] I COULDN'T [E] GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
[Em] I COULDN'T [D] GET A HIGH [Em] HIGH [D] HIGH
[E] I [D] COULDN'T GET A HIGH [G] HIGH HIGH
I COULDN'T GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
[A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ I COULDN'T GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
So I blew down the pipe
The matters I could see as I gobbled up a cube of _ LSD
[Am] I waited 30 minutes for my party to [A] sing
[B] But 3 hours later I couldn't [E] feel a thing
I couldn't [D] get a high, high, high
[Em] I couldn't [D] get a high, high, [E] _ _ high
I couldn't get a high, high, high _
[Em] I couldn't [D] get a high, [Em] high, [D] high _
[Em] _ [E] No, no, no _
No, _ no, no
[Em] I tried [D] and I tried [Em] but I [D] couldn't get a high, [Em] high
Tried [D] and I tried [Em] but I couldn't get a high, high, high
[D] I [Em] _ [D] couldn't get a high, [B] high, high
[D] _ _ [Em] I couldn't get a high, high, high
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mayhem is the chaos machine ready to generate _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
[Em] Well, I went to [D] a party
[E] Yes, it's all [D] the night
[Em] I wanted [D] to fill [Em] my [E] brain with light
[A] I picked up a bottle and started drinking wine, [B] but pretty soon later
What [E] did I find?
Well, I couldn't [D] get a high [Em] high high
[A] _
[Em] I couldn't get [D] a high high [Em] high
I couldn't get a high high high
So [Em] I blew down [D] the bottle
And picked up a pot of wine _
[Em] I sucked it full [D] of grass
And [E] I gave it a light
[Am] I puffed and I puffed
I poked and I [A] smoked
[B] But pretty soon later
[E] MY HEART WAS NEARLY BROKEN
I COULDN'T [D] GET A [G] HIGH HIGH [D] HIGH
[Em] I COULDN'T [E] GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
[Em] I COULDN'T [D] GET A HIGH [Em] HIGH [D] HIGH
[E] I [D] COULDN'T GET A HIGH [G] HIGH HIGH
I COULDN'T GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
[A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ I COULDN'T GET A HIGH HIGH HIGH
So I blew down the pipe
The matters I could see as I gobbled up a cube of _ LSD
[Am] I waited 30 minutes for my party to [A] sing
[B] But 3 hours later I couldn't [E] feel a thing
I couldn't [D] get a high, high, high
[Em] I couldn't [D] get a high, high, [E] _ _ high
I couldn't get a high, high, high _
[Em] I couldn't [D] get a high, [Em] high, [D] high _
[Em] _ [E] No, no, no _
No, _ no, no
[Em] I tried [D] and I tried [Em] but I [D] couldn't get a high, [Em] high
Tried [D] and I tried [Em] but I couldn't get a high, high, high
[D] I [Em] _ [D] couldn't get a high, [B] high, high
[D] _ _ [Em] I couldn't get a high, high, high
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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