Higher Ground Chords by Stevie Wonder

Tempo:
125.55 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Ebm

Gb

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground chords
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[Eb] [Gb] [Ab] [Eb] .
[Gb] [Eb] .
[Abm] [Eb] [Ebm] .
[Ab] [Eb] [Gb] [Eb] .
People keep on learning, soldiers [Ebm] keep on warring,.
[Eb] .
[Fm] world [Eb] .
[G] keep [Ab] on turning,.
[Db].
don't want [Eb] me to [Ebm] long.
.
[Ab] Powers [Eb] .
[Gb] [Ab] [Eb] .
[Bbm] keep [Ebm] on dying,.
[Ab] [Eb] .
while your people keep on dying,.
[Ebm] .
[Fm] world [Bb] [Eb] .
[G] keep [Db] on [Ab] turning,.
[Db] .
don't [Ab] want [Eb] me to [Ebm] long.
[Eb] .
[Bbm] [Eb] [Ebm] [Eb] .
[Ab] I'm so [Eb] tired of letting them try to get,.
[Ab] if one last time on earth [Eb] I'd never hold a sin,.
[Ab] I'm so glad [Eb] that I know my man, I know that,.
[Cm] gonna keep on trying [Bbm].
until I reach my [Eb] highest [Gb] ground.
[Ab] [Eb] .
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Ebm] [Db] [Eb] .
[Db] [Eb] Teachers [Gb] [Eb] .
keep on teaching,.
[Ebm] [Eb] .
[Ab] [Eb] [Ebm] preachers keep on preaching,.
[Eb] .
[Fm] world .
[G] keep [Ab] on turning,.
[Db].
don't want [Eb] me to [Ebm] long.
[Eb] .
[Ebm] Lovers keep on loving, .
believers [Eb] .
keep on believing,.
[Ebm] [Eb] .
[F] [Ab] sleepers [Eb] .
[F] [G] just [Ab] stop sleeping,.
[Db] .
don't want [Eb] me to [Ebm] long.
[Eb] .
[Gb] [Eb] .
[Ab] I'm so glad [Ebm] that it won't be tried again,.
[Ab] if one last time on earth [Eb] I'd never hold a sin,.
[Ab] I'm so glad that [Eb] I know my man, I know that,.
[F] gonna keep [Ebm] on trying [Gb] until I reach [Eb] my highest [Gb] ground.
[Eb] .
[Gb] Until [Eb] .
I reach my highest ground.
.
No [Db] one's gonna [Eb] bring me [Gb] down,.
[Eb] .
[Bb] [Eb] [Ebm] until I reach my highest ground.
[Eb]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
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To learn Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Ebm, Eb, Ebm, Ab, Eb and Gb. A good strategy is to initiate at 62 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 126 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
[Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ .
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ People _ _ _ _ keep on learning, _ _ _ _ _ _ soldiers _ _ [Ebm] keep _ on warring,.
[Eb] _ _ .
_ _ _ [Fm] world _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ [G] keep [Ab] on turning,.
_ _ [Db].
don't want [Eb] me to [Ebm] long.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Powers [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ .
[Bbm] keep [Ebm] on dying,.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ while your people _ _ keep _ on dying,.
[Ebm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Fm] _ world [Bb] _ [Eb] _ .
_ [G] keep [Db] on [Ab] turning,.
_ _ [Db] _ .
don't [Ab] want [Eb] me to [Ebm] long.
_ [Eb] _ .
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ [Ab] I'm so [Eb] tired of letting them try to get,.
[Ab] if one last time on earth [Eb] I'd never hold a sin,.
[Ab] I'm so glad [Eb] that I know my man, I know that,.
[Cm] gonna keep on trying [Bbm].
until I reach my [Eb] highest [Gb] ground.
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ .
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ .
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] Teachers [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ .
keep on teaching,.
[Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] _ preachers _ _ keep on preaching,.
_ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ [Fm] _ world _ _ .
_ [G] keep [Ab] on turning,.
_ _ [Db].
don't want [Eb] me to [Ebm] long.
_ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] Lovers _ _ keep on loving, _ _ _ .
_ _ _ believers _ _ [Eb] _ .
keep on believing,.
[Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] sleepers [Eb] _ .
[F] _ [G] just [Ab] stop sleeping,.
_ [Db] _ .
don't want [Eb] me to [Ebm] long.
_ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] I'm so glad [Ebm] that it won't be tried again,.
[Ab] if one last time on earth [Eb] I'd never hold a sin,.
[Ab] I'm so glad that [Eb] I know my man, I know that,.
[F] gonna keep [Ebm] on trying [Gb] until I reach [Eb] my highest [Gb] ground.
_ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] Until [Eb] _ .
I reach my highest ground.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ No [Db] one's gonna [Eb] bring me [Gb] down,.
_ [Eb] _ .
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ until I reach my highest ground.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song was composed by Stevie Wonder.

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