Higher Ground Chords by Thunder

Tempo:
82.8 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

Bb

F

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Thunder - Higher Ground chords
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Oh yeah!
[E]
Best [D] [E] singing voices
I need them
I need to hear ya Not yet
[G] I'll tell you when
I [D] [E] [Bm] [Dbm]
[D] [Em] gotta tell you, you look absolutely bloody [E] amazing
[D] Alright
Here [Dbm]
we go
[E] I need you to sing Do this
I said yeah Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah
[D] [Bb] [C]
[D] [Bb] [F]
[C] [D] [Bb]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[D]
[E]
[D]
[C] I feel [D] the wind [C] blow
On [Bm] the corner
[C] And I'm looking down
[Bb] Along this dead [Bm] end street
[C] All [G] the people
[C] They're [D] getting older
[C] But they don't give a damn
[Bb] Their lives are [D] incomplete
[G] They [C] [Gm] don't look [C] no better
Than they did before
[G] And [Gm] I know What's [C] happening
[Am] Behind these doors
[D] If I [Bm] don't get out [D] today
Gonna waste [G] my [D] life away
[G] That's the part
That I'm [D] getting paid For
[Bb] [F] I don't wanna spend
My whole [C] life in this town
I [Bb] [C] could [F] really try
[C] But it'd be a [E] way
[Bb] Maybe you'll be
[F] A bit [C] behind
[E] But I [Am] gotta stay
[D] In the way
As a young boy
[C] I [D] didn't feel it
[C] And I knew That then
[Bb] I wouldn't [D] be safe
[C] But [Gb] that was [G] only
[C] In [G] the beginning
[C] And as the time Rolled [Bb] on
It [D] grew the pain
[E] Yes it did
[Gm] So give me [C] one good reason
Why I should stay
[G] Think I [Gbm] got
Enough [C] money for the late [Am] night [D] Trade
This is a world
You've [D] never seen
But I've [G] been there [D] in my [G] dreams
It's calling [D] out
To me Singing
[Bb] I [F] don't wanna spend my [C] whole life in this town
I [Bb] [Fm] could really try
But [C] it'd be a way
[G] [Am] [Bb] Maybe you'll [F] be
A [C] bit behind
[Am] But I [D] gotta [C] stay
[G] In the [Am] way
[F] And I'm gonna sing it
[C] [Gm] [F]
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [G] [A]
[D] [C] [A]
[Gb] [C] [A] [D]
[Gb] If I [G] don't get out today
[A] Gonna waste my [D] life away
Lord I'm gonna waste my life away
Lord I'm gonna waste my life away
Sing it to me
I'm gonna waste my life away Sing [G] One [E] [D] more
[G]
A bit louder
[D] [C] [Bb]
[E] [A] I don't know
I [Bb] [C] could [F] really try but [C] it'd be a way
[Gm] [Am] [Bb] I
[A] [Bb] [F] don't wanna spend [C] my whole life in this town
I [Bb] could [F] really [C] try but it'd be a way
[G] [Am] [Bb] I could really try but it'd be a way
Maybe you'll be
[F] A bit [C] behind
But I [Bb] [Am] gotta [Bb] stay
In the way
[F] You [C] and [D] me baby
[Bb]
I [F] [C] wanna take you with [Bb] me
[F] [C] [D] Baby
Yes I do
[Bb]
[F] [C] Go take me [E] home
[F] [C] [D] [F]
[C] Go [D] take me home
[Bb] [F] [C] [D] [Bb]
[F] [D] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Bb
12341111
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To learn Thunder - (Live) Higher Ground chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, F, C, D, Bb, C and Bb. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 41 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 83 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh yeah!
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Best [D] [E] singing voices
I _ need them
I _ _ _ _ _ need to hear ya Not yet
[G] I'll tell you when
I [D] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Em] gotta tell you, you look absolutely bloody [E] amazing
_ _ [D] Alright
Here [Dbm] _
_ we go
[E] I need you to sing _ Do this
I said yeah Yeah _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah
Yeah
Yeah _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah
_ _ _ _ Yeah _
_ Yeah
_ _ Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah
[D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I feel [D] the wind [C] blow
On [Bm] the corner
_ [C] And I'm looking down
[Bb] Along this dead [Bm] end street
_ [C] All [G] the people
[C] They're [D] getting older
[C] But they don't give a damn
[Bb] Their lives are [D] incomplete
[G] They [C] _ [Gm] _ don't look [C] no better
Than they did before
_ [G] And [Gm] I know What's [C] happening
[Am] Behind these doors
[D] _ If I [Bm] don't get out [D] today
Gonna waste [G] my [D] life away
[G] That's the part
That I'm [D] getting paid For
_ _ [Bb] [F] I don't wanna spend
My whole [C] life in this town
I [Bb] [C] could [F] really try
[C] But it'd be a [E] way
_ _ [Bb] Maybe you'll be
[F] A bit [C] behind
[E] But I [Am] gotta stay
[D] In the way _ _ _
_ As a young boy
[C] I [D] didn't feel it
[C] _ And I knew That then
[Bb] I wouldn't [D] be safe
[C] But [Gb] that was [G] only
[C] In [G] the beginning
[C] And as the time Rolled [Bb] on
It [D] grew the pain
[E] Yes it did
[Gm] So give me [C] one good reason
Why I should stay
_ [G] _ Think I [Gbm] got
Enough [C] money for the late [Am] night [D] Trade
This is a world
You've [D] never seen
But I've [G] been there [D] in my [G] dreams
It's calling [D] out
To me Singing
[Bb] I [F] don't wanna spend my [C] whole life in this town
I [Bb] _ [Fm] could really try
But [C] it'd be a way
[G] _ [Am] _ [Bb] Maybe you'll [F] be
A [C] bit behind
[Am] But I [D] gotta [C] stay
[G] In the [Am] way
[F] And I'm gonna sing it
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] If I [G] don't get out today
[A] Gonna waste my [D] life away
Lord _ I'm gonna waste my life away
Lord I'm gonna waste my life away
_ _ _ Sing it to me
I'm gonna waste my life away Sing _ [G] One [E] [D] more
_ [G]
A bit louder
[D] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] I don't know
I [Bb] [C] could [F] really try but [C] it'd be a way
[Gm] _ _ [Am] [Bb] I _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] don't wanna spend [C] my whole life in this town
I _ [Bb] could [F] really [C] try but it'd be a way
[G] _ [Am] _ [Bb] I could really try but it'd be a way
Maybe you'll be
[F] A bit [C] behind
But I [Bb] _ [Am] gotta [Bb] stay
In the way
[F] You [C] _ and [D] me baby
[Bb]
I _ [F] _ [C] _ wanna take you with [Bb] me
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] [D] Baby
Yes I do
[Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] Go take me [E] home
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] Go [D] take me home
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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