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Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Higher Ground
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Extra Dubbed Gtr'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=138(8=s8)
G5/D A G G5/D Dsus4 Dsus4
4/4
Gtr I
|-3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--| |---3---|
Wx4 E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------||----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------||o------------x-x-x-14-12----|-----------------------------------|
|------------||--x-12---12--x-x-x-14-12----|-x-12---12----------12---------12--|
|------------||--x-12---12--x-x-x-------14-|-x-12---12-12-------12---------12--|
|------------||o---------------------------|--------------12h14----12h14-------|
|------------||----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--|
| Wx4 H E E E E E E H E E E E E
|------------||----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------||o---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------||----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------||----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------||o---------------------------|---------------------2-------------|
|------------||--0----------3-3-3--5--5--5-|-0-------------3h=5-----5----3-----|
1.
G5/D A G D5/E
|-3--| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |---3---| |-----3------|
E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
|-x----------x-x-x-14-12----|-x-------15-15-15---15-15---15-15-15--------15------o||
|-x-12---12--x-x-x-14-12----|-x-------14-14-14---14-14---14-14-14--------14-------||
|-x-12---12--x-x-x-------14-|-x-12-14-14-14-14---14-14---14-14-14--------14-------||
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
|
| |-3-| |--3--|
| H E E E E E E H a E E E S +S
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------4s=5----4-----2-------------------o||
|-0----------3-3-3--5--5--5-|-0-----------------------------------3b3.5=====(3)r--||
2.
G5/D G A A/E
|-3--| |---3---| |-----3------|
E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------------||
|-x------12s14---14-14---14-14-14--------14------||
|-x-12---12s14---14-14---14-14-14--------14------||
|-x-12-----------14-14---14-14-14--------14------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|
| H a E E E S +S
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|--------------4s=5----4-----2-------------------||
|-0-------------------------------3b3.5=====(3)r-||
1st Verse
G5 A5 G5 A5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3|
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------2--|------------------2-|
|-------------5--2--|-------------5--x-2-|
|-------------5--0--|-------------5--x-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x---|
G5 A5 G5 A5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3|
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E Q
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|----------------2--|------------------2--|
|-------------5--2--|-------------5--x-2--|
|-------------5--0--|-------------5--x-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x----|
G5 A5 G5 A5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3|
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------2--|------------------2-|
|-------------5--2--|-------------5--x-2-|
|-------------5--0--|-------------5--x-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x---|
G5 A5 G5 A5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3|
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E Q
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|----------------2--|------------------2--|
|-------------5--2--|-------------5--x-2--|
|-------------5--0--|-------------5--x-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x----|
A5 B5
Gtr I
|--3---| |--3--| |-3--|
E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------------------------|
|-14-----14---------14-14---16-----|
|-14-----14---------14-14----------|
|-14-----14---16p14-14-14---16-----|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~
| |-3--| |-3-|
| E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------2-------------2--2-2--4-4-4-|
|--4--------4--------2--2-2--4-4-4-|
|--------------------0--0-0--2-2-2-|
|----------------------------------|
A5
|--3---| |--3--| |-3--| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---14-----14---------14-14---16-----|-14-x---14------14--14---|
|---14-----14---------14-14----------|-14-x---14------14--14---|
|---14-----14---16p14-14-14---16-----|-14-x---14---14-14--14---|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| ~
| |-3--| |-3-|
| a E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------2---------------------------|------2----2-----2---2-x-|
|-2s=4--------4--------2-------------|------2----2-----2---2-x-|
|-------------------------4-3--2-----|--0---0----0-----0---0-x-|
|--------------------------------5-2-|-------------------------|
D5
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------14-14-14-13-13-13-|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-13-13-13-|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--------6--------5-|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7-------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4-----3--3----|
|-------------------------------------|
G5/D A G G5/D G A D5/E
|-3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-x----------x-x-x-14-12----|-x------12s14-15-15-15-14-14-14-|
|-x-12---12--x-x-x-14-12----|-x-12---12s14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|-x-12---12--x-x-x-------14-|-x-12---------14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| H E E E E E E H E E E E E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0----------3-3-3--5--5--5-|-0-------------3--3--3--5--5--5-|
G5/D
|-3--| |-3-| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------------------|
|-x----------x-x-x----------|
|-x-12---12--x-x-x----------|
|-x-12---12--x-x-x-------14-|
|------------------12-14----|
|---------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |--3--|
| H E E E E E E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-0----------3-3-3--5--5--5-|
2nd Verse
G5/D D5/A A G5 A5
|-3--| |-3--| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E E E E H Q S S e
|-----------------------------||----------------15-15-15-|
|-x----------15-15---14-14-14-||----------------15-15-15-|
|-x-12---12--14-14---14-14-14-||-------------------------|
|-x-12---12-------------------||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
|
| PM--------|
| |-3--| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-|
| H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-----------------2-------|
|-----------------------------||-------------5---2-------|
|-----------------------------||-------------5---0-------|
|-0-----------3--3-3--5--5--5-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------|
G5 A5 G5 A5
W H Q S S e
|--------------------|----------------15-15-15-|
|--------------------|----------------15-15-15-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM--------| PM--------|
| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q Q
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------2-|-----------------2-------|
|-------------5--x-2-|-------------5---2-------|
|-------------5--x-0-|-------------5---0-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------|
G5 A5 G5 A5
W H Q S S e
|--------------------|----------------15-15-15---|
|--------------------|----------------15-15-15---|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM--------| PM--------|
| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q Q
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------2-|-----------------2---------|
|-------------5--x-2-|-------------5---2---------|
|-------------5--x-0-|-------------5---0---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-------------|
G5 A5 G5 A5
W H Q S S e
|--------------------|----------------15-15-15-|
|--------------------|----------------15-15-15-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM--------| PM--------|
| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q Q
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------2-|-----------------2-------|
|-------------5--x-2-|-------------5---2-------|
|-------------5--x-0-|-------------5---0-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------|
G5 A5 G5 A5
|--3---| |--3--| |-3--|
W E E E E E E E E E Q
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|-14-----14---------14-14---16-----|
|--------------------|-14-----14---------14-14----------|
|--------------------|-14-----14---16p14-14-14---16-----|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| PM--------| ~
| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3--| |-3-|
| E E E E E E Q E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------2-|------2-------------2--2-2--4-4-4-|
|-------------5--x-2-|--4--------4--------2--2-2--4-4-4-|
|-------------5--x-0-|--------------------0--0-0--2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x---|----------------------------------|
A/E A5
|--3---| |--3--| |-3--| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---14-----14---------14-14---16-----|-14-x---14------14--14---|
|---14-----14---------14-14----------|-14-x---14------14--14---|
|---14-----14---16p14-14-14---16-----|-14-x---14---14-14--14---|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| ~
| |-3--| |-3-|
| a E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------2---------------------------|------2----2-----2---2-x-|
|-2s=4--------4--------2-------------|------2----2-----2---2-x-|
|-------------------------4-3--2-----|--0---0----0-----0---0-x-|
|--------------------------------5-2-|-------------------------|
D5
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------15-15-15--|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--------6--------5--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4-----3--3-----|
|--------------------------------------|
G5/D
|-3--| |-3-| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------------------|
|-x----------x-x-x----------|
|-x-12---12--x-x-x-------12-|
|-x-12---12--x-x-x-------12-|
|------------------12h14----|
|---------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |--3--|
| H E E E E E E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-0----------3-3-3--5--5--5-|
D5/E A/E G5/D A G
|-3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-x----------15-15-15-14-14-14-|-x----------x----x-14-12----|
|-x-12---12--14-14-14-14-14-14-|-x-12---12--x----x-14-12----|
|-x-12---12--14-14-14-14-14-14-|-x-12---12--x-12-x-------14-|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--|
| H E E E E E E H E E E E E E
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-----------3--3--3--5--5--5-|-0----------3--3-3--5--5--5-|
$
G5/D D5/A A
|-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------||
|-x--------------15------14---||
|-x-12---12---14-14---14-14---||
|-x-12---12-------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|
| |-3--| |-3--|
| H E E E E E E
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|-0------------3--3-3--5--5-5-||
Chorus
A5 Bm/D G5/D
|-3--| |------3------| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E
|----15----------------14--------15------|----------------------|
|----15---15-----------14--------15------|-----------------8-8--|
|---------14-12--------------------------|-------4---------7-7--|
|-14-------------------------------------|-----------5-5-6------|
|-12-------------------------------------|-------5--------------|
|----------------------------------------|-0-0-0----------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-|
| q E E +E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|-----------------3-x--|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------3-x--|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------5-(5)b6=====(5)r-----------|-------5---2-2-2------|
|--7-------7----------------------7-(7)\-|-------5-2------------|
|----------------------------------------|-0-0-0-----0-0-0------|
A5 G/D G5/D
|-3--| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E
|----15-----------14-----15------|---------------------|
|----15---15------14-----15------|-------0---------8-8-|
|---------14-12------------------|-------0---------7-7-|
|-14-----------------------------|-------0-------------|
|-12-----------------------------|-----------x-7-7-----|
|--------------------------------|-0-0-0---------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-|
| q E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|-----------------3---|
|--------------------------------|-----------------3---|
|--------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------5-7p===5-----------|-------5-5-2-2-2-----|
|--0-------7--------------7-(7)\-|-------5-5---------0-|
|--------------------------------|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----|
A5 G/D G5/D
|-3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E
|----15-----------14---15--|--------------------|
|----15---15------14---15--|-------0--------8-8-|
|---------14-12------------|-------0--------7-7-|
|-14-----------------------|-------0------------|
|-12-----------------------|----------x-7-7-----|
|--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------|
|
| |3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| q E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E
|--------------------------|----------------3-3-|
|--------------------------|----------------3-3-|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------5-7p=5-------|-------5--2-2-2-----|
|--0-------7------------7--|-------5------------|
|--------------------------|-0-0-0----0-0-0-----|
To Coda
F#5 G5 G5/D
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |----3----|
Q H E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-0---0--------------|
|------------------------------|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-0---0--------------|
|-11--11------------11---(11)\-|----------------------------12-12-----12-|
|-11--11------------11---(11)\-|----------------------------12-12-----12-|
|--9---9-------------9----(9)\-|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| \1/ \1/ \1/
| |--3--| |--3--|
| Q Q +E +E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|------------------------0----0-----------|
|------7--(7)--(7)--(7)--------|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0----0-----------|
|------6--(6)--(6)--(6)--------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------|
|------4--(4)--(4)--(4)--------|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--2-----------------------0---|----------------------------------17\----|
G5/D
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------12-------12-|
|---12-12-14--------12-------12-|
|-------------12h14----12-------|
|-------------------------15----|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| Q Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-0--------0---3--3--3--5--5--5-|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------15-15-15-14-14-14-|-12-----------------------------|
|--------------16-16-16-14-14-14-|-12-----------------12-14-------|
|-12-12h14-14--------------------|----12h14-14--------12-14-12----|
|--------------------------------|--------------12-14----------14-|
|--------------------------------|----------12--------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| Q Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--0--------0---3--3--3--5--5--5-|--0--------0---3--3--3--5--5--5-|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-3--| |----3-----|
E E E Q E E +E +E +E
|----------------------------------------------||
|-x----------14--------------------------------||
|-x----------14--------------------------------||
|-x-12---14------------------------------------||
|---------------13b14==(13)r(13)b14====(13)r---||
|----------------------------------------------||
|
| |----3-----| |------3-------|
| Q Q E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|-0-------0---3--3-------3----5------5-------5-||
3rd Verse
G5 A5 G5 A5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3|
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------2--|------------------2-|
|-------------5--2--|-------------5--x-2-|
|-------------5--0--|-------------5--x-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x---|
G5 A5 G5 A5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3|
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E Q
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|----------------2--|------------------2--|
|-------------5--2--|-------------5--x-2--|
|-------------5--0--|-------------5--x-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x----|
G5 A5 G5 A5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3|
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------2--|------------------2-|
|-------------5--2--|-------------5--x-2-|
|-------------5--0--|-------------5--x-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x---|
G5 A5 G5 A5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3|
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E Q
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|----------------2--|------------------2--|
|-------------5--2--|-------------5--x-2--|
|-------------5--0--|-------------5--x-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x----|
A5 B5
Gtr I
|--3---| |--3--| |-3--|
E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------------------------|
|-14-----14---------14-14---16-----|
|-14-----14---------14-14----------|
|-14-----14---16p14-14-14---16-----|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~
| |-3--| |-3-|
| E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------2-------------2--2-2--4-4-4-|
|--4--------4--------2--2-2--4-4-4-|
|--------------------0--0-0--2-2-2-|
|----------------------------------|
A5
|--3---| |--3--| |-3--| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---14-----14---------14-14---16-----|-14-x---14------14--14---|
|---14-----14---------14-14----------|-14-x---14------14--14---|
|---14-----14---16p14-14-14---16-----|-14-x---14---14-14--14---|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| ~
| |-3--| |-3-|
| a E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------2---------------------------|------2----2-----2---2-x-|
|-2s=4--------4--------2-------------|------2----2-----2---2-x-|
|-------------------------4-3--2-----|--0---0----0-----0---0-x-|
|--------------------------------5-2-|-------------------------|
D5 G5/A
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------15-15-15-|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--------6--------5-|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7-------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4-----3--3----|
|-------------------------------------|
D E G5/D G A
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----12-------------15----14-14-14--|
|-------------------12---------12---|-12-12----------16----16-14-14-14--|
|---12-12-14--------12---------12---|-12----12-14-16----------------14--|
|-------------12h14----13s12--------|-----------------------------------|
|---10-10-12------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
| H E E E E E E H E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0------------3--3--3-----5-5----5-|--0--------------3--3--3--5--5--5--|
G5/D
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|
|-x-11s12-12--------------------|
|-x-11s12-12--------12-14-12----|
|-x-----------------12-14-12----|
|-------------12h14----------14-|
|---11-12-12--------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| H E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-0------------3--3--3--5--5--5-|
4th Verse
G5/D D5/A A G5 A5
|-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E H Q S S e
|--------------------------||----------------15-15-15-|
|--------------x-x-x-x-x-x-||----------------15-15-15-|
|--------------x-x-x-x-x-x-||-------------------------|
|---12---14-14-x-x-x-x-x-x-||-------------------------|
|--------------------------||-------------------------|
|--------12-12-------------||-------------------------|
|
| PM--------|
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|--------------------------||-------------------------|
|--------------------------||-------------------------|
|--------------------------||-----------------2-------|
|--------------------------||-------------5---2-------|
|--------------------------||-------------5---0-------|
|-0------------3-3-3-5-5-5-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------|
G5 A5 G5 A5
W H Q S S e
|--------------------|----------------15-15-15-|
|--------------------|----------------15-15-15-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM--------| PM--------|
| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q Q
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------2-|-----------------2-------|
|-------------5--x-2-|-------------5---2-------|
|-------------5--x-0-|-------------5---0-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------|
G5 A5 G5 A5
H H +Q Q Q S S e
|-------------------------|-----------------------15-15-15---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------15-15-15---|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------12tr14------|-(12tr14)-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| PM--------| PM-------------|
| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |---3----| |-3-|
| E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q Q
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------2-|------------------------2---------|
|--------------5------x-2-|--------------------5---2---------|
|--------------5------x-0-|--------------------5---0---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--3------x---|---0------0-0-0-0-0-3-------------|
G5 A5 G5 A5
W H Q S S e
|--------------------|----------------15-15-15-|
|--------------------|----------------15-15-15-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM--------| PM--------|
| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q Q
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------2-|-----------------2-------|
|-------------5--x-2-|-------------5---2-------|
|-------------5--x-0-|-------------5---0-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--x---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------|
G5 A5 G5 A5
|--3---| |--3--| |-3--|
H Q +E +E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------15------(15)---(15)--|-14-----14---------14-14---16-------|
|-------------14b16===(14)---(14)r-|-14-----14---------14-14------------|
|----------------------------------|-14-----14---16p14-14-14---16-------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------| ~
| |-3-| |-3-| |3-| |-3--| |-3-|
| E E E E E E Q E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------2-------|------2-------------2--2-2--4-4-4---|
|--------------5--------x--2-------|--4--------4--------2--2-2--4-4-4---|
|--------------5--------x--0-------|--------------------0--0-0--2-2-2---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--------x----------|------------------------------------|
A/E A5
|--3---| |--3--| |-3--| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---14-----14---------14-14---16-----|-14-x---14------14--14---|
|---14-----14---------14-14----------|-14-x---14------14--14---|
|---14-----14---16p14-14-14---16-----|-14-x---14---14-14--14---|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| ~
| |-3--| |-3-|
| a E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------2---------------------------|------2----2-----2---2-x-|
|-2s=4--------4--------2-------------|------2----2-----2---2-x-|
|-------------------------4-3--2-----|--0---0----0-----0---0-x-|
|--------------------------------5-2-|-------------------------|
D5
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------15-15-15--|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--------6--------5--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4-----3--3-----|
|--------------------------------------|
G5/D G
~~ ~~
|-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--| |----3-----|
E E E Q E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E +E E
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------12-------(12)----|-x-----------x---------------------|
|------------12------12b13====(12)r---|-x-----------x-------14b16r(14)p12-|
|---12---14--12h14--------------------|-x-12h14-14--x----12---------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------10------------------|
|
| |-3--| |------3------| |--3--| |----3-----|
| Q Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0-------0---3--3-3--5-----5-------5-|-0--------0--3--3--3--5------5---5-|
D.S. al Coda
G F#m/A
~~ ~~
|-3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3--|
E E E Q E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|-------------------14-14----||
|-x----------x-x-x-12-------(12)----|-x-----------x-x-x-14-14----||
|-x----------x-x-x-12b13====(12)r---|-x-----------x-x-x-14-14----||
|-x-12---14--x-x-x------------------|-x-12h14-14--x-x-x----------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------||
|
| |-3-| |------3------| |-3-| |-3--|
| Q Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-0-------0--3-3-3--5-----5-------5-|-0--------0--3-3-3--5--5-5--||
&
G G5/D
|--3--| |--3--| |---3---|
E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---12----------------------------|
|---12--------------12------------|
|------12-14--------12------------|
|-------------12h14----14s12---10-|
|---------------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| Q Q E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0--------0---3--3--3--5----3----|
Bm A G5/D
|-3--| |--3--| |---3---| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------15-15-15-14-14---14-|-x------------------------------|
|---12-------16-16-16-14-14---14-|-x-12---------------------------|
|---12---14----------------------|-x-12---14--------12-14-12------|
|--------------------------------|------------12h14----------14---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| Q Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------2------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-------0---3--5-----5----3----|-0-------0---3--3--3--5--5--5---|
G5/D Bm G A G
|3-| |--3--| |-----3------|
E Q E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------|
|-x----------15-----x-12-14--------12------|
|-x-12-------16-----x-12-14--------12------|
|-x-12-14----------------------------------|
|---------14-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E S +S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------5---4----2-------------------|
|-0-----0-------------------3b3.5=====(3)r-|
A/E G5/D G5/D
|--3--| |3-| |-3-| |--3--|
E E E Q a E E a E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|----14----------------------------------|-x--------x-x-x-x-x---x-|
|-12-14-12-------------12----------------|-x-12-----x-x-x-x-x---x-|
|-12-14-12-14----------12----------------|-x-12-14--x-x-x-x-x---x-|
|--------------12s14--------14s12---10---|------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3---| |-3-|
| Q Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------2---------|
|--0--------0------3-3----3-----5-5----5-|-0-----0--3-5---5---3---|
G5/D A5/G5/D
|--3--| |--3--|
E E E Q a E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|
|-x---------------------------------|
|-x-12---------------------14-12----|
|-x-12-12-14----------12---14-12----|
|-------------12s14--------------14-|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3--|
| Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-0--------0------3-3----3--5--5--5-|
Bm A G G5/D
|--3--| |---3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E a E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------15-15---15-14-14-14-|-x-12---------------------------|
|---12--------16-16---16-14-14-14-|-x-12--------------12-----------|
|------12-14----------------------|-x----12-14--------12-----------|
|---------------------------------|-------------12h14----12-12h14--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| Q Q E E E E E W
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------5----4--------2----|--------------------------------|
|-0--------0--------------------3-|--------------------------------|
Bm A G5/D A5/G5/D
|--3--| |-3-| |3-| |-3--| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E E Q E E E Q a E E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------x-x-x-15-14-|-x----------------------------|
|-------------x-x-x-16-14-|-x-12----------------14-12----|
|---12-12-14--x-x-x-------|-x-12---14--------12-14-12----|
|-------------------------|------------12s14----------14-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E Bm
|3-| |--3--|
E Q Q E +E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------15-15-15--|
|----------14b16==(14)r-16-16-16--|
|---12-14-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0----12-------------------------|
G5/D A5
|--3--| |--3--|
E E E Q a E E E E E
|-------------------------------|
|-x-----------------------------|
|-x-----------------12----------|
|-x-12-12-14--------12-------14-|
|-------------12s14----12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------|
G5/D A G5/D
~~
|--3--| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E Q E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------/14-x-14--|-x-------------------14-12----|
|----12--------/14-x-14--|-x----------------12-14-12----|
|----12-12-14------------|-x-12---14--------12-14-12----|
|-10---------------------|------------12h14----------14-|
|----------12------------|------------------------------|
Outro
Very Fast H.=110
G5/D E5/B G5/D A5/E G5/D
|3| |--3--| |--3--|
E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q. Q. Q
|----------15-15-15-15-15-15-||---------------------|------------------|
|-x--------15-15-15-15-15-15-||---------------------|------------------|
|-x------x-------------------||---------------------|-12----14----12---|
|---0-14-x-------------------||-14--14-14-14-14-14--|-12----14----12---|
|----------------------------||-14--14-14-14-14-14--|------------------|
|----------------------------||---------------------|------------------|
E5/B G5/D A5/E G5/D
G
Q E E E E Q Q. Q. Q
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-12----14----12--|
|-14--14-14-14-14-14--|-12----14----12--|
|-14--14-14-14-14-14--|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
E5/B G5/D A5/E G5/D
trs I, II
Q E E E E Q Q. Q. Q
||----------------------|-----------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------|
||----------------------|-12----14----12--|
||--14--14-14-14-14-14--|-12----14----12--|
||o-14--14-14-14-14-14--|-----------------|
||----------------------|-----------------|
E5/B G5/D A5/E G5/D E5/B
Q E E E E Q Q. Q. Q Q H Q
|---------------------|------------------||-------------*|
|---------------------|-----------------o||-------------*|
|---------------------|-12----14----12---||-------------*|
|-14--14-14-14-14-14--|-12----14----12---||-14----------*|
|-14--14-14-14-14-14--|-----------------o||-14----------*|
|---------------------|------------------||-------------*|
People
Keep on learnin
Soldiers
Keep on warrin
World,
Keep on turnin
Cause it wont be too long.
Powers
Keep on lyin,
While your people
Keep on dyin
World,
Keep on turnin,
Cause it wont be too long.
Chorus:
Im so darn glad he let me try it again,
cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin.
Im so glad that I know more than I knew then.
Gonna keep on tryin till I reach the highest ground.
Teachers,
Keep on teachin
Preachers,
Keep on preachin,
World, keep on turnin,
cause it wont be too long.
Oh, no
Lovers,
Keep on lovin
While believers
Keep on believin.
Sleepers,
Just stop sleepin
cause it wont be too long.
Oh, no!
Chorus
(spoken) an stevie knows that, uh, no-bodys gonna bring me down.
Till I reach the highest ground.
(spoken) cause me n stevie, see, were gonna be a sailin on the funky sound
Till I reach the highest ground.
(spoken) bustin out, an Ill break you out, cause Im sailin on.
Till I reach the highest ground
(spoken)just, uh, sailin on sailin on the higher ground
Till I reach the highest ground
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
------------------
version 2
Em G A
Em G A
People, keep on learnin'!
Em G A
Soldiers, keep on warrin'!
F#m A B F#m A B F#m A B F#m
World, keep on turnin',
A B Em G A Em G A
cause it won't be too long.
Em G A
The Powers keep on lyin',
Em G A
While your people keep on dyin'.
F#m A B F#m A B F#m A B F#m
World, keep on turnin',
A B Em G A Em G A
cause it won't be too long.
A Em Em7
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again
A
For my last time on Earth
Em Em7
I lived a whole lotta sin
A Em Em7
I'm so darn glad I know more than I knew then
F#m B7
I'm gonna keep on tryin 'til I reach my
Em G A Em G A
Higher Ground
Em G A
Teachers, keep on teachin'!
Em G A
Preachers, keep on preachin'!
F#m A B F#m A B F#m A B F#m
World, keep on turnin',
A B Em G A Em G A
cause it won't be too long.
Em G A
Lovers, keep on lovin',
Em G A
while believers keep on believin'.
F#m A B F#m A B F#m A B F#m
Sleepers, just stop sleepin',
A B Em G A Em G A
'cause it won't be too long.
A Em Em7
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again
A Em Em7
For my last time on Earth, I lived a whole lotta sin
A Em Em7
I'm so darn glad I know more than I knew then
F#m B7 Em G A
I'm gonna keep on tryin 'til I reach my Higher Ground
(Em G A)
Till I reach the higher ground. (3 times)
People
Keep on learnin
Soldiers
Keep on warrin
World,
Keep on turnin
Cause it wont be too long.
Powers
Keep on lyin,
While your people
Keep on dyin
World,
Keep on turnin,
Cause it wont be too long.
Chorus:
Im so darn glad he let me try it again,
cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin.
Im so glad that I know more than I knew then.
Gonna keep on tryin till I reach the highest ground.
Teachers,
Keep on teachin
Preachers,
Keep on preachin,
World, keep on turnin,
cause it wont be too long.
Oh, no
Lovers,
Keep on lovin
While believers
Keep on believin.
Sleepers,
Just stop sleepin
cause it wont be too long.
Oh, no!
Chorus
(spoken) an stevie knows that, uh, no-bodys gonna bring me down.
Till I reach the highest ground.
(spoken) cause me n stevie, see, were gonna be a sailin on the funky sound
Till I reach the highest ground.
(spoken) bustin out, an Ill break you out, cause Im sailin on.
Till I reach the highest ground
(spoken)just, uh, sailin on sailin on the higher ground
Till I reach the highest ground
------------------
version 3
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----12-----12--x--x--x--------------|-12-----12-----------------------|
G|.---12-----12--x--x--x----14p12-----|-12-----12--------12---------12--|
D|.---12-----12--x--x--x-----------14-|-12-----12--------12---------12--|
A|-x------x------x--x--x--------------|-----x------12h14-----12h14------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
B|--x--12----12--x--x--x------------x-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|--x--12----12--x--x--x--14p12-----x-|--------------------------------.|
D|--x-----14-----x--x--x--------14----|--------------------------------.|
A|---------------x--x--x--------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
rhythm fill
p.m.--------| p.m.--------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-------------4--6--------------4--6-|
D|-------------5--7--------------5--7-| repeat a few times
A|-------------5--7--------------5--7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--5--0-0-0-0-0-0-3--5-|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--9----9--x-x-x--------9----9--x-x-x--------|
G|--9----9--x-x-x--9-----9----9--x-x-x--9-----|
D|--9----9--x-x-x--9h11--9----9--x-x-x--9h11--|
A|----11----x-x-x----------11----x-x-x--------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-9----9--x-x-x-------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G|-9----9--x-x-x--9----------------------------|
D|-9----9--x-x-x--9h11-------------------------|
A|---11----x-x-x-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-17-x-17-x-17-17-17-x-------------------|
G|-17-x-17-x-17-17-17-x-------------------|
D|-17-x-17-x-17-17-17-x--5-x-5---5--5--5--| repeat last measure once
A|-15-x-15-x-15-15-15-x--5-x-5---5--5--5--|
E|-----------------------3-x-3---3--3--3--|
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|--5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|--5-----------------------------|
D|--7-------------------------------------|--5-----------------------------|
A|--7-------------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
E|--5-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-|-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-|-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-|-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-|-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-9-9-|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
At Woodsctock while Anthony Keidis is telling everyone to wave thier shirt
in the air just before playing Higher Ground this is what they play.
e|--------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------|
G|.----4--3--4--3--4--4/11--|--11--10--10--11--3--4-.|
D|.----4--3--4--3--4--4/11--|--11--10--10--11--3--4-.|
A|-----2--1--2--1--2--2/9---|--9---8---8---8---1--2--|
E|--0-----------------------|------------------------|
People
Keep on learnin
Soldiers
Keep on warrin
World,
Keep on turnin
Cause it wont be too long.
Powers
Keep on lyin,
While your people
Keep on dyin
World,
Keep on turnin,
Cause it wont be too long.
Chorus:
Im so darn glad he let me try it again,
cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin.
Im so glad that I know more than I knew then.
Gonna keep on tryin till I reach the highest ground.
Teachers,
Keep on teachin
Preachers,
Keep on preachin,
World, keep on turnin,
cause it wont be too long.
Oh, no
Lovers,
Keep on lovin
While believers
Keep on believin.
Sleepers,
Just stop sleepin
cause it wont be too long.
Oh, no!
Chorus
(spoken) an stevie knows that, uh, no-bodys gonna bring me down.
Till I reach the highest ground.
(spoken) cause me n stevie, see, were gonna be a sailin on the funky sound
Till I reach the highest ground.
(spoken) bustin out, an Ill break you out, cause Im sailin on.
Till I reach the highest ground
(spoken)just, uh, sailin on sailin on the higher ground
Till I reach the highest ground
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| p.m. Palm mute
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version 4
Intro:
e|------7--7--x----------|---7--7--x--------------|
B|------8--8--x--10p8----|---8--8--x--------------|
G|------9--9--x-------9--|---9--9--x--------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------7p5---7p5----|
A|-----------------------|---------------7-----7--|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|
e|------7--7--x----------|---7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
B|------8--8--x--10p8----|---8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G|------9--9--x-------9--|---9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| Play twice
D|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse:
E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------5--7---|---------------5--7---|
A|---------------5--7---|---------------5--7---|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0--3--5---|--0-0-0-0-0-0--3--5---|
People...............................keep on learnin’
Soldiers.............................keep on warrin’
F# A B F# A B A G
e|-------------------------|------------15-15-15-15-15///---|
B|-------------------------|------------15-15-15-15-15///---|
G|-------------------------|------------16-16-16-16-16///---|
D|----7-----9-----7-----9--|--7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
A|--9---9-7-9---9---9-7-9--|--7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
E|----------7-----------7--|--5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
World.................keep on turnin’.......Cause it won’t be too long.
Repeat intro (the second part is a little different):
e|------7--7--x----------|---7--7--x---10-10-10--9--9--9--|
B|------8--8--x--10p8----|---8--8--x---10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G|------9--9--x-------9--|---9--9--x---11-11-11--9--9--9--| Play twice
D|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat verse
In some parts a 2nd guitar plays:
E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5
e|----------------15-15-15--|----------------------|----------------15-15-15-|
B|----------------15-15-15--|----------------------|----------------15-15-15-|
G|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Powers................................keep on lyin’
While your people.....................keep on dyin’
F# A B F# A B A G
e|-------------------------|------------15-15-15-15-15///---|
B|-------------------------|------------15-15-15-15-15///---|
G|-------------------------|------------16-16-16-16-16///---|
D|----7-----9-----7-----9--|--7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
A|--9---9-7-9---9---9-7-9--|--7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
E|----------7-----------7--|--5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
World.................keep on turnin’.......cause it won’t be too long
Chorus:
A E G E G
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------| Play X 3
D|------7—-7p5-7p5----------5---------5--|
A|------7----------7--------5---------5--|
E|------5------------0-0-0--3--0-0-0--3--|
I’m so darn glad he let me try it again,
‘cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I’m so glad that I know more than I knew then
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------x--x--x--x--x----------------|
G|-----11--------------14-14-14-14-14////------------|
D|-----11--------------14-14-14-14-14////------------|
A|------9--------------12-12-12-12-12////------------|
E|------9---------------x--x--x--x--x----------------|
Gonna keep on tryin’ till I reach the highest ground
Outro:
e|--0-0-0-0-0-3-5-3--|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-3-5-3--|
G|-------------------| repeat several times
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
People
Keep on learnin
Soldiers
Keep on warrin
World,
Keep on turnin
Cause it wont be too long.
Powers
Keep on lyin,
While your people
Keep on dyin
World,
Keep on turnin,
Cause it wont be too long.
Chorus:
Im so darn glad he let me try it again,
cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin.
Im so glad that I know more than I knew then.
Gonna keep on tryin till I reach the highest ground.
Teachers,
Keep on teachin
Preachers,
Keep on preachin,
World, keep on turnin,
cause it wont be too long.
Oh, no
Lovers,
Keep on lovin
While believers
Keep on believin.
Sleepers,
Just stop sleepin
cause it wont be too long.
Oh, no!
Chorus
(spoken) an stevie knows that, uh, no-bodys gonna bring me down.
Till I reach the highest ground.
(spoken) cause me n stevie, see, were gonna be a sailin on the funky sound
Till I reach the highest ground.
(spoken) bustin out, an Ill break you out, cause Im sailin on.
Till I reach the highest ground
(spoken)just, uh, sailin on sailin on the higher ground
Till I reach the highest ground
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version 5
h-hammer-on
p-pull-of
/-slide
b-bend
p.m.-palm mute
intro
e-|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B-|----12-----12--x--x--x--------------|-12-----12-----------------------|
G-|.---12-----12--x--x--x----14p12-----|-12-----12--------12---------12--|
D-|.---12-----12--x--x--x-----------14-|-12-----12--------12---------12--|
A-|-x------x------x--x--x--------------|-----x------12h14-----12h14------|
E-|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e-|------------------------------------|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
B-|--x--12----12--x--x--x------------x-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G-|--x--12----12--x--x--x--14p12-----x-|--------------------------------.|
D-|--x-----14-----x--x--x--------14----|--------------------------------.|
A-|---------------x--x--x--------------|---------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
rhythm fill
p.m.--------| p.m.--------|
e-|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-------------4--6--------------4--6-|---------------------------------|
D-|-------------5--7--------------5--7-|------repeat a few times---------|
A-|-------------5--7--------------5--7-|---------------------------------|
E-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--5--0-0-0-0-0-0-3--5-|---------------------------------|
e-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--9----9--x-x-x--------9----9--x-x-x--------|
G-|--9----9--x-x-x--9-----9----9--x-x-x--9-----|
D-|--9----9--x-x-x--9h11--9----9--x-x-x--9h11--|
A-|----11----x-x-x----------11----x-x-x--------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
e-|---------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B-|-9----9--x-x-x-------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G-|-9----9--x-x-x--9----------------------------|
D-|-9----9--x-x-x--9h11-------------------------|
A-|---11----x-x-x-------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------|
e-|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-|-17-x-17-x-17-17-17-x-------------------|--------------------------------|
G-|-17-x-17-x-17-17-17-x-------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|-17-x-17-x-17-17-17-x--5-x-5---5--5--5--|----repeat last measure once----|
A-|-15-x-15-x-15-15-15-x--5-x-5---5--5--5--|--------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------3-x-3---3--3--3--|--------------------------------|
e-|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------|--5-----------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------|--5-----------------------------|
D-|--7-------------------------------------|--5-----------------------------|
A-|--7-------------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
E-|--5-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G-|-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-|-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-|-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-9-9-|
D-|-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-|-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-|-9-9-12-9-12-14-12-9-9-|
A-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
At Woodsctock while Anthony Keidis is telling everyone to wave thier shirt
in the air just before playing Higher Ground this is what they play.
e-|--------------------------|------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|------------------------|
G-|.----4--3--4--3--4--4/11--|--11--10--10--11--3--4-.|
D-|.----4--3--4--3--4--4/11--|--11--10--10--11--3--4-.|
A-|-----2--1--2--1--2--2/9---|--9---8---8---8---1--2--|
E-|--0-----------------------|------------------------|
People
Keep on learnin
Soldiers
Keep on warrin
World,
Keep on turnin
Cause it wont be too long.
Powers
Keep on lyin,
While your people
Keep on dyin
World,
Keep on turnin,
Cause it wont be too long.
Chorus:
Im so darn glad he let me try it again,
cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin.
Im so glad that I know more than I knew then.
Gonna keep on tryin till I reach the highest ground.
Teachers,
Keep on teachin
Preachers,
Keep on preachin,
World, keep on turnin,
cause it wont be too long.
Oh, no
Lovers,
Keep on lovin
While believers
Keep on believin.
Sleepers,
Just stop sleepin
cause it wont be too long.
Oh, no!
Chorus
(spoken) an stevie knows that, uh, no-bodys gonna bring me down.
Till I reach the highest ground.
(spoken) cause me n stevie, see, were gonna be a sailin on the funky sound
Till I reach the highest ground.
(spoken) bustin out, an Ill break you out, cause Im sailin on.
Till I reach the highest ground
(spoken)just, uh, sailin on sailin on the higher ground
Till I reach the highest ground
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