Higher Ground

	  		RHCP - Higher ground 
Tabbed by: Rob "the boogie man" Ferrin 
 
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|-------------------| 
 
And that's the way I play higher ground. I think it's a cool song, and very hard to tab too. 
 
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