Higher Ground

BPM: 87 

Intro: 
Dm 
Dm  Dm 
Dm  Dm 


Intro 
     Dm                Dm 
e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---0---3---0---------0---3---0---------| 
A|---------------3-0---------------0-3---| 
E|---------------------------------------| 


 
         Dm 
I been a lover, 
         Dm 
I been a leaver, 
         Dm 
I lacked faith, 
              Dm 
Been a true believer, 
           C 
And what I learned, 
                 G/B 
You wanna get to heaven, 
      G        F      Dm    Dm 
Gotta take the higher ground. 
 

 
              Dm 
Well I been a winner, 
         Dm 
I been a loser, 
       Dm 
Ive accepted, 
              Dm 
I've been a refuser, 
           C 
And what I learned, 
                 G/B 
You wanna get to heaven, 
      G        F      Dm    Dm 
Gotta take the higher ground. 
 

 
          G 
Feel your will breaking, 
F               Dm 
Take the higher ground, 
          G 
Feel your heart aching, 
F               Dm 
Take the higher ground, 
          G 
Feel your soul shaking, 
F               Dm 
Take the higher ground. 
 

Interlude: 
Dm7/C  G/B   Dm   Dm 


 
             Dm 
Well I been different, 
           Dm 
I been the same, 
          Dm 
Sought forgiveness, 
             Dm 
I handed out blame, 
           C 
And what I learned, 
                 G/B 
You wanna get to heaven, 
      G        F      Dm    Dm 
Gotta take the higher ground. 
 

 
          G/B 
Feel your will breaking, 
G                Dm 
 Take the higher ground, 
          G 
Feel your heart aching, 
F               Dm 
Take the higher ground, 
          G 
Feel your soul shaking, 
F               Dm 
Take the higher ground.  

Instrumental:
G/B  F  Dm 
G  F  Dm 
Dm7/C  G/B  Dm   Dm 

 
     Dm 
Well I felt pure joy, 
                 Dm 
Felt nothing but pain, 
                Dm 
Seen the silver lining, 
                 Dm 
Felt it rain and rain, 
           C 
And what I learned, 
                 G/B 
You wanna get to heaven, 
      G        F      Dm    Dm 
Gotta take the higher ground. 
 

 
          G 
Feel your will breaking, 
F               Dm 
Take the higher ground, 
          G 
Feel your heart aching, 
F               Dm 
Take the higher ground, 
          G 
Feel your soul shaking, 
F               Dm 
Take the higher ground.  

Outro: 
Dm7/C   G/B  G F Dm 
Dm  Dm 
Dm  Dm 
Dm  Dm7