
Stevie Wonder-Higher Ground
[Intro - BPM 127 - Vox double - all way through]Start on upstroke so that snare hit lands on downstroke
[Main intro and verse riff]-----------------------------*all downstrokes for run down
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B 7--7--------------1--3--7--7-7-3-17-----
G 7--7-repeat twice-2--4--7--7-7-4-27------
D 7--7--------------3--5--7--7-7-5-37----
A 5--5--------------3--5--5--5-5-5-35-----
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[Muted intro - [D] [F] [G] with run - no drums][Muted intro - [D] [F] [G] with run - play snare on each downbeat of run][Intro x 2 with full drums][Verse 1][D5] People...
[F] [G] [D5] [F] keep
[G] on
[D5] learnin',
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] Soldiers.
[F] ..
[G] [D5] [F] keep
[G] on
[D5] warrin',
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [E5] World...
[G] [A] [E5] [F#7] keep on
[G7] turnin',
[C7add9] 'Cause it won't be too
[D5] long
[F] [G] [Vamp][D5] [F] [G] x 2
[Verse 2][D5] Powers.
[F] ..
[G] [D5] [F] keep
[G] on
[D5] lyin',
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] While your
[D5] people
[F] ..
[G] .
[D5] [F] keep
[G] on
[D5] dyin
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G][E5] World...
[G] [A] [E5] [F#7] keep on
[G7] turnin
[C7add9] 'Cause it won't be too
[D5] long
[F] [G] [Vamp][D5] [F] [G] x 2
[Verse 3]I'm
[G7] so darn glad he let me
[D7] try it again,
'Cause my
[G7] last time on earth I lived a
[D7] whole world of sin,
I'm
[G7] so glad that I know more
[D7] than I knew then,
Gonna
[E7] keep on tryin',
[G] 'Til I
[G7] reach the highest
[D5] ground--
[F] --
[G] ---
[Vamp][D5] [F] [G] x 2
[Verse 4][D5] Teachers..
[F] .
[G] [D5] [F] keep
[G] on
[D5] teachin',
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] Preachers.
[F] ..
[G] [D5] [F] keep
[G] on
[D5] preachin',
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [E5] World...
[G] [A] [E5] just
[F#7] keep on
[G7] turnin',
[C9] 'Cause it won't be too
[D5] long
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] D5 F G D5 F G
Oh, no!
[Verse 5][D5] Lovers.
[F] ..
[G] [D5] [F] keep
[G] on
[D5] lovin',
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] Be -
[D5] lievers.
[F] ..
[G] [D5] keep
[F] on
[G] be -
[D5] lievin',
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [E5] Sleepers.
[G] ..
[A] [E5] [F#7] just stop
[G7] sleepin',
[C7add9] 'Cause it won't be too
[D5] long
[F] [G] [D5] Oh, no!
[F] --
[G] -----
[D5] ------
[D7] -----
[Verse 6]I'm
[G7] so darn glad he let me
[D7] try it again,
'Cause my
[G7] last time on earth I lived a
[D7] whole world of sin,
I'm
[G7] so glad that I know more
[D7] than I knew then,
Gonna
[E7] keep on tryin',
'
[G] Til I
[G7] reach my highest
[D5] ground
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [Coda][D5] Woo!
[F] [G] [D5] Til I
[F] reach my
[G] highest
[D5] ground,
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] No,
[F] [G] [D5] no one's
[F] gonna
[G] bring me
[D5] down,
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] Oh, no,
[F] [G] [D5] til I
[F] reach my
[G] higher
[D5] ground,
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] Hum,
[F] don't
[G] you
[D5] let no -
[F] body
[G] bring you d
[D5] own-
[F] --
[G] -,
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] God, is gonna
[F] show you
[G] higher
[D5] ground
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D] [End]