Steve Winwood-Back in the High Life
[Intro BPM 168 - No drums]D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x
D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x
(Bass drum but don't play straight - play BxxB xxxx BxxB xxxx with chords)
D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Verse - Bass drums with chords - D to Asus4 move - just move 2nd finger from E 2nd fret to D 2nd fret]
It [D] used to seem to [G] me that my [D] life ran on too [Asus4] fast,
and I [D] had to take it [G] slowly just to [D] make the good parts [A] last
But [D] when you're born to [G] run it's so [D] hard to just slow [Asus4] down,
so [D] don't be surprised to [G] see me back [D] in that bright part of [A] town
[Chorus - Full drums in]
I'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain,
[G] all the doors I [D] closed one time, will [A] open up a [D] gain (offbeat fill)
I'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain,
[G] all the eyes that [D] watched me once, will [A] smile and take me [D] in
[Theme - No snare, bass drum with chords]
D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x
D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x
D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Verse - Snare is string slap]
You [D] used to be the [G] best to [D] make life be life to [Asus4] me,
and I [D] hope that you're still [G] out there and you're [D] like you used to [A] be
We'll [D] have ourselves a [G] time and we'll [D] dance till morning [Asus4] sun,
and we'll [D] let the good times [G] come in and we [D] won't stop till we're [A] done
[Chorus - Drums in]
We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life [D] again,
[G] all the doors th [D] at closed one time, wi [A] ll open u [D] p again
You'll b [D] e back in th [A] e high life [D] again,
[G] all the eyes that [D] watched us once, will [A] smile and take us [D] in
[Bridge 1 - Drums B offsnare B S]
And I'll [G] drink and dance with one hand [D] free and
[A] have the world so [D] easily, and [G] oh we'll be a [D] sight to see;
back in the [Asus4] high .......... [A] life a [D] gain
[Bridge 2]
D--- D/F#--G ---- ----
G--- F--Bb ---- ----
Bb--- F--Bb ---- ----
Bb--- Eb--C ---- ----
D--- D/F#--G ---- ----
G--- F--Bb ---- ----
Bb--- F--Bb ---- ----
Bb--- Eb--C ---- ----
[Theme - Finger pick - No snare, bass drum with chords]
D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Chorus]
We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain,
[G] all the doors I [D] closed one time, will [A] open up a [D] gain
We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain,
[G] all the eyes that [D] watched us once, will [A] smile and take us [D] in
[Bridge 1 - Drums B offsnare B S]
And we'll [G] drink and dance with one hand [D] free;
[A] and have the world so [D] easily, and [G] oh we'll be a [D] sight to see;
back in the [Asus4] high .......... [A] life a [D] gain
D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x - to fade