[Intro Verse - just bass drum - BPM 99] Think about [A] it, [E] there must [D] be higher [E] love [D] Down in the [A] heart or hidden [F#m] in the stars a- [E] bove With [A] out it, [E] life is a [D] wasted time [E] [D] Look inside [A] your heart, I'll [E] look inside [B] mine
(Drums pattern is B B B S - first half - B S B S second half of each line) [B] Things look so bad [C#m] everywhere [B] In this whole world, [G#m] what is [A] fair? [B] We walk blind and we [A] try to [E] see [B] Falling behind in what [G#m] could [C#m] be
[Chorus 1 - Full drums in] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] (C#m x C#m7 C#m horn phrase - come in late to A on next line) [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] What's that [A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
[Verse2] Worlds are [A] turning [E] and we're [D] just hanging [E] on [D] Facing our [A] fear and standing [F#m] out there a [E] lone A [A] yearning [E] , and it's [D] real to me [E] [D] There must be [A] someone who's [E] feeling for [B] me
(Normal drums now) [B] Things look so bad [C#m] everywhere [B] In this whole world, [G#m] what is [A] fair? [B] We walk blind and we [A] try to [E] see [B] Falling behind in what [G#m] could [C#m] be
[Chorus 1] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] What's that [A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
[Chorus 2] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] I could [A] rise [E] above on a [C#m] higher [B] love
[Bridge - Just bass drum for this?] [A] I [B] will [C#m] wait for it [B][A] [B] I'm [C#m] not too late [B] for [A] it [A] Un- [B] til [C#m] then, I'll [B] sing my [A] song [B] To [C#m] cheer the [B] night a- [A] long
[Vamp] (Hammering on B/Db to C#m7 - with just bass drum) Bring it C#m7xxx C#m7xxx B/DbxxC#m7 xxxx C#m7xxx C#m7xxx xxxx xxxx X 2
[Bridge 2?] [B] I could light the night up with my soul on fire [B] I could make the sun shine from [A] pure desire [A] Let me [C#m] feel that [D] love come over [A] me [C#m] Let me [A] feel how [E] strong it could [B] be
[Vamp on B ringing] Oh oh oh
{Female vocals, only with drums - hands as per start of supersition when time to get hands back for chords play final snare figure with r/h} (Bring me a higher love) (Bring me a higher love, oh____ ) Bring me (Bring me a higher love) Oh______ (Bring me a higher love) Oh (bring chords back in [B][C#m])
[Chorus 1 - Chords] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] What's that [A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
[Intro - BPM 140] Opening keyboard part Just bass drum E-55--5------ B-XX--X------ G-XX--X------ x 2 D-77--7------ A-XX--X------ E-55--5------ Drums - 3 triplets finish on 1 of 4 then play upstroke to start chords Play triplets below strings (at treble end) so easier to play upstroke Play triplets with both hands RLL RLL RLL R then upstroke to start
Am C F (C x Gsus2 x - triplet feel) (x2)
[Verse 1 - on Em you can play double snare sometimes to emphasise that bit] [G] Some
[Am] times, [C] I [F] feel, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am][C] Run a- [F] way, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am][C] Get A- [F] way, From the [C]pain [G]you [Am] drive in- [C] to the [F] heart of [C]me [G]the
[Am] love [C] we [F] share, [C]seems [G]to, [Am] Go [C] no [F] where [C]And [G]I've [Am] lost [C] my [F] light, [C]For [G]I [Am] toss and [C] turn; I can't [F] sleep at night [C][G].
[Chorus 1] [A] Once I ran to you, [C] now I run from you, [F] This tainted love you've given, I [Dm] give you all a boy could give you. [Dsus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Am] All, [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh, [Am] ..... [C] Tainted [F] love. [C][G]
[Verse 2] [Am] Now [C] I [F] know, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am][C] Run a- [F] way, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am][C] Get A- [F] way [C]You [G]don't [Am] really [C] want any [F] more from [C]me [G]to
[Am] make [C] things [F] right You [C]need [G]some [Am] one to [C] hold you [F] tight. [C]And [G]you [Am] think love [C] is to [F] pray, [C]But [G]I'm [Am] sorry, [C] I don't [F] pray that [C]way. [G]
[Chorus 2] [A] Once I ran to you, [C] now I run from you, [F] This tainted love you've given, I [Dm] give you all a boy could give you. [Dsus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Am] All, [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh, [Am] ..... [C] Tainted [F] love. [C][G]Don't
[Verse 3] [Am] touch [C] me, [F] please, I [C]can [G]not [Am] stand the [C] way you [F] tease. [C] I [G] [Am] love you, though you [C] hurt me [F] so, [C]Now [G]I'm [Am] going to [C] pack my [F] things and go[C][G]