[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 E ------------------1--3---------3-1----- 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----- E ------------------1--3-------5-3-1------ udududududududududududududududududu
[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]
Capo 2 - BPM 121 [Intro] G/B (1 and 4 hold chord - B 3 0 and G 2 0 played by other strings) Cadd9 (2 and 4 hold chord) G/B Cadd9 [Verse] I feel your [G] head resting heavy on your [C] single bed I want to [G] hear all about it Get it [C] all off your chest, oh [G] I feel the tears and you're [C] not alone, oh [G] When I hold you, well I [C] won't let go, oh
[Chorus] [G] Why should [C] we care for what they're [D] selling us [C] anyway [G] We're so [C] younger than you [D] know, whoa [G] You don't have to be [C] there, b [G] abe [G] You don't have to be [C] scared, [G] babe You don't ne [C] ed a p [G] lan of wh [C] at you wan [G] na do Won't you l [C] isten to the [G] man that's [D] loving y [G] o
[Verse] [G] Your world keeps spinning and you [C] can't jump off But I will [G] catch you if you fall I can't [C] tell you enough [G] I hate to hear that you're [C] feeling low [G] I hate to hear that you [C] won't come home
[Chorus] [G] Why should [C] we care for what they're [D] selling us [C] anyway [G] We're so [C] younger than you [D] know, whoa [G] You don't have to be [C] there, b [G] abe [G] You don't have to be [C] scared, [G] babe You don't ne [C] ed a p [G] lan of wh [C] at you wan [G] na do Won't you l [C] isten to the [G] man that's [D] loving you, [G] whoa [D] , [G] whoa [D] , [G] whoa [D] , [G] whoa
[Bridge] [Em] Easy, easy and a [C] one, two, three, oh [Em] Easy, breezy if you [C] come with me, oh [Em] Easy, easy and a [C] one, two, three, four, [Bm] five, six, seven eight, [C] nine, nine, nine, nine.
[Outro] [G] You don't have to be [C] there, [G] babe [G] You don't have to be [C] scared, [G] babe You don't [C] need a p [G] lan of wh [C] at you wa [G] nna do Won't you l [C] isten to the [G] man that's [D] loving y [G] o [G] You don't have to be [C] there, b [G] abe [G] You don't have to be [C] scared, [G] babe You don't [C] need a p [G] lan of w [C] hat you wa [G] nna do Won't you l [C] isten to the [G] man that's [D] loving you, [G] whoa [D] , [G] whoa [D] , [G] whoa [D] , [G] whoa [D] , [G] whoa
