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
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------
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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]