"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief, "There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth, None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."
"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke, "There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate, So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too. Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl, Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
[Intro - Bass solo - Drop D tuning for chords - Just bass drum] G|-----------------|----------------------------------|---------------------| D|-----------------|----------------------------------|---------------------| A|-----0-0-2-5---2-|-5-----5-5---5-------0-0-2-5---2--|-5-----5-5---5-------| D|-----------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
[continue over Intro chords - Drop D tuning - Drums full in halfway] D (x5777x) G/D (x55433) Em/D (X50000) D
[Verse 1] Your [D] love is lifting me [G/D] higher Than I've [Em/D] ever been lifted be [D] fore So keep it [D] up, quench my de [G/D] sire And I'll be [Em/D] at your side forever [D] more
[Chorus - use low D now] You know your [D] love (your love keeps liftin' me) Keeps on [G/D] liftin' me (love keeps liftin' me) Higher [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher) I said your [D] love - (your love keeps liftin me) Keeps on [G/D] (love keeps liftin' me) Lifting me [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
[Verse 2] Now [D] once I was down [G/D] hearted Disap [Em/D] pointment was my closest [D] friend but then [D] you.. came and he soon de [G/D] parted and you know he [Em/D] never showed his face a [D] gain
[Chorus] You know your [D] love (your love keeps liftin' me) Keeps on [G/D] liftin' me (love keeps liftin' me) Higher [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher) I said your [D] love - (your love keeps liftin me) Keeps on [G/D] (love keeps liftin' me) Lifting me [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
[Instrumental] D G/D Em/D D x2
[Verse 3]
I'm [D] so glad I finally [G/D] found you yes that [Em/D] one in a million [D] girl And now [D] with my loving arms a [G/D] round you, honey I can [Em/D] stand up and face the [D] world
[Chorus] Let me tell you, your [D] love (your love keeps liftin' me) Keeps on [G/D] liftin' me (love keeps liftin' me) [Em/D] Higher (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher) I said your [D] love (liftin', liftin', liftin') Keeps... [G/D] on (love keeps liftin' me) Lifting [Em/D] me (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
[Outro] alright now [D] sock it to me (liftin', liftin' liftin') alright lift me up [G/D] woman (love keeps liftin' me) Keep my l [Em/D] ove going (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher) I said keep on [D] lifting (liftin', liftin', liftin') lift me up [G/D] momma (love keeps liftin' me) keep on [Em/D] lifting (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher