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Eight Miles High

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Gmajor
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Lyrics
Eight Miles High by Byrds Covered by Husker Du
Intro:
E (hold) (hold) (hold) (hold)
e:-------------------|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|
B:-------------------|-------------5(5)-----|-5------|-5------|-5------|
G:-------------------|-------------4(4)-----|-4------|-4------|-4------|
D:-------2-----2-----|---2-----2---2(2)-----|-2------|-2------|-2------|
A:-2---2-----2---2---|-2-----2---2-2(2)-----|-2------|-2------|-2------|
E:-----------------0-|-------------0(0)-----|-0------|-0------|-0------|
e:-0--0--0--0---0---0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0-------------------|
B:-15-15-15-15--12--8--10--10-10-10-10--8--15--12-8--0--0---0-0-0-0---|
G:------------------0-------------------0------------12-11--7/9-7-4---|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------0-0--0-0-------------------------|
B:-0-0-0--0---0--0---0--0---0-0------5-8--7-10--0--0--0---------------|
G:-7-9-11-12--12-14--12-11--9-7-5-2-------------12-11-9---------------|
D:------------------------------5-2-----------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0---------------------|
G:-9----11----12----14----12----11----9----7----4---------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e:-E---------F#m-------|-G3---3-3---3-3---|-D----------------|-Csus23---3-3---------|
B:-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-3---3-3---------|-3---3-3---------|
G:-4--4-4----------|-0---0-0---0-0---|-2---2-----2-----|-0---0-----0-----|
D:-2--2-2---4--4-4-|-0---0-0---0-0---|-0---0-------0---|-2---2---------2-|
A:-2--2-2---4--4-4-|-2---2-2---2-2---|-----------------|-3---3-----------|
E:----------2--2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|-----------------|
Eight miles high and when you touch down
e:-G3---3---3---3-3-|-D--------0-------|-Csus23--3-3---G5---3-3-|-Csus23--3-3---G5---3-3-|
B:-3---3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3-------|-3--3-3------3-3-|-3--3-3------3-3-|
G:-0---0---0---0-0-|-2---2-------2---|-0--0-0---0--0-0-|-0--0-0---0--0-0-|
D:-0---0---0---0-0-|-0---0-------0---|-2--2-2---0--0-0-|-2--2-2---0--0-0-|
A:-2---2---2---2-2-|-----------------|-3--3-3----------|-3--3-3----------|
E:-3---3---3---3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
You'll find that it's stranger than known
e:-E---------F#m-------|-G3---3-3---3-3---|-D----------------|-Csus23---3-3---------|
B:-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-3---3-3---------|-3---3-3---------|
G:-4--4-4----------|-0---0-0---0-0---|-2---2-----2-----|-0---0-----0-----|
D:-2--2-2---4--4-4-|-0---0-0---0-0---|-0---0-------0---|-2---2---------2-|
A:-2--2-2---4--4-4-|-2---2-2---2-2---|-----------------|-3---3-----------|
E:----------2--2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|-----------------|
Signs in the street that say where you're going
e:-G3---3---3---3-3-|-D----------------|-Csus23--3-3---G5---3-3-|-Csus23--3-3---G5---3-3-|
B:-3---3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3-3-----|-3--3-3------3-3-|-3--3-3------3-3-|
G:-0---0---0---0-0-|-2---2---2-2-----|-0--0-0---0--0-0-|-0--0-0---0--0-0-|
D:-0---0---0---0-0-|-0---0---0-0-----|-2--2-2---0--0-0-|-2--2-2---0--0-0-|
A:-2---2---2---2-2-|-----------------|-3--3-3----------|-3--3-3----------|
E:-3---3---3---3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Are somewhere just being their own
Break:
e:-0-0------------------------|
B:-0-0--0-0---0---0---0---0---|
G:-4----6-6---7---9---7---6---|
D:----------------------------|
A:----------------------------|
E:----------------------------|
Verse 2 (Played as above):
ENo-F#mwhere Gis Dthere to be Csus2found
GAmong those aDfraid of losing their Csus2groundG5  Csus2  G5  
EMean F#mgrey Gtown Dknown for its Csus2sound
GIn places Dsmall places un-Csus2boundG5  Csus2  G5  
Break:
E (hold) (hold)
e:---------------------------|---------------------------|----------|----------|
B:-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|----------|----------|
G:-4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-|-4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-|-1--------|-1--------|
D:-2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-|-2--------|-2--------|
A:-2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-|-2--------|-2--------|
E:---------------------------|---------------------------|-0--------|-0--------|
e:-0--0--0--0---0--0-----------------------|-0---0--0--------------------
B:-15-15-15-15--12-8--0--------0--0---0----|-15--12-8--0--0--0---0-0----
G:--------------------14-b-15-b15b15--12---|-----------16-14-11--9-7
D:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-0--0---0---0---0--0---0-0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0----0----0----0----0--|
G:-9--11--12--14--12-11--9-11-12--14--12--11--9---9---11---12---14---12---11-|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3 (Played as the first):
ENow F#mthe Gsquares Dof moving Csus2storms
GSome laughing Dsome just shapeless Csus2formsG5  Csus2  G5  
ESideF#mwalk Gscenes Dand black limoCsus2usines
GSome living Dsome standing aCsus2loneG5  Csus2  G5  
Verse 4 (Played as the first - no lyrics just Bob groaning):
E F#m G D Csus2
G D Csus2 G5 Csus2 G5
E F#m G D Csus2
G D Csus2 G5 Csus2 G5
Break:
E(hold) (hold) (hold) (hold)
e:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:------------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
G:------------------|-4-4-------------|-4-4-------------|-4-4-------------|
D:-2----------------|-2-2-------------|-2-2-------------|-2-2-------------|
A:-2----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-0----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e:-0--0--0--0---0---0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0--0--0-----0-0-10-------|
B:-15-15-15-15--12--8--10--10-10-10-10--8--15--12-8--10-8--7--7-8-8--------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------------10--------------10--------------------------------------------|
B:-8-8-8-8--8-8----8-8-8-8--8-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8/10--10-8-8---0-0-0-0------|
G:-0-0-0-0--0------0-0-0-0--0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0--0-0---9-7-4-0--7/9-|
D:---------------------------------------------------------0----------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------10---------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Verse 1 (screaming lyrics):
EEight F#mmiles Ghigh Dand when you touch Csus2down
GYou'll find that it's Dstranger than Csus2knownG5  Csus2  G5  
ESigns F#min the Gstreet Dthat say where you're Csus2going
GAre somewhere Djust being their Csus2ownG5  Csus2  G5  
Repeat Verse chords (no lyrics just Bob Mould yelling)
E F#m G D Csus2
G D Csus2 G5 Csus2 G5
E F#m G D Csus2
G D
Csus2 G5 Csus2 E (hold) D(hold) A5(hold)
e:-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------0---------------------------------------|
B:-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3---5-5-5---------5----------3------------------|
G:-----0-0-------0-0-------0-0---4-4-----------4----------2----------2-------|
D:-----------0---------2---------2-------2/5---2----------0----------2-------|
A:-3-------------------------------------2/5-------------------------0-------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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