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I highly recommend picking out variations in octaves of some chords to better fit the ups and downs of the
song. It took me a lot of trial and error to figure out which ones in what sequence matched the original song
best.
[Intro]
Fhigh up, high upC  
been looking at the mountains Fhigh up,   Bb      Dm7high upC  
been looking at the mountains high upBb  Dm7  
(looking at Cthe mountains)
been looking at the mountains high upF  
Fhigh up, high up
[Verse 1]
behind your back a cold surpriseGm  
in favor of the third degreeC  
i took a breath & took a knifeF  
no i won’t defend the killer in Bbme
& i wanted to but couldn’t dieGm  
i know you know what that’s been Clike
never backed down only fell down in Fblinding light
you pinned me into evenBbing’s glow, noGm  
[Pre-Chorus]
Gmdidn’t count on you
but you counted all dayC  
you’re breaking every rule
i’m breaking down on Fevery corner
no, healing isn’t Bbeasy
[Chorus]
but when you look at me i’m lifted Gmhigh upAm  Bb  
higher than my Dmrain cloudsF  
Csitting on the Dmountain now i’m Gmhigh upAm  Bb  
never C#mwanna Dmcome downC  
Fwhen you look at Dme i’m lifted
Gmblue skies are all i see when
your eyes are Clocked on me i’m Gmhigh upAm  Bb  
never C#mwanna Dmcome downC  F  
Fhigh up
F
[Verse 2]
Fso when i met my darkest hourGm  
a traitor to the bleeding nightC  
you saw me cowered in the coFrner
& offered me a second chanceBb  
now every night i Gwrestle LoveGm7  
didn’t know that it can hurt this Cmuch
i count to 3 & take the jumpF  
but never really hit the groundBb  
[Chorus]
Bbbut when you look at me i’m lifted Gmhigh up
higher than my Crain clouds
sitting on the mountain now i’m Fhigh up
never wanna Bbcome down
Bbwhen you look at me i’m lifted
Gmblue skies are all i see when
your eyes are Clocked on me i’m Gmhigh upAm  Bb  
never C#mwanna Dmcome downC  F  
high upBb  
[Bridge]
Bb F
F(been looking at the mountains Bbhigh up)F  
F(been looking at the mountains Bbhigh up)
Bb(looking at the Fmountains)
N.C
been looking at the mountains high up
N.C
high up, high up
[Outro]
but when you look at me i'm lifted GmhighAm  Bb  
Dmnever wanna Fcome down
Csitting on the Fmountain now i'm Gmhigh upAm  Bb  
never waC#mnna Dmcome downC  
Fwhen you look at Dme i'm liftedGm  
Gmblue skies are all i Bbsee whenDm  
Dmyour eyes are Clocked on me i'm Gmhigh upAm  Bb  
never wanna come DmdownC  F  
Fhigh up

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High Up

by half•alive

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

C#m

Gm7

I highly recommend picking out variations in octaves of some chords to better fit the ups and downs of the

song. It took me a lot of trial and error to figure out which ones in what sequence matched the original song

best.

[Intro]

F C

high up, high up

F Bb Dm7 C

been looking at the mountains high up, high up

Bb Dm7

been looking at the mountains high up

(looking at the mountains)

been looking at the mountains high up

high up, high up

[Verse 1]

behind your back a cold surprise

in favor of the third degree

i took a breath & took a knife

no i won’t defend the killer in me

& i wanted to but couldn’t die

i know you know what that’s been like

never backed down only fell down in blinding light

Bb Gm

you pinned me into evening’s glow, no

[Pre-Chorus]

didn’t count on you

but you counted all day

you’re breaking every rule

i’m breaking down on every corner

no, healing isn’t easy

[Chorus]

Gm Am Bb

but when you look at me i’m lifted high up

Dm F

higher than my rain clouds

C D Gm Am Bb

sitting on the mountain now i’m high up

C#m Dm C

never wanna come down

F D

when you look at me i’m lifted

blue skies are all i see when

C Gm Am Bb

your eyes are locked on me i’m high up

C#m Dm C F

never wanna come down

high up

[Verse 2]

F Gm

so when i met my darkest hour

a traitor to the bleeding night

you saw me cowered in the corner

& offered me a second chance

G Gm7

now every night i wrestle Love

didn’t know that it can hurt this much

i count to 3 & take the jump

but never really hit the ground

[Chorus]

Bb Gm

but when you look at me i’m lifted high up

higher than my rain clouds

sitting on the mountain now i’m high up

never wanna come down

when you look at me i’m lifted

blue skies are all i see when

C Gm Am Bb

your eyes are locked on me i’m high up

C#m Dm C F

never wanna come down

high up

[Bridge]

Bb F

F Bb F

(been looking at the mountains high up)

F Bb

(been looking at the mountains high up)

Bb F

(looking at the mountains)

N.C

been looking at the mountains high up

N.C

high up, high up

[Outro]

Gm Am Bb

but when you look at me i'm lifted high

Dm F

never wanna come down

C F Gm Am Bb

sitting on the mountain now i'm high up

C#m Dm C

never wanna come down

F D Gm

when you look at me i'm lifted

Gm Bb Dm

blue skies are all i see when

Dm C Gm Am Bb

your eyes are locked on me i'm high up

Dm C F

never wanna come down

high up

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