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Note: Pluck the Verses, strum the Chorus
[Intro]
|    D|  A/C#|   Bm|  G   A|
[Verse I]
DSo will it ever ever A/C#be
BmI tried so hard to find sGweet sereniAty
DAre you still aA/C#fraid?
BmJust close your eyes and dream
And fGeel it fAade awayD  
[Chorus]
Time won't A/C#flow
Everyone kBmnows
When the Gpain faAdes awayD  
Dreams won't A/C#die
Tears in our Bmeyes
You've got to Ghold your Ahead up Dhigh
A/C#.....   YeBmah.he...ye...hey
You got to Ghold your Ahead up Dhigh
[Verse II]
It's taken sA/C#ometime,
BmI've given up the will to Gchange your state of Amind
DTry and undersA/C#tand
BmIt's not so hard to see that I Gam just a AmanD  
[Chorus]
Time won't A/C#flow
Everyone kBmnows
When the Gpain faAdes awayD  
Dreams won't A/C#die
Tears in our Bmeyes
You've got to Ghold your Ahead up Dhigh
A/C#.....   YeBmah.he...ye...hey
You got to Ghold your Ahead up Dhigh
[Instrumental]
|    D|  A/C#|   Bm|  G   A|
|    D|  A/C#|   Bm|  G   A|
[Verse III]
DWill it ever A/C#be
BmI tried so hard to find Gsweet sereniAty
DTry and undersA/C#tand
BmIt's not so hard to see that I Gam just a AmanD  
[Chorus]
Time wonA/C#'t flow
EveryoBmne knows
When the Gpain fAades awaDy
Dreams won't A/C#die
Tears in our Bmeyes
You've got to Ghold your Ahead up hDigh
A/C#.....   Yeah.he...ye...Bmhey
GHold your Ahead up Dhigh
A/C#.....   Yeah.he...ye...Bmhey
GHold your Ahead up Dhigh
A/C#.....   Yeah.he...ye...Bmhey
GHold your Ahead up Dhigh

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The story behind the song

"High" by The Speaks captures a feeling of holding on through difficulty, even as things seem to fade away. It’s about finding the strength to keep your head up, despite having tears in your eyes. This song became one of the most recognized tracks by the Filipino-American band, The Speaks, who formed in Washington, D.C. in the late 1990s. Appearing on their album Life's A Joke, it carries a message of enduring hope. It plays like an anthem for quiet resilience in the face of life's challenges.

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High

by The Speaks

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Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

Note: Pluck the Verses, strum the Chorus

[Intro]

D A/C# Bm G A

| | | | |

[Verse I]

D A/C#

So will it ever ever be

Bm G A

I tried so hard to find sweet serenity

D A/C#

Are you still afraid?

Just close your eyes and dream

G A D

And feel it fade away

[Chorus]

A/C#

Time won't flow

Everyone knows

G A D

When the pain fades away

A/C#

Dreams won't die

Tears in our eyes

G A D

You've got to hold your head up high

A/C# Bm

..... Yeah.he...ye...hey

G A D

You got to hold your head up high

[Verse II]

A/C#

It's taken sometime,

Bm G A

I've given up the will to change your state of mind

D A/C#

Try and understand

Bm G A D

It's not so hard to see that I am just a man

[Chorus]

A/C#

Time won't flow

Everyone knows

G A D

When the pain fades away

A/C#

Dreams won't die

Tears in our eyes

G A D

You've got to hold your head up high

A/C# Bm

..... Yeah.he...ye...hey

G A D

You got to hold your head up high

[Instrumental]

D A/C# Bm G A

| | | | |

D A/C# Bm G A

| | | | |

[Verse III]

D A/C#

Will it ever be

Bm G A

I tried so hard to find sweet serenity

D A/C#

Try and understand

Bm G A D

It's not so hard to see that I am just a man

[Chorus]

A/C#

Time won't flow

Everyone knows

G A D

When the pain fades away

A/C#

Dreams won't die

Tears in our eyes

G A D

You've got to hold your head up high

A/C# Bm

..... Yeah.he...ye...hey

G A D

Hold your head up high

A/C# Bm

..... Yeah.he...ye...hey

G A D

Hold your head up high

A/C# Bm

..... Yeah.he...ye...hey

G A D

Hold your head up high

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