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HIGH TIMES      -       Del Amitri
Capo on 1st 
Intro:
 Dm-  Bb-  F-       C/E2x 
Little snow      Gmwhite
she is      Bbsleeping 
    Ebtwenty-four hours a      Bbday 
    BbShe's     Agot      G#a      Gmright 
to be      Bblazy
    Ebflat out of reasons to      Bbbreathe 
    AAnd      G#it's      Gmcold baby
yes it's       Bbcold 
But      Ebeverything is relative 
    Ccan't you see       C#7we're living in 
Chorus:
    DmHigh 
    Bbtimes
    Fdig the new do -        C/Emain. Living through
    Dmhigh 
    Bbtimes
just don't     Fcrash my spiritual       C/Eplane 
Little snow      Gmwhite
she was      Bbhungry 
Told to     Ebgo out and graft for      Bbit 
At the      Bbend     Aof      G#the      Gmrainbow 
she was      Bbmind blown 
To be      Ebstaring at a crock of      Bbshit 
    AAnd      G#it's      Gmhard baby
yes it's     Bbhard 
But with a      Eblittle intuition you can 
   Cshift po -        C#7sition in the 
Chorus:
    DmHigh 
    Bbtimes
    Ftouch the magic       C/Estone. Living through
    Dmhigh 
    Bbtimes
                           F/                               
pick     up that spiritual      phone
Break:
 Dm-  Bb-  F-       C/E2x 
Frittering      Gmpacks 
of re -      Bbfuseniks
too      Ebdrunk to muster any con -      Bbtempt 
Ten ways to      F5re -      Gmlax 
on a      Bbcruise ship
    Ebone way to cover the      Bbrent 
I've whored      F5my -     Gmself 
around enough to      Bbknow, baby 
You don't      Ebcome with the customers and 
    Csmile when you're       C#7spoken to in 
Chorus:
    DmHigh 
    Bbtimes
       Fcatch the cosmic       C/Evibe. Living through 
     Dmhigh 
     Bbtimes
hey, has     FGinger Baker        C/Edied? Living through 
     Dm7high 
        Bbsus2times
my      Fplanet's all out of        C/Eline. Living through 
     Dm7high 
        Bbsus2times
man,     Fjust like sixty -        C/Enine. Living through
-  (bang the drum baby, flow along with it
give a cramp..., hanging down baby)
Outro:
      Dm7high 
        Bbsus2times
    F(. . .)        C/E(. . .)
      Dm7high 
        Bbsus2times
    F(. . .)      C/E(. . .)
      Dm7high 
        Bbsus2times
(START FADING)
    F(. . .)      C/E(. . .)
      Dm7high 
        Bbsus2times
    F(. . .)      C/E(. . .)
      Dm7high 
        Bbsus2times
    F(. . .)      C/E(. . .)
     Dmxx0231
     Bbx13331
      F133211
    C/E032010
     Gm355333
     Ebx68886
     Bbx1xxxx
      Ax0xxxx
     G#4xxxxx
      Cx35553
    C#7x46464
     F5133xxx
    Dm7xx0211
 Bbsus2x13311

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High Times

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

C#7

Dm7

Bbsus2

HIGH TIMES - Del Amitri

Capo on 1st

Intro:

Dm Bb F C/E

- - - 2x

Little snow white

she is sleeping

Eb Bb

twenty-four hours a day

Bb A G# Gm

She's got a right

to be lazy

Eb Bb

flat out of reasons to breathe

A G# Gm

And it's cold baby

yes it's cold

But everything is relative

C C#7

can't you see we're living in

Chorus:

High

times

F C/E

dig the new do - main. Living through

high

times

F C/E

just don't crash my spiritual plane

Little snow white

she was hungry

Eb Bb

Told to go out and graft for it

Bb A G# Gm

At the end of the rainbow

she was mind blown

Eb Bb

To be staring at a crock of shit

A G# Gm

And it's hard baby

yes it's hard

But with a little intuition you can

C C#7

shift po - sition in the

Chorus:

High

times

F C/E

touch the magic stone. Living through

high

times

pick up that spiritual phone

Break:

Dm Bb F C/E

- - - 2x

Frittering packs

of re - fuseniks

Eb Bb

too drunk to muster any con - tempt

F5 Gm

Ten ways to re - lax

on a cruise ship

Eb Bb

one way to cover the rent

F5 Gm

I've whored my - self

around enough to know, baby

You don't come with the customers and

C C#7

smile when you're spoken to in

Chorus:

High

times

F C/E

catch the cosmic vibe. Living through

high

times

F C/E

hey, has Ginger Baker died? Living through

Dm7

high

Bbsus2

times

F C/E

my planet's all out of line. Living through

Dm7

high

Bbsus2

times

F C/E

man, just like sixty - nine. Living through

- (bang the drum baby, flow along with it

give a cramp..., hanging down baby)

Outro:

Dm7

high

Bbsus2

times

F C/E

(. . .) (. . .)

Dm7

high

Bbsus2

times

F C/E

(. . .) (. . .)

Dm7

high

Bbsus2

times

(START FADING)

F C/E

(. . .) (. . .)

Dm7

high

Bbsus2

times

F C/E

(. . .) (. . .)

Dm7

high

Bbsus2

times

F C/E

(. . .) (. . .)

xx0231

x13331

133211

C/E

032010

355333

x68886

x1xxxx

x0xxxx

4xxxxx

x35553

C#7

x46464

133xxx

Dm7

xx0211

Bbsus2

x13311

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