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Head Up High

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tab By: ky 
Tuning: Standard
Intro (riff throughout the song)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|:
G|---------------------|
D|-------5----------5--|
A|7----5--5--7----5--57|:
E|---------------------|
Verse 1:
(Riff Only during verse, but if you wanna play some background chords)
  Em7Where were you Dwhen I needed Em7heat? I'm Dfrozen! 
  Em7Gotta get myDself up and beEm7lieve I'm Dbroken
  Em7Swim forward, Dwe're underwater
  Em7She took your Dbreath away
  Em7Tell me, love Dthought you said you'd die for Em7meD  
Pre-Chorus:
CNo heavy rain's gonna Em7hold me Bm7down anymore
CNo sinners shame's gonna Em7strain my Bm7soul, no no
CAnother day I'm the Em7shine in your Bm7eyes
CAnother day's gonna Em7hold my Ghead up high
Chorus:
CHigher higher higher (my head up)
GHigher higher highBmer (my head up)
CHigher higher higher (my head up)
GHigher higher highBmer higher higher
Verse 2: (same as verse 1)
One day was all it took for us, to fall apart
Ship sinking with my heavy heart come rescue us
I stay strong, melt the words on my tongue
Lights flash, you walk away
Laughs will be, got no room for hating me
No heavy rain's gonna hold me down anymore
No sinner's shame gonna strain my soul, no no
Another day I'm the shine in your eyes
Another day's gonna hold my head up high
Higher higher higher (my head up)
Higher higher higher (my head up)
Higher higher higher (my head up)
Higher higher higher higher higher
Interlude:  C   G  Bm  
Bridge:
CAll these times I told myself, inseparable, but the time will tell
BmNothing is set in stone Gcarved in wood, D/F#can't control
CAll these nights I beg for rest, spend it in two in wilderness
BmNothing is set in stone,GTurn my back, D/F#hit the road.
No heavy rain's gonna hold me down anymore
No sinner's shame gonna strain my soul, no no
Another day I'm the shine in your eyes
Another day's gonna hold my head up high
Higher higher higher (my head up)
Higher higher higher (my head up)
Higher higher higher (my head up)
Higher higher higher higher higher

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Head Up High

by Oh Land

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Bm7

D/F#

Tab By: ky

Tuning: Standard

Intro (riff throughout the song)

e|---------------------|

B|---------------------|:

G|---------------------|

D|-------5----------5--|

A|7----5--5--7----5--57|:

E|---------------------|

Verse 1:

(Riff Only during verse, but if you wanna play some background chords)

Em7 D Em7 D

Where were you when I needed heat? I'm frozen!

Em7 D Em7 D

Gotta get myself up and believe I'm broken

Em7 D

Swim forward, we're underwater

Em7 D

She took your breath away

Em7 D Em7 D

Tell me, love thought you said you'd die for me

Pre-Chorus:

C Em7 Bm7

No heavy rain's gonna hold me down anymore

C Em7 Bm7

No sinners shame's gonna strain my soul, no no

C Em7 Bm7

Another day I'm the shine in your eyes

C Em7 G

Another day's gonna hold my head up high

Chorus:

Higher higher higher (my head up)

G Bm

Higher higher higher (my head up)

G Bm

Higher higher higher higher higher

Verse 2: (same as verse 1)

One day was all it took for us, to fall apart

Ship sinking with my heavy heart come rescue us

I stay strong, melt the words on my tongue

Lights flash, you walk away

Laughs will be, got no room for hating me

No heavy rain's gonna hold me down anymore

No sinner's shame gonna strain my soul, no no

Another day I'm the shine in your eyes

Another day's gonna hold my head up high

Higher higher higher (my head up)

Higher higher higher higher higher

C G Bm

Interlude:

Bridge:

All these times I told myself, inseparable, but the time will tell

Bm G D/F#

Nothing is set in stone carved in wood, can't control

All these nights I beg for rest, spend it in two in wilderness

Bm G D/F#

Nothing is set in stone,Turn my back, hit the road.

No heavy rain's gonna hold me down anymore

No sinner's shame gonna strain my soul, no no

Another day I'm the shine in your eyes

Another day's gonna hold my head up high

Higher higher higher (my head up)

Higher higher higher higher higher

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