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High Time
Grateful Dead
                                        *(Small case letters play as single notes)  
DYou told me C#mgoodbye,
G#               F#    *(f#  g#  a) 
 How was I-I-  to know
A          *(a  g#  f#)  E      
 You didn't mean   good  bye, *(b  c#  d)
 DYou meant pleasAe don't let Asus4me   gAo
I was Bhaving a Ehigh time,B  A  
ALiving the Egood li-    DifAe,
    A*(  G#  F#)             E       G     A     Asus4  A  
We-  ell    I    know
DThe wheels aC#mre muddy,
G#           F#    *(f#  g#  a)
Got a ton of hay,
A        *(a  g#  f#) E      
Now listen here, Baby, *(b  c#  d)
D'cause I mean whAat I say.Asus4  A  
I’m haBving a haErd time,B  A  
ALiving the Egood li-    DifAe,
    A*(g#  f#)          E       G  
We-  ell    I    know
FI was losing time, I had Enothing to do,
BNo one to fight, I C#mcame   F#mto    Eyou.
FWheels broke down, Eleader won't draw,
The Bline is busted, the C#mlast F#mone I Esaw.Esus4  D  A  
DTomorrow coC#mme trouble,
G#            F#    *(f#  g#  a) 
Tomorrow come pain,
A          *(a  g#  f#) E      
Now don't think too hard Baby, *(b  c#  d)
D'cause you know Awhat I'm sayAsus4ing.A  
I could Bshow you a hEigh time,B  A  
ALiving the Egood liDfeA,
    A*(g#  f#)          E       G     A     Asus4  A  
Don't be that way.
DNothing's foC#mr certain,
G#                 F#    *(f#  g#  a)
It could always go wrong,
A         *(a  g#  f#) E      
Come in when it's raining *(b  c#  d)
DGo on out when iAt's goneAsus4  A  
We couBld have us a Ehigh time,B  A  
ALiving the Egood DlifAe,
A    *(g#  f#) E         
Well I know.
                                     *(Small case letters play as single notes)

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High Time

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C#m

Asus4

F#m

Esus4

High Time

Grateful Dead

*(Small case letters play as single notes)

D C#m

You told me goodbye,

G# F# *(f# g# a)

How was I-I- to know

A *(a g# f#) E

You didn't mean good bye, *(b c# d)

D A Asus4 A

You meant please don't let me go

B E B A

I was having a high time,

A E D A

Living the good li- ife,

A G# F# E G A Asus4 A

*( )

We- ell I know

D C#m

The wheels are muddy,

G# F# *(f# g# a)

Got a ton of hay,

A *(a g# f#) E

Now listen here, Baby, *(b c# d)

D A Asus4 A

'cause I mean what I say.

B E B A

I’m having a hard time,

A E D A

Living the good li- ife,

A E G

*(g# f#)

We- ell I know

F E

I was losing time, I had nothing to do,

B C#m F#m E

No one to fight, I came to you.

F E

Wheels broke down, leader won't draw,

B C#m F#m E Esus4 D A

The line is busted, the last one I saw.

D C#m

Tomorrow come trouble,

G# F# *(f# g# a)

Tomorrow come pain,

A *(a g# f#) E

Now don't think too hard Baby, *(b c# d)

D A Asus4 A

'cause you know what I'm saying.

B E B A

I could show you a high time,

A E D A

Living the good life,

A E G A Asus4 A

*(g# f#)

Don't be that way.

D C#m

Nothing's for certain,

G# F# *(f# g# a)

It could always go wrong,

A *(a g# f#) E

Come in when it's raining *(b c# d)

D A Asus4 A

Go on out when it's gone

B E B A

We could have us a high time,

A E D A

Living the good life,

A *(g# f#) E

Well I know.

*(Small case letters play as single notes)

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