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Higher

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Keep 3rd and 4th fingers on 3rd fret of first 2 strings for all chords except F
Lifting your 4th finger on and off on the D chord sounds good. 
At the bridge she plays the riff
e-----------3-----|
B-----------3-----|
G-----------2-----|
D-----------0-----|
A-------2-0-0-----|
E-0-2-3-----------|
[Intro]
  G   C   Gx2
[Verse 1]
GHome is not Cwhere the broken Gheart is 
GIt's not somewhere you Cfeel you are Galone 
GIt might not be the Cplace from which you Gstarted 
GBut everybody Cneeds to feel at Ghome 
EmCos home is not a Cplace you want to Grun from 
EmIt doesn't hold you Cback or up or Gdown 
EmIt's not there to Cremind you of what's Gsaid and done 
EmOr to keep your Cfeet upon the Gground
[Pre- Chorus]
DI was so Cunsure 
But now it seems so Gclear 
There is a Dlove that is so Cpure 
CAnd I don't have to live in Dfear 
[Chorus]
DFor he is ChighGer 
DThan all the world could ever Goffer and he, 
CCovers Gall my Dwrongs 
DHe is my CfiGre, the Dpast cannot Gconsume me cos 
He Fis where I beClong 
[Verse 2]
GHe wants to be the Cone I always Grun to 
GCos he has made his Chome inside of Gme 
GAnd I know I can't be Cseparated Gfrom the love of God 
EmCos he gave his only sCon to set me Gfree 
[Pre-Chorus]
DI was so Cafraid,
but now I've figured it Gout 
DAny time I feel the world upon my Cshoulders 
CAll I have to do is just stand up and Dshout 
[Chorus]
DThat he is ChigGher 
DThan all the world could ever Goffer, 
And He Ccovers Gall my Dwrongs 
DHe is my CfiGre, the Dpast cannot Gconsume me cos 
He Fis where I beClong 
[Bridge]
Riff
So I'll raise up my hands to say I love you 
Riff
Forever to righteousness enslaved 
Crying tears of joy to say you love me and I am Dsaved
[Chorus]
DAnd he is ChighGer 
DThan all the world could ever Goffer, 
And He Ccovers Gall my Dwrongs 
DHe is my CfiGre, the Dpast cannot Gconsume me cos 
He Fis where I beClong 

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Higher

by Philippa Hanna

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Keep 3rd and 4th fingers on 3rd fret of first 2 strings for all chords except F

Lifting your 4th finger on and off on the D chord sounds good.

At the bridge she plays the riff

e-----------3-----|

B-----------3-----|

G-----------2-----|

D-----------0-----|

A-------2-0-0-----|

E-0-2-3-----------|

[Intro]

G C G

[Verse 1]

G C G

Home is not where the broken heart is

G C G

It's not somewhere you feel you are alone

G C G

It might not be the place from which you started

G C G

But everybody needs to feel at home

Em C G

Cos home is not a place you want to run from

Em C G

It doesn't hold you back or up or down

Em C G

It's not there to remind you of what's said and done

Em C G

Or to keep your feet upon the ground

[Pre- Chorus]

D C

I was so unsure

But now it seems so clear

D C

There is a love that is so pure

C D

And I don't have to live in fear

[Chorus]

D C G

For he is higher

D G

Than all the world could ever offer and he,

C G D

Covers all my wrongs

D C G D G

He is my fire, the past cannot consume me cos

F C

He is where I belong

[Verse 2]

G C G

He wants to be the one I always run to

G C G

Cos he has made his home inside of me

G C G

And I know I can't be separated from the love of God

Em C G

Cos he gave his only son to set me free

[Pre-Chorus]

D C

I was so afraid,

but now I've figured it out

D C

Any time I feel the world upon my shoulders

C D

All I have to do is just stand up and shout

[Chorus]

D C G

That he is higher

D G

Than all the world could ever offer,

C G D

And He covers all my wrongs

D C G D G

He is my fire, the past cannot consume me cos

F C

He is where I belong

[Bridge]

Riff

So I'll raise up my hands to say I love you

Riff

Forever to righteousness enslaved

Crying tears of joy to say you love me and I am saved

[Chorus]

D C G

And he is higher

D G

Than all the world could ever offer,

C G D

And He covers all my wrongs

D C G D G

He is my fire, the past cannot consume me cos

F C

He is where I belong

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