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        38th Parallel
     "Higher Ground"
Verse1:
Your Dmsmile cuts through
A FSmokey room
CChasing silence from the air
Your Dmempty eyes and Fhollow smile
CComplement your vacant stare
Prechorus:
There's Dmsomething Fmore
To Cstand on
SomeDmthing of Fworth to live
Your Clife on
Chorus:
DmHigher ground, on Fhigher ground
CBuild your house where love resounds
DmHigher ground, on Fhigher ground
CSee your purpose from higher ground
Interlude:  F-  D-  F- D  
Verse2:
Your deDmtermined words
FDance on my heart
You're Clike a conscience in my ear
Your Dmlaughing smile 
And Fbrilliant eyes
ReCmind me why I'm here
Prechorus:
There's Dmsomething Fmore
To Cstand on
SomeDmthing of Fworth to live
Your Clife on 
Chorus:
DmHigher ground, on Fhigher ground
CBuild your house where love resounds
DmHigher ground, on Fhigher ground
CSee your purpose from higher ground
DmHigher ground, on Fhigher ground
CBuild your house where love resounds
DmHigher ground, on Fhigher ground
CSee your purpose from higher ground
Bridge:
BbThe sight of you on your Dmfeet 
Face streaked with 
The CCrystal glow of tears
To show that Bblove had saved you
And Dmtruth amazed you 
Is the Cvision I will take with 
me wherever I go
Chorus:
DmHigher ground, on Fhigher ground
CBuild your house where love resounds
DmHigher ground, on Fhigher ground
CSee your purpose from higher ground
Chorus:
DmHigher ground, on Fhigher ground
CBuild your house where love resounds
DmHigher ground, on Fhigher ground
CSee your purpose from higher ground
God Bless

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Higher Ground

by 38th Parallel

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38th Parallel

"Higher Ground"

Verse1:

Your smile cuts through

A Smokey room

Chasing silence from the air

Dm F

Your empty eyes and hollow smile

Complement your vacant stare

Prechorus:

Dm F

There's something more

To stand on

Dm F

Something of worth to live

Your life on

Chorus:

Dm F

Higher ground, on higher ground

Build your house where love resounds

Dm F

Higher ground, on higher ground

See your purpose from higher ground

F D F D

Interlude: - - -

Verse2:

Your determined words

Dance on my heart

You're like a conscience in my ear

Your laughing smile

And brilliant eyes

Remind me why I'm here

Prechorus:

Dm F

There's something more

To stand on

Dm F

Something of worth to live

Your life on

Chorus:

Dm F

Higher ground, on higher ground

Build your house where love resounds

Dm F

Higher ground, on higher ground

See your purpose from higher ground

Dm F

Higher ground, on higher ground

Build your house where love resounds

Dm F

Higher ground, on higher ground

See your purpose from higher ground

Bridge:

Bb Dm

The sight of you on your feet

Face streaked with

The Crystal glow of tears

To show that love had saved you

And truth amazed you

Is the vision I will take with

me wherever I go

Chorus:

Dm F

Higher ground, on higher ground

Build your house where love resounds

Dm F

Higher ground, on higher ground

See your purpose from higher ground

Chorus:

Dm F

Higher ground, on higher ground

Build your house where love resounds

Dm F

Higher ground, on higher ground

See your purpose from higher ground

God Bless

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