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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|--------|-------2------0--------0--------|
B|--------|-------2------0--0-----0--------|
G|--------|-------3------1--------2--------|
D|--------|-------2------2-----2--2--------|
A|--2--4--|-------4------2--------0--------|
E|--------|--2-----------0-----------------|
[Verse 1]
There were all of those thEings you weren't supposed to dAo
Yes, and mEy my my my my, they were talking to yAou
There were all of those wEords that you shouldn't have sAaid
Like a dEagger thrown, carry weight of lAead
[Chorus]
Livin' on a hEigh note
Livin' on a hAigh note
Livin' on a hEigh, high, high, high, high, high Anote
[Verse 2]
Listen, now that it's lEone and the wear's been shAown
Guessing mEy, my, my, how you have grAown
Gather all of the rEank and every ounce of pAain
Wash the dirt and dEust down the drAain
[Chorus]
It's livin' on a hEigh note
Livin' on a hAigh note
Livin' on a hEigh, high, high, oh, high, high Anote
It's livin' on a hEigh note
Livin' on a hAigh note
Livin' on a hEigh, high, high, mmm, high, high nAote
[Bridge]
And if you gotta sing lF#ow
Sometimes the way to gAo
(JF#oe) Joe
(He looked over at DEave) Looked over at Dave
(He was thinkin' he hAad it made) He was thinkin', he was thinkin', oh, he F#had it mAade
(DF#ave) Dave
(Looked over at PEaul) looked on over at Paul
(He was thinkin' he hAad it all) He was thinkin', oh, he hF#ad it Aall
(PF#aul) Paul
(He looked over at StEeve) Looked over at Steve
(Who's steadily mAoving) Moving, moving (toward wF#hat he belAieves) 
Hey, mmm-hmm, mm,-hmm
[Chorus]
He was livin' on a hEigh note
Livin' on a hAigh note
He was livin' on a hEigh, high, high, high nAote
He was livin' on a hEigh note, high note
Oh, nAo
He was livin' on a (hEigh, high, high, high nAote)
Livin' on a hEigh note
Livin' on a hAigh note
He was livin' on a hEigh, high, high, high nAote
He was livin' on a hEigh note
Livin' on a hAigh note
Livin' on a hEigh, high, high, mmm, high, high nAote
[Outro]
   E    AI love a-livin' on a high noteE  A  E  A  

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High Note

by Mavis Staples

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|--------|-------2------0--------0--------|

B|--------|-------2------0--0-----0--------|

G|--------|-------3------1--------2--------|

D|--------|-------2------2-----2--2--------|

A|--2--4--|-------4------2--------0--------|

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

[Verse 1]

E A

There were all of those things you weren't supposed to do

E A

Yes, and my my my my my, they were talking to you

E A

There were all of those words that you shouldn't have said

E A

Like a dagger thrown, carry weight of lead

[Chorus]

Livin' on a high note

E A

Livin' on a high, high, high, high, high, high note

[Verse 2]

E A

Listen, now that it's lone and the wear's been shown

E A

Guessing my, my, my, how you have grown

E A

Gather all of the rank and every ounce of pain

E A

Wash the dirt and dust down the drain

[Chorus]

It's livin' on a high note

Livin' on a high note

E A

Livin' on a high, high, high, oh, high, high note

It's livin' on a high note

Livin' on a high note

E A

Livin' on a high, high, high, mmm, high, high note

[Bridge]

And if you gotta sing low

Sometimes the way to go

(Joe) Joe

(He looked over at Dave) Looked over at Dave

A F# A

(He was thinkin' he had it made) He was thinkin', he was thinkin', oh, he had it made

(Dave) Dave

(Looked over at Paul) looked on over at Paul

A F# A

(He was thinkin' he had it all) He was thinkin', oh, he had it all

(Paul) Paul

(He looked over at Steve) Looked over at Steve

A F# A

(Who's steadily moving) Moving, moving (toward what he believes)

Hey, mmm-hmm, mm,-hmm

[Chorus]

He was livin' on a high note

Livin' on a high note

E A

He was livin' on a high, high, high, high note

He was livin' on a high note, high note

Oh, no

E A

He was livin' on a (high, high, high, high note)

Livin' on a high note

E A

He was livin' on a high, high, high, high note

He was livin' on a high note

Livin' on a high note

E A

Livin' on a high, high, high, mmm, high, high note

[Outro]

E A E A E A

I love a-livin' on a high note

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