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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
GHe was a boy from a steel town
He sEboon had a Flook in Ghis eye
GNot the look of chilFd but the wild look Ebof fury
Like an animal Fcaught in the Gwire
GSchool was the streets of town
His leEbssons he Flearned with hGis fists
GNot a mean man hFe just felt Eball alone
Like a wolf on a Fhill in Ga mist
GFast cars, new friends and machismo
EbDrove hiFm away from Ghis past
GRunning from the lawF, running from Ebhimself
An outlaw who lived life to Dfast
[Chorus]
GHow high iCs hiGgh enough
GHow low can Ca bGody go
GHow deep Bmbefore you Cknow
DWhen you're having too much fun
DDon't you know when you're on the run
DAnd you're living under the gun
GHow high iCs hiGgh enough
After Chorus
G
 Eb   F    Gx 4
[Verse]
GWhen does a man know he is alone
Who Ebdoes he see Fin tGhe mirror
GWhere did he go wrong and could we have helped
WhEby does it Ffeel hGe's here
GMaybe someday we will learn from the past
   Eb             F       G
GThat way Fhis Eblife will not have been a waste
And the good won't die young anDymore
[Chorus]
GHow high iCs hiGgh enough
GHow low can Ca bGody go
GHow deep Bmbefore you Cknow
DWhen you're having too much fun
DDon't you know when you're on the run
DAnd you're living under the gun
GHow high iCs hiGgh enough
HoGw High is High enoCughG  

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How High Is High Enough

by Matt Minglewood

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

He was a boy from a steel town

Eb F G

He soon had a look in his eye

G F Eb

Not the look of child but the wild look of fury

F G

Like an animal caught in the wire

School was the streets of town

Eb F G

His lessons he learned with his fists

G F Eb

Not a mean man he just felt all alone

F G

Like a wolf on a hill in a mist

Fast cars, new friends and machismo

Eb F G

Drove him away from his past

G F Eb

Running from the law, running from himself

An outlaw who lived life to fast

[Chorus]

G C G

How high is high enough

G C G

How low can a body go

G Bm C

How deep before you know

When you're having too much fun

Don't you know when you're on the run

And you're living under the gun

G C G

How high is high enough

After Chorus

Eb F G

x 4

[Verse]

When does a man know he is alone

Eb F G

Who does he see in the mirror

Where did he go wrong and could we have helped

Eb F G

Why does it feel he's here

Maybe someday we will learn from the past

Eb F G

G F Eb

That way his life will not have been a waste

And the good won't die young anymore

[Chorus]

G C G

How high is high enough

G C G

How low can a body go

G Bm C

How deep before you know

When you're having too much fun

Don't you know when you're on the run

And you're living under the gun

G C G

How high is high enough

G C G

How High is High enough

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