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Higher Ground

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Capo on the 4th fret standard tuning, play along with the song at first and It will come easy!
[Intro]
C Dm Am G C
[Verse 1]
FWe’ve been holding
CHolding on for sFomething
FSomething that’s means Cnothing
But that’s Geverything we Cowe
You can put us in the Fcountry
There at the Cfoothills of the Fmountains
At the end of the Croad
No it don’t Gmatter where we gCo
[Chorus]
CCause we ain’t Amafraid Gof Cnothin, we got Amnothin Gleft to Close
And when the Amriver comes Gto your Dmdoor
AmI’m just gonna Gride with Cyou, oh AmI’m just gonna Gride with Cyou
[Verse 2]
CStranded in the Fcity
With Cnothing going Fdown
I remember when we Cstarted
Oh in Gsearch of higher Cground
Yeah but wait until the Fnight time
When we’ll be Cdancing in the Fmoonlight
We’ll be singing about our Chomes
Ones we Gleft so long Cago.
[Chorus]
CCause we ain’t Amafraid Gof Cnothin, we got Amnothin Gleft to Close
And when the Amriver comes Gto your Dmdoor
AmI’m just gonna Gride with Cyou, oh AmI’m just gonna Gride with Cyou
CCause we ain’t Amafraid Gof Cnothin, we got Amnothin Gleft to Close
And when the Amriver comes Gto your Dmdoor
AmI’m just gonna Gride with Cyou, oh AmI’m just gonna Gride with Cyou
[Outro]
CHow long, Dmhow long, Amhow long till Ghigher Cground
CHow long, Dmhow long, Amhow long till Ghigher Cground
CHow long, Dmhow long, Amhow long till Ghigher Cground
CHow long, Dmhow long, Amhow long till Ghigher Cground

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Higher Ground

by JJ Shiplett

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

I've watched JJ Shiplett play this live and I've transfered it to this tab.

Capo on the 4th fret standard tuning, play along with the song at first and It will come easy!

[Intro]

C Dm Am G C

[Verse 1]

We’ve been holding

C F

Holding on for something

F C

Something that’s means nothing

G C

But that’s everything we owe

You can put us in the country

C F

There at the foothills of the mountains

At the end of the road

G C

No it don’t matter where we go

[Chorus]

C Am G C Am G C

Cause we ain’t afraid of nothin, we got nothin left to lose

Am G Dm

And when the river comes to your door

Am G C Am G C

I’m just gonna ride with you, oh I’m just gonna ride with you

[Verse 2]

C F

Stranded in the city

C F

With nothing going down

I remember when we started

G C

Oh in search of higher ground

Yeah but wait until the night time

C F

When we’ll be dancing in the moonlight

We’ll be singing about our homes

G C

Ones we left so long ago.

[Chorus]

C Am G C Am G C

Cause we ain’t afraid of nothin, we got nothin left to lose

Am G Dm

And when the river comes to your door

Am G C Am G C

I’m just gonna ride with you, oh I’m just gonna ride with you

C Am G C Am G C

Cause we ain’t afraid of nothin, we got nothin left to lose

Am G Dm

And when the river comes to your door

Am G C Am G C

I’m just gonna ride with you, oh I’m just gonna ride with you

[Outro]

C Dm Am G C

How long, how long, how long till higher ground

C Dm Am G C

How long, how long, how long till higher ground

C Dm Am G C

How long, how long, how long till higher ground

C Dm Am G C

How long, how long, how long till higher ground

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