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Head Held High

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[Intro]
F Gm Bb
FLa, la, la, la, la, Gmla, la, la, la, la
BbLa, la, la, la, la, la
FLa, la, la, la
[Verse]
FEver had a feeling that you Gmcan't go on?
Trying Bbto be strong but getting Fweaker
Carrying the weight of every Gmsingle day
Haven't Bblost your way, feeling dFefeated
[Pre-Chorus]
 CSat staring, Bbcounting spiral Ampatterns on the Gmwall
 CYou wonder Bbif your luck is Amever gonna Gmturn around, but oh
[Chorus]
FYou need a little light to guide the Cway
Waiting on the sun to shine agDmain
You got to keep your head up Bbhigh
You got to keep your head up Fhigh
You need a little hope to carry Con
In the middle of the night when you're all Dmalone
You got to keep your head up Bbhigh
You got to keep your head up Fhigh
[Verse]
FYour bedroom carpet stained with Gmrose wine
Empty's Bbleft behind, the morning Fafter
The distant purr of cars on Gmsoaking roads
And the Bbstreet echoes the noise of Flaughter
[Pre-Chorus]
 CThe bottom Bbof the bottle, Amfinds you almost Gmevery night
 CYou wonder Bbif your life is Amever gonna Gmturn out right again
[Chorus]
FYou need a little light to guide the Cway
Waiting on the sun to shine agDmain
You got to keep your head up Bbhigh
You got to keep your head up Fhigh
You need a little hope to carry Con
In the middle of the night when you're all Dmalone
You got to keep your head up Bbhigh
You got to keep your head up Fhigh
[Post-Chorus]
FLa, la, la, la, la, Gmla, la, la, la, la
BbLa, la, la, la, la, la
FLa, la, la, la
FLa, la, la, la, la, Gmla, la, la, la, la
BbLa, la, la, la, la, la
FLa, la, la, la
[Bridge]
 CConfused and Bbbattered by the Ammotion of the Gmchanging tides
 CYou're nearing Bbempty and you've Ambarely got the Gmwill to fight
 CYou wonder Bbif you're gonna Amlive or if you Gmwill survive
Ohhh...
[Chorus]
FYou need a little light to guide the Cway
Waiting on the sun to shine agDmain
You got to keep your head up Bbhigh
You got to keep your head up Fhigh
You need a little hope to carry Con
In the middle of the night when you're all Dmalone
You got to keep your head up Bbhigh
You got to keep your head up Fhigh
[Post-Chorus]
FLa, la, la, la, la, Gmla, la, la, la, la
BbLa, la, la, la, la, la
FLa, la, la, la
FLa, la, la, la, la, Gmla, la, la, la, la
BbLa, la, la, la, la, la
FLa, la, la, la
[Outro]
N.C.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
N.C.
La, la, la, la, la, la
N.C.
La, la, la, la

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Head Held High

by Kodaline

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F Gm Bb

F Gm

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la

[Verse]

F Gm

Ever had a feeling that you can't go on?

Bb F

Trying to be strong but getting weaker

Carrying the weight of every single day

Bb F

Haven't lost your way, feeling defeated

[Pre-Chorus]

C Bb Am Gm

Sat staring, counting spiral patterns on the wall

C Bb Am Gm

You wonder if your luck is ever gonna turn around, but oh

[Chorus]

F C

You need a little light to guide the way

Waiting on the sun to shine again

You got to keep your head up high

You need a little hope to carry on

In the middle of the night when you're all alone

You got to keep your head up high

[Verse]

F Gm

Your bedroom carpet stained with rose wine

Bb F

Empty's left behind, the morning after

The distant purr of cars on soaking roads

Bb F

And the street echoes the noise of laughter

[Pre-Chorus]

C Bb Am Gm

The bottom of the bottle, finds you almost every night

C Bb Am Gm

You wonder if your life is ever gonna turn out right again

[Chorus]

F C

You need a little light to guide the way

Waiting on the sun to shine again

You got to keep your head up high

You need a little hope to carry on

In the middle of the night when you're all alone

You got to keep your head up high

[Post-Chorus]

F Gm

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la

F Gm

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la

[Bridge]

C Bb Am Gm

Confused and battered by the motion of the changing tides

C Bb Am Gm

You're nearing empty and you've barely got the will to fight

C Bb Am Gm

You wonder if you're gonna live or if you will survive

Ohhh...

[Chorus]

F C

You need a little light to guide the way

Waiting on the sun to shine again

You got to keep your head up high

You need a little hope to carry on

In the middle of the night when you're all alone

You got to keep your head up high

[Post-Chorus]

F Gm

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la

F Gm

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la

[Outro]

N.C.

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

N.C.

La, la, la, la, la, la

N.C.

La, la, la, la

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