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Higher Ground

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CREDIT:AlexzJRocks44 From Dirty Little Secret - Instant Star Fanfic and Discussion Community
Verse:
[D]
I've been crawling
EmTo the mountains
GSkinned my knees with blood and Dhope
If DI stayed standing
EmI'd be drowning
GThe rising waters made mDe choke
Pre-chorus:
GAs I am getting nearerBm  
      G                     Asus4---A
My mission is coming clear
Chorus:
I know this roadD  
Never seen it beforeA  
I know what lies Bmbehind unopened doorsG  
I saw the signEms from the distant shoreD  
That I couldAn't ignore...
I'm heading for higheGr ground
Verse:
DI left everyonEme behind me
GI took everything DI know
DHalf way up and I'm stEmill climbing
GStill a million mDiles to go
Pre-chorus:          
The wateGr is drawing nearerBm  
       G               Asus4---A
As everything disappears
Chorus:
I know this roadD  
Never seen it beforAe
I know what lies bBmehind unopened doorsG  
I saw the signs Emfrom the distant shoreD  
That I coulAdn't ignore...
I'm heading for higheGr ground
Bridge:
And my foot Gslips
But I donD't quit
And my hand Bmgrips the rockA  
Something pulls Gdeep
From withiDn me
Til I gBmet there, I won't stopA  
Chorus:
I know this roadD  
Never seen it beforeA  
I know what lies bBmehind unopened doorsG  
I saw the signs Emfrom the distant shoreD  
            Asus4---A
That I couldn't ignore
I know this roadD  
Never seen it beforeA  
I know what lies bBmehind unopened doorsG  
I saw the signs Emfrom the distant shoreD  
That I coulAdn't ignore
I'm heading for higherG, higher ground
Outro:
DWay up here, the air is Emthin
GFeels like I could go sDo far

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Higher Ground

by Alexz Johnson

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CREDIT:AlexzJRocks44 From Dirty Little Secret - Instant Star Fanfic and Discussion Community

Verse:

[]

I've been crawling

To the mountains

G D

Skinned my knees with blood and hope

If I stayed standing

I'd be drowning

G D

The rising waters made me choke

Pre-chorus:

G Bm

As I am getting nearer

G Asus4---A

My mission is coming clear

Chorus:

I know this road

Never seen it before

Bm G

I know what lies behind unopened doors

Em D

I saw the signs from the distant shore

That I couldn't ignore...

I'm heading for higher ground

Verse:

D Em

I left everyone behind me

G D

I took everything I know

D Em

Half way up and I'm still climbing

G D

Still a million miles to go

Pre-chorus:

G Bm

The water is drawing nearer

G Asus4---A

As everything disappears

Chorus:

I know this road

Never seen it before

Bm G

I know what lies behind unopened doors

Em D

I saw the signs from the distant shore

That I couldn't ignore...

I'm heading for higher ground

Bridge:

And my foot slips

But I don't quit

Bm A

And my hand grips the rock

Something pulls deep

From within me

Bm A

Til I get there, I won't stop

Chorus:

I know this road

Never seen it before

Bm G

I know what lies behind unopened doors

Em D

I saw the signs from the distant shore

Asus4---A

That I couldn't ignore

I know this road

Never seen it before

Bm G

I know what lies behind unopened doors

Em D

I saw the signs from the distant shore

That I couldn't ignore

I'm heading for higher, higher ground

Outro:

D Em

Way up here, the air is thin

G D

Feels like I could go so far

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