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From the 2007 album ‘High’
( Am  C)x8
Verse 1:
 GDown beneath the Emswoosh of the turbines,
 FThe long grass it bEmlows in ripples,
 GThere’s a beautiful Emspiral of roads,
 FThat lead the lost up here.
 GI was watching the Embirds taking off,
To Fswoop down over the cEmity,
 GThey find and take just Emwhat they need,
And Fturn, turn, turn.
Chorus:
The Ammovers move, the Cshakers shake,
The Amwinners write their hCistory,
But from Amhigh on the Chigh hills
It Amall looks like nCothing.
The Ammovers move, the Cshakers shake,
The Amwinners write their hCistory,
But from Amhigh on the Chigh hills
It Amall looks like nCothing.
Verse 2:
 GThat afternoon on the Emhustler gate,
With aFll the TVs Emflickering,
 GWhile behind the Emsky was moving,
FLiquid crimson gold.
 GBrothers, sisters, Empay no heed
To the Funfaithful meEmssengers,
 GFor theirs is a Emprison world,
Of Flies, lies, lies.
Chorus
Bridge:
 DThe keening wind,
It blows though me, it Fblows through me.
 DMy time it must,
Be almost Fdone, be almost done.
( Am  C)x4
Outro:
AmAll these things you Cfear so much
DeAmpend on angles of Cvision.
 AmDown in the Cmaze of walls,
 AmYou can’t see what’s Ccoming,
But from Amhigh on the Chigh hills
It Amall looks like Cnothing,
From Amhigh on the Chigh hills
                Am              C( Am  C)x4   D5   E5   C5   D5( Am  C)x4  D5   E5   C5   D5  Am  
It all looks like nothing, nothing.

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High

by New Model Army

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Chords in this song · guitar

From the 2007 album ‘High’

Am C

( )x8

Verse 1:

G Em

Down beneath the swoosh of the turbines,

F Em

The long grass it blows in ripples,

G Em

There’s a beautiful spiral of roads,

That lead the lost up here.

G Em

I was watching the birds taking off,

F Em

To swoop down over the city,

G Em

They find and take just what they need,

And turn, turn, turn.

Chorus:

Am C

The movers move, the shakers shake,

Am C

The winners write their history,

Am C

But from high on the high hills

Am C

It all looks like nothing.

Am C

The movers move, the shakers shake,

Am C

The winners write their history,

Am C

But from high on the high hills

Am C

It all looks like nothing.

Verse 2:

G Em

That afternoon on the hustler gate,

F Em

With all the TVs flickering,

G Em

While behind the sky was moving,

Liquid crimson gold.

G Em

Brothers, sisters, pay no heed

F Em

To the unfaithful messengers,

G Em

For theirs is a prison world,

Of lies, lies, lies.

Chorus

Bridge:

The keening wind,

It blows though me, it blows through me.

My time it must,

Be almost done, be almost done.

Am C

( )x4

Outro:

Am C

All these things you fear so much

Am C

Depend on angles of vision.

Am C

Down in the maze of walls,

Am C

You can’t see what’s coming,

Am C

But from high on the high hills

Am C

It all looks like nothing,

Am C

From high on the high hills

Am C Am C D5 E5 C5 D5 Am C D5 E5 C5 D5 Am

( )x4 ( )x4

It all looks like nothing, nothing.

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