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Higher

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standard tuning EADGBE
--CAPO 3rd--
INTRO:   C    D     Em    G  D  
VERSE:
I'm doing CnothingD,
   EmCause then at least I'm doing nGothing wrongD.
And I'm gonna Cstay here on my Down
And Emturn off my telephone,
If Cnothing's gained, Dnothing's wonEm  C  
And you can Ctell themD  
  EmYeah you can say whatever GI dont care (eDh)
Then if you Cwanna play it Dcool
Then I Emgot news for you its getting Chotter, Dhotter in hereG.
CHORUS
So when CI speak listen, This is Gmy decision
And you Dkeep on messing up the Emwords oh oh Doh.
So when CI speak listen cause you Gkeep on pushing
like I nDeed permission to be Emheard oh oh Doh
Im gonna Clift to lift it Ghigher, Im gonna Dlift to lift it hEmigherD.
So when CI speak listen this is Gmy decision
And you Dkeep on messing up the words.
VERSE 2
Im getting clCoser, cDloser.
EmI'm moving in and yeah I thGink you know.D  
Cause I am sCick of playing gDames 
and im nEmot gon' say no names 
but you Cand I know wDho to blame.Em  C  
So you can tCell them,D  
Emyeah you can go ahead and pGull it straight.D  
Cause I am Cin this shit mDyself, and I Emdo not need your help,
 i'm gonna dCo this do Dit right.G  
CHORUS
So when CI speak listen, This is Gmy decision
And you Dkeep on messing up the Emwords oh oh Doh.
So when CI speak listen cause you Gkeep on pushing
like I nDeed permission to be Emheard oh oh Doh
Im gonna Clift to lift it Ghigher, Im gonna Dlift to lift it hEmigherD.
So when CI speak listen this is Gmy decision
And you Dkeep on messing up the words.
BRIDGE:
Im gonna Clift to lift it (When you go higher, I go higher)
Im gonna Emlift to lift it (Yeah you can try but I go higher)
Im gonna Clift to lift it (The only thing boy you can Ddo is listen so yeah listen).
  C     G     D    Em    Dx2
LAST CHORUS
So when CI speak listen, This is Gmy decision
And you Dkeep on messing up the Emwords oh oh Doh.
So when CI speak listen cause you Gkeep on pushing
like I nDeed permission to be Emheard oh oh Doh
Im gonna Clift to lift it Ghigher, Im gonna Dlift to lift it hEmigherD.
So when CI speak listen this is Gmy decision
And you Dkeep on messing up the words.Em  

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Higher

by The Saturdays

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

standard tuning EADGBE

--CAPO 3rd--

C D Em G D

INTRO:

VERSE:

C D

I'm doing nothing,

Em G D

Cause then at least I'm doing nothing wrong.

C D

And I'm gonna stay here on my own

And turn off my telephone,

C D Em C

If nothing's gained, nothing's won

C D

And you can tell them

Em G D

Yeah you can say whatever I dont care (eh)

C D

Then if you wanna play it cool

Em C D G

Then I got news for you its getting hotter, hotter in here.

CHORUS

C G

So when I speak listen, This is my decision

D Em D

And you keep on messing up the words oh oh oh.

C G

So when I speak listen cause you keep on pushing

D Em D

like I need permission to be heard oh oh oh

C G D Em D

Im gonna lift to lift it higher, Im gonna lift to lift it higher.

C G

So when I speak listen this is my decision

And you keep on messing up the words.

VERSE 2

C D

Im getting closer, closer.

Em G D

I'm moving in and yeah I think you know.

C D

Cause I am sick of playing games

and im not gon' say no names

C D Em C

but you and I know who to blame.

C D

So you can tell them,

Em G D

yeah you can go ahead and pull it straight.

C D Em

Cause I am in this shit myself, and I do not need your help,

C D G

i'm gonna do this do it right.

CHORUS

C G

So when I speak listen, This is my decision

D Em D

And you keep on messing up the words oh oh oh.

C G

So when I speak listen cause you keep on pushing

D Em D

like I need permission to be heard oh oh oh

C G D Em D

Im gonna lift to lift it higher, Im gonna lift to lift it higher.

C G

So when I speak listen this is my decision

And you keep on messing up the words.

BRIDGE:

Im gonna lift to lift it (When you go higher, I go higher)

Im gonna lift to lift it (Yeah you can try but I go higher)

C D

Im gonna lift to lift it (The only thing boy you can do is listen so yeah listen).

C G D Em D

LAST CHORUS

C G

So when I speak listen, This is my decision

D Em D

And you keep on messing up the words oh oh oh.

C G

So when I speak listen cause you keep on pushing

D Em D

like I need permission to be heard oh oh oh

C G D Em D

Im gonna lift to lift it higher, Im gonna lift to lift it higher.

C G

So when I speak listen this is my decision

D Em

And you keep on messing up the words.

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