Higher Ground Chords by John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
Tempo:
52.4 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
F
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Am] [C]
[Am] [F]
[G] [C]
I'm trying to find my way.
[Am] I'm just a simple [C] man.
I'm trying to keep a little faith, [Am] baby.
In a world I don't really [F] understand.
After all that's said and [Dm] done,
I've got another harder day to do.
[F]
I need a little shelter, [G] baby.
I'll be coming home to you.
[C] Higher ground, [Am] higher ground.
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] moving up.
To [C] higher ground.
[Am]
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
Sometimes I lose my [Am] way.
For a little love.
[C] When you step along the way, [Am] baby.
Just too much and not [F] enough.
But a poor man's riches, [Dm] baby.
Is what keeps me calm.
[F] I don't want for nothing, baby.
[G]
When I wrap up in your arms.
[C] Higher ground.
[Am]
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] moving up.
To [C] higher ground.
[Am] Higher ground.
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
Higher ground.
[F] Best things I ever [C] had.
A few precious moments that ring true.
[Dm] I could wrap them up in a big round bag, [G] baby.
I'd give them all straight to you.
[C] That early morning sun.
[Am] I feel my window across my [C] face.
Another day has just begun.
[Am]
And I'm moving into [F] place.
And back across that room.
[Dm] I see you lying there so still.
[F] And I leave you with the best part of me, [G] baby.
And a promise I'll fulfill.
[C] Higher ground.
[Am] Higher ground. Higher ground.
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] letting up.
To [C] higher ground.
[A] [Am] Higher ground.
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
[Am] Take me higher, baby.
[F] Higher.
[C] Higher ground.
Love keeps lifting me [Am] higher.
[F] I'm [G] moving up to [C] higher ground.
[Am]
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
Take [Am] me higher, baby.
[F]
[Am] [F]
[G] [C]
I'm trying to find my way.
[Am] I'm just a simple [C] man.
I'm trying to keep a little faith, [Am] baby.
In a world I don't really [F] understand.
After all that's said and [Dm] done,
I've got another harder day to do.
[F]
I need a little shelter, [G] baby.
I'll be coming home to you.
[C] Higher ground, [Am] higher ground.
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] moving up.
To [C] higher ground.
[Am]
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
Sometimes I lose my [Am] way.
For a little love.
[C] When you step along the way, [Am] baby.
Just too much and not [F] enough.
But a poor man's riches, [Dm] baby.
Is what keeps me calm.
[F] I don't want for nothing, baby.
[G]
When I wrap up in your arms.
[C] Higher ground.
[Am]
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] moving up.
To [C] higher ground.
[Am] Higher ground.
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
Higher ground.
[F] Best things I ever [C] had.
A few precious moments that ring true.
[Dm] I could wrap them up in a big round bag, [G] baby.
I'd give them all straight to you.
[C] That early morning sun.
[Am] I feel my window across my [C] face.
Another day has just begun.
[Am]
And I'm moving into [F] place.
And back across that room.
[Dm] I see you lying there so still.
[F] And I leave you with the best part of me, [G] baby.
And a promise I'll fulfill.
[C] Higher ground.
[Am] Higher ground. Higher ground.
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] letting up.
To [C] higher ground.
[A] [Am] Higher ground.
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
[Am] Take me higher, baby.
[F] Higher.
[C] Higher ground.
Love keeps lifting me [Am] higher.
[F] I'm [G] moving up to [C] higher ground.
[Am]
[F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
Take [Am] me higher, baby.
[F]
Key:
C
Am
F
G
Dm
C
Am
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm trying to find my way.
[Am] I'm just a simple [C] man.
I'm trying to keep a little faith, [Am] baby.
In a world I don't really [F] understand.
After all that's said and [Dm] done,
I've got another harder day to do.
[F] _
I need a little shelter, [G] baby.
I'll be coming home to you.
[C] Higher ground, _ _ [Am] higher ground.
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] moving up.
To [C] higher ground.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground. _
_ _ _ Sometimes I lose my [Am] way.
For a little love.
[C] _ When you step along the way, [Am] baby.
Just too much and not [F] enough.
But a poor man's riches, [Dm] baby.
Is what keeps me calm.
[F] _ I don't want for nothing, baby.
[G] _
When I wrap up in your arms.
[C] Higher ground.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] moving up.
To [C] higher ground. _
_ [Am] Higher ground.
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
_ _ Higher ground. _
_ _ [F] _ Best things I ever [C] had.
A few precious moments that ring true.
[Dm] I could wrap them up in a big round bag, [G] baby.
I'd give them all straight to you.
[C] _ That early morning sun.
[Am] I feel my window across my [C] face.
Another day has just begun.
[Am] _
And I'm moving into [F] place.
And back across that room.
[Dm] I see you lying there so still.
[F] _ And I leave you with the best part of me, [G] baby.
And a promise I'll fulfill.
[C] Higher ground.
_ [Am] Higher ground. Higher ground.
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] letting up.
To [C] higher ground.
[A] _ [Am] Higher ground.
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
_ _ [Am] Take me higher, baby.
_ [F] Higher.
_ [C] _ Higher ground.
Love keeps lifting me [Am] higher.
_ _ _ [F] I'm [G] moving up to [C] higher ground.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground. _
Take [Am] _ me higher, baby.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm trying to find my way.
[Am] I'm just a simple [C] man.
I'm trying to keep a little faith, [Am] baby.
In a world I don't really [F] understand.
After all that's said and [Dm] done,
I've got another harder day to do.
[F] _
I need a little shelter, [G] baby.
I'll be coming home to you.
[C] Higher ground, _ _ [Am] higher ground.
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] moving up.
To [C] higher ground.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground. _
_ _ _ Sometimes I lose my [Am] way.
For a little love.
[C] _ When you step along the way, [Am] baby.
Just too much and not [F] enough.
But a poor man's riches, [Dm] baby.
Is what keeps me calm.
[F] _ I don't want for nothing, baby.
[G] _
When I wrap up in your arms.
[C] Higher ground.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] moving up.
To [C] higher ground. _
_ [Am] Higher ground.
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
_ _ Higher ground. _
_ _ [F] _ Best things I ever [C] had.
A few precious moments that ring true.
[Dm] I could wrap them up in a big round bag, [G] baby.
I'd give them all straight to you.
[C] _ That early morning sun.
[Am] I feel my window across my [C] face.
Another day has just begun.
[Am] _
And I'm moving into [F] place.
And back across that room.
[Dm] I see you lying there so still.
[F] _ And I leave you with the best part of me, [G] baby.
And a promise I'll fulfill.
[C] Higher ground.
_ [Am] Higher ground. Higher ground.
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] letting up.
To [C] higher ground.
[A] _ [Am] Higher ground.
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground.
_ _ [Am] Take me higher, baby.
_ [F] Higher.
_ [C] _ Higher ground.
Love keeps lifting me [Am] higher.
_ _ _ [F] I'm [G] moving up to [C] higher ground.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] Struggle coming down, I'm [G] getting out.
I'm moving up to [C] higher ground. _
Take [Am] _ me higher, baby.
[F] _ _