Chords for Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground (1989)
Tempo:
187.8 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
G
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Yes!
[Em]
[N]
Here we go.
Oh!
Ah!
You meant to do it.
Yeah, no, you hold that right there.
Okay.
There's simply no way to actually classify my next guest.
The music encompasses kind of everything from funk to metal.
They're gonna do their version.
You're really interested in what I'm saying, huh?
You got that crossfire look on your face.
Yes, Bob, but you must understand the ramifications of that in the society.
Right now, this group is gonna
Excuse me for a minute.
Brother, real interested right here.
Right now, they're gonna do their version of Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground.
You remember that?
Oh, yeah.
Sing it.
I can sing it.
It's from their new album, Mother's Milk.
Here with mother right here.
Please welcome Red Hot Chili Pepper.
This is Ode to Arsenio.
He'll send [G] a letter shiver all [E] through the crowd.
You got it, mother!
That's my style.
You got it, son!
Don't know why.
Man, well, man, [Dm] this [C] good to go.
[G] Man, [E] so good.
He's the man with the plan, Arsenio.
[A] [E] [G] [A]
[E] [Em] [B]
[G]
You know,
He's my brother.
[Am]
[G] I know that.
[A] He's my [E] brother for [G] real.
[Am] [G]
[F#m]
He's [G#] [A] my brother, yeah.
[D] [E] For one love.
[G] [Am] [E]
[G] [E] For all love.
[G] [A]
[E] I'm [G] a [A] world.
[E] [G] [A] He's [E] my world right [G] here.
[A] [G]
[E] I'm a [G] world.
[A]
[G] He's my world right here.
[A] [E] [G] [N]
He's my world.
[F#]
[Am] He's my [A] world right here.
[D] [E] He's my world.
[Am] [E] [G] [A]
[E]
[G] [A] Don't stop [E] dying every time you forget.
[A] There's a last time I'll [E] ever get my home.
[A] Don't ever [E] die from a love that you [A] built.
He won't die.
He'll never [E] leave my heart.
[G]
[A] [E]
He's [G] my world.
[A] [G] He's my world right here.
[A] [E] Fight [G]
me down.
He doesn't need me.
[A] For [Bm] one love.
[A] He's my world right here.
[D]
[C#] [C] For one [E] [G]
[E] love.
[A] For [E] all love.
[G] [E]
Love [G] her.
[E]
[G] She [A] doesn't [Em] need no business.
[A]
[E] [C] [E] I believe [G] her.
[A] [E] [G] She don't need no business. See us
[A] Fall
[G]
[A] Keep on turning [D] [F#] Cause we're [G] Falling down Falling down
[A] Don't go [E] dying every time
[A] Cause we're
We're [E] letting them hold us
[A] Don't let them
know [E] what they're doing
[A] We need more time
We're learning [E] by trying
[A] [E]
[G] [Am]
[E] I'm gonna be sitting on the fucking fucking [A] ground.
[E]
I'm [G] gonna be out [E]
every [G] round.
I'm gonna be sitting [A] on [E] the fucking fucking ground.
[G] [A]
[E] [A]
[Em]
[Bm]
Yeah!
Hot!
What's up, man?
[A#] What's up?
What's [N] up?
We'll be right back!
Peppers!
Peppers!
[Em]
[N]
Here we go.
Oh!
Ah!
You meant to do it.
Yeah, no, you hold that right there.
Okay.
There's simply no way to actually classify my next guest.
The music encompasses kind of everything from funk to metal.
They're gonna do their version.
You're really interested in what I'm saying, huh?
You got that crossfire look on your face.
Yes, Bob, but you must understand the ramifications of that in the society.
Right now, this group is gonna
Excuse me for a minute.
Brother, real interested right here.
Right now, they're gonna do their version of Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground.
You remember that?
Oh, yeah.
Sing it.
I can sing it.
It's from their new album, Mother's Milk.
Here with mother right here.
Please welcome Red Hot Chili Pepper.
This is Ode to Arsenio.
He'll send [G] a letter shiver all [E] through the crowd.
You got it, mother!
That's my style.
You got it, son!
Don't know why.
Man, well, man, [Dm] this [C] good to go.
[G] Man, [E] so good.
He's the man with the plan, Arsenio.
[A] [E] [G] [A]
[E] [Em] [B]
[G]
You know,
He's my brother.
[Am]
[G] I know that.
[A] He's my [E] brother for [G] real.
[Am] [G]
[F#m]
He's [G#] [A] my brother, yeah.
[D] [E] For one love.
[G] [Am] [E]
[G] [E] For all love.
[G] [A]
[E] I'm [G] a [A] world.
[E] [G] [A] He's [E] my world right [G] here.
[A] [G]
[E] I'm a [G] world.
[A]
[G] He's my world right here.
[A] [E] [G] [N]
He's my world.
[F#]
[Am] He's my [A] world right here.
[D] [E] He's my world.
[Am] [E] [G] [A]
[E]
[G] [A] Don't stop [E] dying every time you forget.
[A] There's a last time I'll [E] ever get my home.
[A] Don't ever [E] die from a love that you [A] built.
He won't die.
He'll never [E] leave my heart.
[G]
[A] [E]
He's [G] my world.
[A] [G] He's my world right here.
[A] [E] Fight [G]
me down.
He doesn't need me.
[A] For [Bm] one love.
[A] He's my world right here.
[D]
[C#] [C] For one [E] [G]
[E] love.
[A] For [E] all love.
[G] [E]
Love [G] her.
[E]
[G] She [A] doesn't [Em] need no business.
[A]
[E] [C] [E] I believe [G] her.
[A] [E] [G] She don't need no business. See us
[A] Fall
[G]
[A] Keep on turning [D] [F#] Cause we're [G] Falling down Falling down
[A] Don't go [E] dying every time
[A] Cause we're
We're [E] letting them hold us
[A] Don't let them
know [E] what they're doing
[A] We need more time
We're learning [E] by trying
[A] [E]
[G] [Am]
[E] I'm gonna be sitting on the fucking fucking [A] ground.
[E]
I'm [G] gonna be out [E]
every [G] round.
I'm gonna be sitting [A] on [E] the fucking fucking ground.
[G] [A]
[E] [A]
[Em]
[Bm]
Yeah!
Hot!
What's up, man?
[A#] What's up?
What's [N] up?
We'll be right back!
Peppers!
Peppers!
Key:
E
A
G
Am
Em
E
A
G
_ _ _ _ _ Yes! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
we go.
Oh! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ah!
You meant to do it.
Yeah, no, you hold that right there.
Okay. _ _ _ _
There's simply _ no way to actually _ classify my next guest.
The music encompasses kind of everything from funk to metal.
_ They're gonna do their version.
You're really interested in what I'm saying, huh? _
_ _ _ _ _ You got that crossfire look on your face. _ _ _
Yes, Bob, but you must understand the ramifications of that in the society. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Right now, this group is gonna_
Excuse me for a minute.
Brother, real interested right here.
_ _ Right now, they're gonna do their version of Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground.
You remember that?
Oh, yeah.
Sing it.
_ I can sing it. _ _
_ It's from their new album, _ Mother's Milk.
Here with mother right here. _ _ _
_ Please welcome _ _ Red Hot Chili Pepper. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This is Ode to Arsenio. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He'll send [G] a letter shiver all [E] through the crowd.
You got it, mother! _ _
That's my style.
You got it, son!
Don't know why.
Man, well, man, [Dm] this [C] good to go. _ _ _
[G] Man, _ [E] so good.
He's the man with the plan, _ Arsenio. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know, _ _ _ _ _
He's my brother.
_ _ [Am] _
[G] _ _ _ _ I know that.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] He's my [E] brother for [G] real.
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
He's _ _ [G#] _ [A] my brother, yeah.
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ For one love.
[G] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ [E] For all love.
_ [G] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm [G] a [A] world.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] He's [E] my world right [G] here.
[A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] I'm a [G] world.
[A] _
_ [G] _ _ He's my world right here.
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [N] _
He's my _ world.
_ [F#] _ _
[Am] _ He's my [A] world right here. _ _
[D] _ _ [E] He's my world. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ Don't stop [E] dying every time you forget.
[A] There's a last time I'll [E] ever get my home. _ _
_ [A] Don't ever [E] die from a love that you [A] built.
He won't die.
He'll never [E] leave my heart.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He's [G] my world.
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ He's my world right here.
[A] _ [E] Fight _ [G] _ _
_ me _ down. _ _
_ He doesn't need me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ For _ [Bm] one _ _ love.
[A] He's my world right here.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C#] [C] For one [E] _ _ _ [G] _
[E] love.
_ _ [A] _ For [E] all love.
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Love [G] her.
[E] _ _ _
[G] She [A] doesn't [Em] need no business.
[A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ [E] I believe [G] her.
[A] _ [E] _ _ [G] She don't need no business. See us _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Fall
_ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] Keep on turning _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] Cause we're [G] Falling _ _ down _ _ _ _ _ Falling _ _ down
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Don't go [E] dying every time
_ _ [A] Cause we're
We're _ [E] letting them hold us
_ [A] _ Don't let them
know [E] what they're doing
_ [A] We need more time
_ We're learning [E] by trying
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna be sitting on the fucking fucking _ _ [A] ground.
[E] _ _ _
I'm _ [G] gonna be out [E] _
every [G] _ round.
I'm gonna be sitting [A] on [E] the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fucking fucking ground.
_ [G] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yeah! _ _
_ Hot!
_ _ _ What's up, man?
[A#] What's up?
_ What's [N] up?
We'll be right back!
Peppers!
_ _ _ Peppers! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
we go.
Oh! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ah!
You meant to do it.
Yeah, no, you hold that right there.
Okay. _ _ _ _
There's simply _ no way to actually _ classify my next guest.
The music encompasses kind of everything from funk to metal.
_ They're gonna do their version.
You're really interested in what I'm saying, huh? _
_ _ _ _ _ You got that crossfire look on your face. _ _ _
Yes, Bob, but you must understand the ramifications of that in the society. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Right now, this group is gonna_
Excuse me for a minute.
Brother, real interested right here.
_ _ Right now, they're gonna do their version of Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground.
You remember that?
Oh, yeah.
Sing it.
_ I can sing it. _ _
_ It's from their new album, _ Mother's Milk.
Here with mother right here. _ _ _
_ Please welcome _ _ Red Hot Chili Pepper. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This is Ode to Arsenio. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He'll send [G] a letter shiver all [E] through the crowd.
You got it, mother! _ _
That's my style.
You got it, son!
Don't know why.
Man, well, man, [Dm] this [C] good to go. _ _ _
[G] Man, _ [E] so good.
He's the man with the plan, _ Arsenio. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know, _ _ _ _ _
He's my brother.
_ _ [Am] _
[G] _ _ _ _ I know that.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] He's my [E] brother for [G] real.
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
He's _ _ [G#] _ [A] my brother, yeah.
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ For one love.
[G] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ [E] For all love.
_ [G] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm [G] a [A] world.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] He's [E] my world right [G] here.
[A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] I'm a [G] world.
[A] _
_ [G] _ _ He's my world right here.
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [N] _
He's my _ world.
_ [F#] _ _
[Am] _ He's my [A] world right here. _ _
[D] _ _ [E] He's my world. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ Don't stop [E] dying every time you forget.
[A] There's a last time I'll [E] ever get my home. _ _
_ [A] Don't ever [E] die from a love that you [A] built.
He won't die.
He'll never [E] leave my heart.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He's [G] my world.
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ He's my world right here.
[A] _ [E] Fight _ [G] _ _
_ me _ down. _ _
_ He doesn't need me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ For _ [Bm] one _ _ love.
[A] He's my world right here.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C#] [C] For one [E] _ _ _ [G] _
[E] love.
_ _ [A] _ For [E] all love.
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Love [G] her.
[E] _ _ _
[G] She [A] doesn't [Em] need no business.
[A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ [E] I believe [G] her.
[A] _ [E] _ _ [G] She don't need no business. See us _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Fall
_ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] Keep on turning _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] Cause we're [G] Falling _ _ down _ _ _ _ _ Falling _ _ down
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Don't go [E] dying every time
_ _ [A] Cause we're
We're _ [E] letting them hold us
_ [A] _ Don't let them
know [E] what they're doing
_ [A] We need more time
_ We're learning [E] by trying
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna be sitting on the fucking fucking _ _ [A] ground.
[E] _ _ _
I'm _ [G] gonna be out [E] _
every [G] _ round.
I'm gonna be sitting [A] on [E] the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fucking fucking ground.
_ [G] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yeah! _ _
_ Hot!
_ _ _ What's up, man?
[A#] What's up?
_ What's [N] up?
We'll be right back!
Peppers!
_ _ _ Peppers! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _