Chords for Victor Wooten - Higher Law
Tempo:
87.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
Ab
F
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Bb]
[C] I [Bb] [C] would do my [Bb] best [Ab] to keep that residue [Bb] off my chest.
I [C] would gather my [Bb] congress.
I [C] wouldn't hesitate.
[Bb]
[Ab] Cause there's a new law now and it ain't [Eb] up for debate.
[Bb]
[F] The good books say as far as I can [G] tell, everybody's going to heaven.
[Ab] Help me find that law, gotta [Bb] find a [Bm]-
[C] There's a high law [E] we need to turn to, [C] and there's no more [Bb] time to waste.
[C] We can be sitting right now, a little underdog, standing right in our own little place.
Open up your mind, it's time, we got to leave those fears behind.
There's not much time at all, y'all, [D] cause [C] there's a high law.
Just like a magician, make me believe, [Bb]
[Ab] that you ain't got nothing in [Bb] up your sleeve.
Then you [F] kill my brother, [Bb] cause you don't [Bb] agree.
It may make [Ab] sense to you, but [Bb] it don't to [C] me.
I say going to [F] church may be a [G] start, but the good books is in your [Eb] heart.
Don't you wait for tomorrow, [Bbm] it's time to die.
Cause [B]
[C] there's a high law we need to turn to, and there's no more [Bb] time to waste.
[C] We can be sitting right now, a little underdog, standing right in our own little place.
Open up your mind, it's time, we got to leave those fears behind.
There's [Bb] not much time at all, y [C]'all, [Bb] cause [F] there's a high law.
Don't lose that rider, [Gb] coming over here, [Gm] little one.
Ain't no use in running, [Ab] you remember our [Dm] friends are dead.
[A] And don't keep acting, [Bb] like we got [Gm] time to kill.
Cause it's [B] time to go higher, higher.
[G] Cause [C] there's a high law we need to turn to, hope you didn't have to burn through it.
And if you choose to learn from us, before my mistakes, I'll show them the way.
You can reach the higher ground, and go from lost to found.
So when the end times comes, we'll still be around.
Just like the song says, I'm talking about a [F] higher law, not the judge of city hall.
Take off your watch, cause the time is right now, you ain't listening [C] anyhow.
There's a high law we need to [G] turn to, and there's no more [C] time to waste.
We can be sitting right [Eb] now, a little underdog, [N] standing right in our own little place.
Open [C] up your mind, it's [F] time, we got to leave those [Gb] fears behind.
[Bb] There's not much [Cm] time at all, y [Eb]'all.
There's [Cm] a high law we need to [Bb] turn to, and there's no more [Eb] time to waste.
[A] We can be sitting right [F] now, a little underdog, [Ab] standing right in our own [Gm] little place.
Open [F] up your mind, [Eb] it's time, we got to leave those [F] fears behind.
[Dm] There's not much [F] time at all, y [G]'all.
[Gm] There's [Ab] a high law.
[Bb] [B] There's [C] a high law.
There's a high law, y'all.
There's [Ab] a high law.
[A] [Bb] There's [C] a high law.
Yeah, yeah, wow, stand [Ab] by and love, we need to [Bb] turn the truth, there's no [B] more time, stand
by and love, no more time, no [Cm] more time, stand [Ab] by [F] and love, you can turn it up, if [C] you need
to, say it's love.
[Cm] [C]
[Ab] [G] [C]
[N]
[C] I [Bb] [C] would do my [Bb] best [Ab] to keep that residue [Bb] off my chest.
I [C] would gather my [Bb] congress.
I [C] wouldn't hesitate.
[Bb]
[Ab] Cause there's a new law now and it ain't [Eb] up for debate.
[Bb]
[F] The good books say as far as I can [G] tell, everybody's going to heaven.
[Ab] Help me find that law, gotta [Bb] find a [Bm]-
[C] There's a high law [E] we need to turn to, [C] and there's no more [Bb] time to waste.
[C] We can be sitting right now, a little underdog, standing right in our own little place.
Open up your mind, it's time, we got to leave those fears behind.
There's not much time at all, y'all, [D] cause [C] there's a high law.
Just like a magician, make me believe, [Bb]
[Ab] that you ain't got nothing in [Bb] up your sleeve.
Then you [F] kill my brother, [Bb] cause you don't [Bb] agree.
It may make [Ab] sense to you, but [Bb] it don't to [C] me.
I say going to [F] church may be a [G] start, but the good books is in your [Eb] heart.
Don't you wait for tomorrow, [Bbm] it's time to die.
Cause [B]
[C] there's a high law we need to turn to, and there's no more [Bb] time to waste.
[C] We can be sitting right now, a little underdog, standing right in our own little place.
Open up your mind, it's time, we got to leave those fears behind.
There's [Bb] not much time at all, y [C]'all, [Bb] cause [F] there's a high law.
Don't lose that rider, [Gb] coming over here, [Gm] little one.
Ain't no use in running, [Ab] you remember our [Dm] friends are dead.
[A] And don't keep acting, [Bb] like we got [Gm] time to kill.
Cause it's [B] time to go higher, higher.
[G] Cause [C] there's a high law we need to turn to, hope you didn't have to burn through it.
And if you choose to learn from us, before my mistakes, I'll show them the way.
You can reach the higher ground, and go from lost to found.
So when the end times comes, we'll still be around.
Just like the song says, I'm talking about a [F] higher law, not the judge of city hall.
Take off your watch, cause the time is right now, you ain't listening [C] anyhow.
There's a high law we need to [G] turn to, and there's no more [C] time to waste.
We can be sitting right [Eb] now, a little underdog, [N] standing right in our own little place.
Open [C] up your mind, it's [F] time, we got to leave those [Gb] fears behind.
[Bb] There's not much [Cm] time at all, y [Eb]'all.
There's [Cm] a high law we need to [Bb] turn to, and there's no more [Eb] time to waste.
[A] We can be sitting right [F] now, a little underdog, [Ab] standing right in our own [Gm] little place.
Open [F] up your mind, [Eb] it's time, we got to leave those [F] fears behind.
[Dm] There's not much [F] time at all, y [G]'all.
[Gm] There's [Ab] a high law.
[Bb] [B] There's [C] a high law.
There's a high law, y'all.
There's [Ab] a high law.
[A] [Bb] There's [C] a high law.
Yeah, yeah, wow, stand [Ab] by and love, we need to [Bb] turn the truth, there's no [B] more time, stand
by and love, no more time, no [Cm] more time, stand [Ab] by [F] and love, you can turn it up, if [C] you need
to, say it's love.
[Cm] [C]
[Ab] [G] [C]
[N]
Key:
Bb
C
Ab
F
Eb
Bb
C
Ab
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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[C] I [Bb] _ [C] would do my [Bb] best [Ab] to keep that residue [Bb] off my chest.
I [C] would gather my [Bb] congress.
I [C] wouldn't hesitate.
[Bb] _
[Ab] Cause there's a new law now and it ain't [Eb] up for debate.
[Bb] _
[F] The good books say as far as I can [G] tell, everybody's going to heaven.
[Ab] Help me find that law, gotta [Bb] find a _ [Bm]-
[C] There's a high law [E] we need to turn to, [C] and there's no more [Bb] time to waste.
[C] We can be sitting right now, a little underdog, standing right in our own little place.
Open up your mind, it's time, we got to leave those fears behind.
There's not much time at all, y'all, _ [D] cause [C] there's a high law.
_ _ _ _ Just like a magician, make me believe, [Bb] _
[Ab] that you ain't got nothing in [Bb] up your sleeve.
Then you [F] kill my brother, [Bb] cause you don't [Bb] agree.
It may make [Ab] sense to you, but [Bb] it don't to [C] me. _
I say going to [F] church may be a [G] start, but the good books is in your [Eb] heart.
Don't you wait for tomorrow, [Bbm] it's time to die.
Cause [B] _
[C] there's a high law we need to turn to, and there's no more [Bb] time to waste.
[C] We can be sitting right now, a little underdog, standing right in our own little place.
Open up your mind, it's time, we got to leave those fears behind.
There's [Bb] not much time at all, y [C]'all, _ [Bb] cause [F] there's a high law.
Don't lose that rider, [Gb] coming over here, [Gm] little one.
Ain't no use in running, [Ab] you remember our [Dm] friends are dead. _
[A] And don't keep acting, [Bb] like we got [Gm] time to kill.
Cause it's [B] time to go higher, higher.
_ _ [G] Cause [C] there's a high law we need to turn to, hope you didn't have to burn through it.
And if you choose to learn from us, before my mistakes, I'll show them the way.
You can reach the higher ground, and go from lost to found.
So when the end times comes, we'll still be around.
Just like the song says, I'm talking about a [F] higher law, not the judge of city hall.
Take off your watch, cause the time is right now, you ain't listening [C] anyhow.
There's a high law we need to [G] turn to, and there's no more [C] time to waste.
We can be sitting right [Eb] now, a little underdog, [N] standing right in our own little place.
Open [C] up your mind, it's [F] time, we got to leave those [Gb] fears behind.
[Bb] There's not much [Cm] time at all, y [Eb]'all.
_ There's [Cm] a high law we need to [Bb] turn to, and there's no more [Eb] time to waste.
[A] We can be sitting right [F] now, a little underdog, [Ab] standing right in our own [Gm] little place.
Open [F] up your mind, [Eb] it's time, we got to leave those [F] fears behind.
[Dm] There's not much [F] time at all, y [G]'all.
_ [Gm] There's [Ab] a high law.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [B] There's [C] a high law.
There's a high law, y'all.
There's [Ab] a high law.
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] There's [C] a high law.
Yeah, _ yeah, wow, stand [Ab] by and love, we need to [Bb] turn the truth, there's no [B] more time, stand
by and love, no more time, no [Cm] more time, stand [Ab] by _ [F] and love, you can turn it up, if [C] you need
to, say it's love.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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[C] I [Bb] _ [C] would do my [Bb] best [Ab] to keep that residue [Bb] off my chest.
I [C] would gather my [Bb] congress.
I [C] wouldn't hesitate.
[Bb] _
[Ab] Cause there's a new law now and it ain't [Eb] up for debate.
[Bb] _
[F] The good books say as far as I can [G] tell, everybody's going to heaven.
[Ab] Help me find that law, gotta [Bb] find a _ [Bm]-
[C] There's a high law [E] we need to turn to, [C] and there's no more [Bb] time to waste.
[C] We can be sitting right now, a little underdog, standing right in our own little place.
Open up your mind, it's time, we got to leave those fears behind.
There's not much time at all, y'all, _ [D] cause [C] there's a high law.
_ _ _ _ Just like a magician, make me believe, [Bb] _
[Ab] that you ain't got nothing in [Bb] up your sleeve.
Then you [F] kill my brother, [Bb] cause you don't [Bb] agree.
It may make [Ab] sense to you, but [Bb] it don't to [C] me. _
I say going to [F] church may be a [G] start, but the good books is in your [Eb] heart.
Don't you wait for tomorrow, [Bbm] it's time to die.
Cause [B] _
[C] there's a high law we need to turn to, and there's no more [Bb] time to waste.
[C] We can be sitting right now, a little underdog, standing right in our own little place.
Open up your mind, it's time, we got to leave those fears behind.
There's [Bb] not much time at all, y [C]'all, _ [Bb] cause [F] there's a high law.
Don't lose that rider, [Gb] coming over here, [Gm] little one.
Ain't no use in running, [Ab] you remember our [Dm] friends are dead. _
[A] And don't keep acting, [Bb] like we got [Gm] time to kill.
Cause it's [B] time to go higher, higher.
_ _ [G] Cause [C] there's a high law we need to turn to, hope you didn't have to burn through it.
And if you choose to learn from us, before my mistakes, I'll show them the way.
You can reach the higher ground, and go from lost to found.
So when the end times comes, we'll still be around.
Just like the song says, I'm talking about a [F] higher law, not the judge of city hall.
Take off your watch, cause the time is right now, you ain't listening [C] anyhow.
There's a high law we need to [G] turn to, and there's no more [C] time to waste.
We can be sitting right [Eb] now, a little underdog, [N] standing right in our own little place.
Open [C] up your mind, it's [F] time, we got to leave those [Gb] fears behind.
[Bb] There's not much [Cm] time at all, y [Eb]'all.
_ There's [Cm] a high law we need to [Bb] turn to, and there's no more [Eb] time to waste.
[A] We can be sitting right [F] now, a little underdog, [Ab] standing right in our own [Gm] little place.
Open [F] up your mind, [Eb] it's time, we got to leave those [F] fears behind.
[Dm] There's not much [F] time at all, y [G]'all.
_ [Gm] There's [Ab] a high law.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [B] There's [C] a high law.
There's a high law, y'all.
There's [Ab] a high law.
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] There's [C] a high law.
Yeah, _ yeah, wow, stand [Ab] by and love, we need to [Bb] turn the truth, there's no [B] more time, stand
by and love, no more time, no [Cm] more time, stand [Ab] by _ [F] and love, you can turn it up, if [C] you need
to, say it's love.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _