Higher Grounds

E                    B       A     E
Step down from the balcony, son
B                       A        
the seagulls may well take you, 
             E
well let them come
E                    B       A     E
Step down from the balcony, son
B                       A        
we're getting tired of your 
             E
antics, well so am I


A
The sorry state of this place
E
I think I made a mistake
B                         C#m
in fact I think I miss my family
         D
You said Sophie was your trophy
F#m
and I just couldn't laugh
         C#m          B       
you know I can't get along with 
     A
myself
           C#m               B    
you know I just can't get along 
      A7+
with myself

E

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E                   B            
Stay there for the whole day, if 
    A      E
you must
B                   A            
may the seagulls take you, well I
        E
 don't mind
E                   B            
Stay there for the whole day, 
                 A        E
you're not getting paid anyway
B                            A   
we're getting tired of your 
              E
antics, well so am I


A
The sorry state of this place
E
I think I made a mistake
B                          C#m
in fact I think I miss my family
         D
You said Come and swallow my pride
F#m
and I just couldn't laugh
         C#m          B       
you know I can't get along with 
     A
myself
           C#m               B    
you know I just can't get along 
       A7+   A7+
with myself

G#m   C#m

A
I wish they carry me home

G#m   C#m   F#m   B

G#m   C#m

A
I wish they carry me home

G#m   C#m   F#m --> G#m --> A --> B

A
I dry my eyes for six days
E
then I return to my friends
B                        C#m
then I go back to see my family
         D
You said Sophie was your trophy
F#m
and I just couldn't laugh
         C#m            B     
you know I can't get along with 
     A
myself
           C#m               B    
you know I just can't get along 
       A7+
with myself