Higher Ground

Red Hot Chili Peppers

tono:

(intro)

    (Em G A)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-12-12~----------------x-12-12-----------------|
G|-x-12-12~--14-12---------x-12-12--12-------12----|
D|------------------14-------------12-14----12-14--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-12-12~-------------------------x-12-12--14b^--|
G|-x-12-12~--14-12-------14-12------x-12-12--14b|--|
D|-------------------14--------14------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:

    (Em G A)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---7---2-2-2-2-2-2---5---7------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---7---2-2-2-2-2-2---5---7------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---5---0-0-0-0-0-0---3---5------|

    (Em G A)
E|------------------12-12-12-12---------------------------|
B|------------------12-12-12-12---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---------------2-2-2-2-2-2---5---7------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---------------2-2-2-2-2-2---5---7------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---------------0-0-0-0-0-0---3---5------|


People, keep on learnin'!
Soldiers, keep on warrin'!
F#m   A B F#m   A B     F#m     A B F#m
World,          keep on turnin',
      A    B        Em     G A     Em     G A
cause it won't be too long.

Verse 2:

E|----------------10-10-10-----|
B|----------------10-10-10-----|
G|-11-11---9-9-----------------|
D|-11-11---9-9-----------------|
A|--9--9---7-7-----------------|
E|-----------------------------|


The Powers keep on lyin',
While your people keep on dyin'.
F#m   A B F#m   A B     F#m     A B F#m
World,          keep on turnin',
      A    B        Em     G A     Em     G A
cause it won't be too long.


Refrão:


E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9-x-9---------------9-x-9---|
D|-7-7-5-7-5----9-x-9--7-7-5-7-5----9-x-9---|
A|-----------7--7-x-7------------7--7-x-7---|
E|------------------------------------------|

    (F#)
E|-----------10-10-10-10--|
B|-----------10-10-10-10--|
G|-11-11-11---------------|
D|-11-11-11---------------|
A|--9--9--9---------------|
E|------------------------|


A                          Em      Em7
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again
       A
For my last time on Earth
          Em           Em7
I lived a whole lotta sin
    A                   Em                Em7
I'm so darn glad I know more than I knew then
          F#m            B7
I'm gonna keep on tryin 'til I reach my
       Em      G A  Em     G A
Higher Ground

Verse 3:

    (Em G A)
E|------------------12-12-12-12---------------------------|
B|------------------12-12-12-12---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---------------2-2-2-2-2-2---5---7------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---------------2-2-2-2-2-2---5---7------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---------------0-0-0-0-0-0---3---5------|


Teachers, keep on teachin'!
Preachers, keep on preachin'!
F#m   A B F#m   A B     F#m     A B F#m
World,          keep on turnin',
      A    B        Em     G A     Em     G A
cause it won't be too long.

Verse 4:

E|----------------10-10-12-12--|
B|----------------10-10-12-12--|
G|-11-11---9-9-----------------|
D|-11-11---9-9-----------------|
A|--9--9---7-7-----------------|
E|-----------------------------|


( Em G A )
Lovers, keep on lovin',
while believers keep on believin'.
Sleepers, just stop sleepin', 'cause it won't be too long.

Refrão:

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9-x-9---------------9-x-9---|
D|-7-7-5-7-5----9-x-9--7-7-5-7-5----9-x-9---|
A|-----------7--7-x-7------------7--7-x-7---|
E|------------------------------------------|

    (F#)
E|-----------10-10-10-10--|
B|-----------10-10-10-10--|
G|-11-11-11---------------|
D|-11-11-11---------------|
A|--9--9--9---------------|
E|------------------------|
A                          Em      Em7
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again
       A
For my last time on Earth
          Em           Em7
I lived a whole lotta sin
    A                   Em                Em7
I'm so darn glad I know more than I knew then
          F#m            B7
I'm gonna keep on tryin 'til I reach my
       Em      G A  Em     G A
Higher Ground

Till I reach the higher ground. (3x)

 (Em G A)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-12-12~----------------x-12-12-----------------|
G|-x-12-12~--14-12---------x-12-12--12-------12----|
D|------------------14-------------12-14----12-14--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-12-12~-------------------------x-12-12--14b^--|
G|-x-12-12~--14-12-------14-12------x-12-12--14b|--|
D|-------------------14--------14------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|