Higher Ground

Intro D F G D F G ||: / / / / | / / / / :|| Verse 1 D F GD F G D FG People... keep on learnin', D F G D F G D G Soldiers... keep on warrin', E GAEF#7 G7 World... keep on turnin', C9 D G 'Cause it won't be too long! D F G D F G D F G | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Verse 2 D F GD F G D G Powers... keep on lyin', D F G D F G D G While your people... keep on dyin', E G AE F#7 G7 World... keep on turnin', C9 D G 'Cause it won't be too long! D F G D F G D D7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Verse 3 G7 D7 I'm so darn glad he let me try it again, G7 D7 'Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin, G7 D7 I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then, E7 Gonna keep on tryin', GGDFG 'Til I reach the highest ground-------! D F G D F G D F G | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Verse 4 D F G D F G D G Teachers... keep on teachin', D F G D F G D G Preachers... keep on preachin', E GAEF#7 G7 World... keep on turnin', C9 D G 'Cause it won't be too long! D G Oh, no! Verse 5 D F GD F G D G Lovers... keep on lovin', D F GD F G D G Be - lievers... keep on be - lievin', E G AEF#7 G7 Sleepers... just stop sleepin', C9 D G 'Cause it won't be too long! D FG D D7 Oh, no! | / / / / | Verse 6 G7 D7 I'm so darn glad he let me try it again, G7 D7 'Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin, G7 D7 I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then, E7 Gonna keep on tryin', G G7 D G 'Til I reach my highest ground! Coda D FG D F G D G Woo! 'Til I reach my highest ground, D FGD F G D G No, no one's gonna bring me down, D FG D F G D G Oh, no, 'til I reach my highest ground, DFGDFGDFGDFGD7 Hum, don't you let no - body bring you down-----!