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Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground Chords

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Higher Ground Chords

(ver. 2)
Stevie Wonder
[Intro]
     D     F  G     D     F  G
||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :||


[Verse 1]
  D     F G   D   F   G   D      F G   D   F G
People...        keep on learnin',
  D     F G   D   F   G   D      F G   D   F G
Soldiers...      keep on warrin',
  E     G A   E   F#7       G7
World...          keep on turnin',
C9                         D     F G
   'Cause it won't be too long!

   D     F  G     D     F  G     D     F  G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


[Verse 2]
   D    F G  D    F   G   D    F G   D   F G
Powers...        keep on lyin',
             D   F G    D  F   G    D   F G   D   F G
While your people...      keep on dyin',
  E    G A   E   F#7       G7
World...        keep on turnin',
C9                         D     F 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',
  G     G7                  D     F G
'Til I reach the highest ground-------!

   D     F  G     D     F  G     D     F  G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


[Verse 4]
   D    F G  D    F   G   D       F G    D   F G
Teachers...     keep on teachin',
   D    F G  D    F   G   D       F G    D   F G
Preachers...    keep on preachin',
  E     G A  E   F#7       G7
World...         keep on turnin',
C9                          D     F G    D   F G
    'Cause it won't be too long!
D       F G    D   F G
Oh, no!


[Verse 5]
   D    F G   D   F   G    D     F G    D   F G
Lovers...        keep on lovin',
        D    F G    D       F  G      D    F G   D   F G
Be - lievers...       keep on be - lievin',
   E     G A   E   F#7         G7
Sleepers...        just stop sleepin',
C9                          D    F G     D   F G
    'Cause it won't be too long!
D       F G     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   F G     D   F G
'Til I reach my highest ground!


[Coda]
 D     F G   D       F         G      D    F G    D   F G
Woo!       'Til I reach my highest ground,
 D     F G   D          F      G      D    F G    D   F G
   No,       no one's gonna bring me down,
D      F G   D       F         G      D    F G    D   F G
Oh, no,     'til I reach my highest ground,
D   F        G   D        F     G        D   F G  D   F G  D7
Hum,  don't you let no - body bring you down-----!            
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