Song: Higher ground (Full 'Innervisions' version)
Artist: Stevie Wonder
Composer: Stevie Wonder
Album: Innervisions
Tabbed by DJ 2nd May 2016
This is the full version on the 'Innervisions' album.
The single (and some compilation albums) have an
edited version, which misses out the 4th verse.
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers.
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
CAPO: 1st fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Eb)
DOUBLE DROPPED 'D' TUNING:
D-A-D-G-B-d
De-tune both the high and low E strings DOWN to D
D5 = 000230 E = xx2102 C9 = x32330
F = xx3213 A = xx7657 D7 = xx0210
G = xx5435 F#7 = xx4322 E7 = xx2100
G7 = xx5433
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Intro
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G7] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G7]
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| [x3]
Verse 1
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
People... keep on learnin',
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
Soldiers... keep on warrin',
[E] [G] [A] [E] [F#7] [G7]
World... keep on turnin',
[C9] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G7]
'Cause it won't be too long | / / / / |
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G7]
| / / / / | / / / / |
Verse 2
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
Powers... keep on lyin',
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
While your people...
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
Keep on dyin',
[E] [G] [A] [E] [F#7] [G7]
World... keep on turnin',
[C9] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G7]
'Cause it won't be too long | / / / / |
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G7]
| / / / / | / / / / |
Bridge
[G7] [D7]
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again,
[G7]
'Cause my last time on Earth...
[D7]
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] [D5] [F] [G]
'Til I reach the highest ground-------!
[D5] [F] [G7] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G7]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Verse 4
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
Teachers... keep on teachin',
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
Preachers... keep on preachin',
[E] [G] [A] [E] [F#7] [G7]
World... just keep on turnin',
[C9] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G7]
'Cause it won't be too long
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G7]
Oh, no!
Verse 5
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
Lovers... keep on lovin',
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
Be- lievers... keep on be- lievin',
[E] [G] [A] [E] [F#7] [G7]
Sleepers... just stop sleepin',
[C9] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G7]
'Cause it won't be too long
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [D7]
Oh, no! | / / / / |
Bridge
[G7] [D7]
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again,
[G7]
'Cause my last time on Earth...
[D7]
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] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
'Til I reach my highest ground
Coda
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
Woo! 'Til I reach my highest ground,
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
No, no one's gonna bring me down,
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
Oh, no, 'til I reach my highest ground,
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
Hum, ...don't you let no - body bring you down------,
[D5] [F] [G]
(That's sure not right!)
[D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D5]
God is gonna show you higher ground
