Higher Ground Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][G][F][Em][G][D][A][G][Em]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[G]You've been my inspiration
[Am]And I've l[G]oved y[Cm]ou o[G]r so long
And in my times of desperation
I was [Cm]weak and [G]your
love made me strong

[Verse 2]
So in those [F]times when you can't stop
The rain from [Em]falling[C]
When you [Eb]raise your voice
And think, no one hears [Cm]you [G]call[D]ing
[Em]When you [F]need someone
And you think you've looked [Em]everywhere
[C]You better[Am] think again
'Cause [Dsus4]I'll be ther[D]e[Esus4]
[A]I'll

[Verse 3]
be standing on [E]higher ground
When the wa[D]ter's getting deep
And there's [Bm]no one e[A]lse ar[D]ound
I'll [A]be standing

[Verse 4]
on [E]higher ground
I'll be [F#m]there [D]for you I will care for you
I [Esus4]swear to you[A] I[F#m]
[Bm]won't let [A]you down

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][Am][G]

[Verse 5]
[G]Higher ground is the place
I [Am]found[G]
[Cm]Through [G]the[Cm] love[G]
you gave [Cm]me[G][Cm][G]
When [F]I was down

[Verse 6]
(And) the highest [Em]part
[C]in every [Em]heart[Eb]
[G]Is [D]whe[G]n you[Em] give[F]
to someone [Em]else
[C]Without [Am]thinking of yourself

[Verse 7]
[Dsus4]I'll be[D][Esus4][A]
standing on [E]higher ground
When the wa[D]ter's getting deep
And there's [Bm]no one
[A]else [D]around
[A]I'll be

[Verse 8]
standing on [E]higher ground
I'll be [F#m]there [D]for you I will care for you
I [Esus4]swear to [A]you[F#m]
I won't [Bm]let [A]you down
[D]

[Verse 9]
[G]
And in [F#m]my tim[D]es of [Em]desperation
When [Esus4]I was wea[E]k your
love made [A]me strong
So in those times when you can't stop
The rain from falling
When you [E]raise your voice
[G#m]And think, no one hears you ca[E]lling
When you [F#m]need s[E]omeone
[A]And you think you've looked everywhere
You better think again
'Cause [B]I'll be there
[E]

[Verse 10]
[B]
I'll be standing [G#m]on higher gro[F#]und
When the wa[E]ter's getting deep
And there's [C#m]no one else aro[B]und[E]
I'll [B]be standing

[Verse 11]
on [F#]higher [Bbm]ground
[F#]I'll be [E]there for you I [G]will care for you
I [F#sus4]swear to you I[B][G#m]
[C#sus4]won't let [C#m]you down[E]

[Verse 12]
These [B]hands were made to [F#]help you
[E]Just to touch you and to [C#m]give
All the [E]love [B]that you've been
[B]giving me
And in my [F#]heart is whre you live