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Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder - Guitar Chords

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            Song: Higher ground
Artist: Stevie Wonder
Composer: Stevie Wonder
Album: Innervisions

Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar-)  2nd May 2016

I have seen versions with a D, a D7 or a Dm7 in the main
riff, but I think missing the third of the chord gives the
best representation of the sound. If you find the D5 chord
tricky, a D chord would still do, and may be easier to
hammer-on to add some lift to the pattern, but still not
hitting the top string would be best if you can.
You could also try a full Dsus2 instead with a barre at the
5th fret (x57755) and hammer-on those 7th fret notes.
Same for the E5, a standard E (022100) would do, 
but, for me, is still a shade too defined. 

CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Eb)

For keyboard players use the transpose function at the
bottom of the page and select +1 to view in Eb.

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
D5  = xx023x or xx0235 or x577xx      F#7 = 242322   
F   = 133211                          G7  = 353433
G   = 355433                          C9  = x32330
E5  = 022xxx or 0799xx or 079900      D7  = xx0212
A   = 577655                          E7  = 022130
                                      D   = xx0232

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[Intro]
    D5     F  G     D5    F  G
||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :|| [x6]

[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',
E5       G A   E5  F#7     G7
World...           keep on turnin',
C9                         D5    F G
    'Cause it won't be too long

  D5     F  G    D5     F  G    D5     F  G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Verse 2]
D5     F G    D5   F    G  D5     F G 
Powers...          keep on lyin',
D5  F  G          D5    F G   D5  F    G  D5   F G   D5  F G
       While your people...       keep on dyin',
E5     G A   E5   F#7      G7
World...          keep on turnin',
C9                         D5    F G
    'Cause it won't be too long

  D5     F  G     D5    F  G     D5    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                D5      F G
'Til I reach the highest ground-------

   D5    F  G     D5     F  G    D5     F  G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[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',
E5       G A   E5       F#7     G7
World...           just keep on turnin',
C9                          D5    F G    D5   F G
     'Cause it won't be too long
D5       F G    D5   F G
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',
E5       G A   E5   F#7       G7
Sleepers...         just stop sleepin',
C9                          D5   F G    D5   F G
     'Cause it won't be too long
D5      F G    D5    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               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 higher ground,
D5   F       G   D5       F    G          D5  F G  D5   F G
Hum,   don't you let no - body bring you down----,
D5            F        G      D5      F G     D5  F G   D
God, is gonna show you higher ground 
        

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