Higher Ground chords and lyrics - JERRY JEFF WALKER

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[Verse 1]
[G]Las[D]t night I was [G]dreaming
I laying [C]drowning in a stream
[G]But in the light of day I see it's
[A]much more than [D]a dream
[G]Life is like a river that [C]carries you on [A]down
It's [G]time we make like [Em]we was making
[Am]tracks for [D]higher ground
[G]

[Verse 2]
[D]
I'm [G]always taking chances
and [C]got me by on [G]luck
One a few and lost a few,
oh [A]had to suck it [D]up
But [G]I see where it's leading me,
I've [C]got to turn [C#dim]around
[G]Today's the day I [Em]thought of making
[Am]tracks for [D]higher ground
[G]For higher ground,

[Verse 3]
[C]
(higher ground), higher[G]ground, (higher ground)
You ain't going [Em]nowhere when
you're [Am]always falling [D]down
So [G]get off on a good foot
and stop [C]stumbling [A]around
[G]Man I'm off and [Em]running making
[Am]tracks for [D]higher ground
[G]

[Verse 4]
[D]
Yeah, I [G]had a friend who said he'd
love [C]to drink and run [G]around
Wasn't anyway old mer
[A]cy'd put that bottle [D]down
[G]Well I just heard the other day
they [C]laid him in [C#dim]the ground
[G]One way or the [Em]other brother
[Am]we're bound for [D]higher ground
[G]For higher ground,

[Verse 5]
[C]
(higher ground), higher[G]ground, (higher ground)
You ain't going [Em]nowhere when
you're [Am]al ways falling d[D]own
You [G]got to pick your head up,
keep your [C]mind and body [A]sound
[G]Man I'm off and [Em]running making [Am]tracks for [D]higher [G]ground
[C][G]

[Interlude 1]
[Em][G][Em][Am]
[D][G][C][A][G][Em]
[Am][D][G][D]
The [G]moral of my story

[Verse 6]
is
[C]the fool he never [G]think
And all around you life says
you must [A]change every [D]day
[G]Throw off those old shackles and get
[C]up and dance [C#dim]around
[G]Today's the day we're [Em]roping,
making [Am]tracks for [D]higher [G]ground
For higher [C]ground,

[Verse 7]
[C]
(higher ground), higher[G]ground, (higher ground)
You ain't going [Em]nowhere when
you're [Am]al ways falling d[D]own
[G]Get off on the good foot and
stop [C]stumbling [A]around
[G]Man we're off and [Em]running making
[Am]tracks for [D]higher [G]ground

[Verse 8]
For higher [C]ground,
(higher ground), higher ground, (higher[G]ground)
You ain't going [Em]nowhere when
you're [Am]al ways falling d[D]own
[G]Get up on the good foot [C]an
d stop stumbling [A]around
[G]Man we're off and

[Verse 9]
[Em]running making
[Am]tracks for [D]higher [G]ground[E]

[Verse 10]
[A]Up and running babe [D]for higher [G]ground,
for higher [E]ground baby
[A]Up and running [D]up for higher [G]ground,
don't let [Em]me down boys
[A]We're all running [D]up to higher

[Outro 1]
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