Back In The High Life Again

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−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab

BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE AGAIN
By: Will Jennings & Steve Winwood
Key: D

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It used to seem to me
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That my life ran on too fast 
 7 -8  8  8   8   -8  -8  7
And I had to take it slow-ly 
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Just to make the good parts last 
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But when you're born to run 
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It's so hard to just slow down 
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So don't be sur-prised to see me 
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Back in that bright part of town 

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I'll be back in the high life a-gain 
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All the doors I closed one time 
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will op-en up a-gain 
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I'll be back in the high life a-gain 
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All the eyes that watched me once 
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will smile and take me in 
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And I'll drink and dance with one hand free 
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Let the world back in-to me 
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And oh I'll be a sight to  see 
  7   7 -8   8  -88-87 7  7
Back in the high life  a-gain 

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You used to be the best 
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To make life be life to me 
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And I hope that you're still out there 
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And you're like you used to be 
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We'll have our-selves a time 
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And we'll dance 'til the morn-ing sun 
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And we'll let the good times come in 
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And we won't stop 'til we're done 

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I'll be back in the high life a-gain 
-9  -9    9  -9   8     7    7
All the doors I closed one time 
  7  -8 -8 7 -7  7
will op-en up a-gain 
 -5  -5  7   7   7   -8    8 -9 8 7
I'll be back in the high life a-gain 
-9  -9    9   -9     8    7   7
All the eyes that watched me once 
 7     -8  -8    7  -7 7
will smile and take me in 
-5   -5    7    7    7     7   7    7    7
And I'll drink and dance with one hand free 
-8  -8    -8   -8  8  7  7
Let the world back in-to me 
-5  -6   7  7 -6   7   -8 7-6-5
And oh I'll be a sight to  see 
  7   7 -8   8  -88-87 7  7
Back in the high life  a-gain

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