Higher Ground!

HIGHER GROUND      STEVIE WONDER

KEY OF C


 5   4    5 -5b   4    4
Peo-ple keep on learn-in' 

 5   4    5 -5b   4    4
Sol-diers keep on war-rin'

  5    5  -5b  4    4
World keep on turn-in' 

 -3    4  -5    4  -3   4   -4 -4
Cause it won't be too long (Oh No)

 5   4   5 - 5b  4  4
Pow-ers keep on ly-in' 

 -3     4   5   4    5 -5b  4 4
While your peo-ple keep on dy-in'

  5    5  -5b  4    4
World keep on turn-in'

  -3   4  -5    5  -3   4   -4 -4
Cause it won't be too long (Oh No)

(CHORUS)

 4 -5b  -5b  -5b  5  4  -3  -4 -3 -3b -3b
I'm so darn glad he let me try it a-gain

 -2  -3b  -5b  -5b 5   -5b  
Cause my last time on earth 

5   4  -3   4    -3  -3b -3b
I lived a whole world of sin

-3b -5b -5b  5  -5b  5   -3    4 -3  -3b  -3b
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then

-3b -3b -4  -4  -3 -3b
Gon-na keep on try-in'

-5b -5b -5b   5    4   -3    4
Till I reach the high-est ground

VERSE 2 same as 1

Teachers keep on teachin'
Preachers keep on preachin'
World keep on turnin'
Cause it won't be too long
Oh no

VERSE 4 same as 2

Lovers keep on lovin'
Believers keep on believin'
Sleepers just stop sleepin'
Cause it won't be too long
Oh no


(CHORUS)

 -4   -5b -5b -5b   5   4   -3   4
Whew! Till I reach my high-est ground

-5b -5b  -5b -5b  4   -3   4
No one's gon-na bring me down

-4 -4
Oh no

-5b -5b -5b   5   4   -3   4
Till I reach my high-est ground


Don't you let no-bo-dy bring you down (they'll sho 'nuff try)
God is gon-na show you high-er ground
He's the on-ly friend you have a-round

ENJOY!!