Higher Ground chords by Rasmussen

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
F#m

Verse 1:
F#m
Ships in the making
F#m
Bound for a distant shore
F#m
World for the taking
F#m
Men gone forever more
       G#m   A
Boarding and setting sail
   Bm  C#m    F#m
Yet victory won't prevail

Chorus:
F#m       E   D
Freeze the arrow in the air
     A             E
Make your mark and leave it hanging there
Bm       F#m  E
Be the first to turn around
                 B    F#m
Take the leap to land on higher ground


Verse 2:
F#m
Call in, surrender
F#m
Still, I won't feel like defeat
      G#m     A
Men laying down their swords
Bm       C#m F#m
Each of their own accord


Chorus:
F#m       E   D
Freeze the arrow in the air
      A             E
Make your mark and leave it hanging there
Bm        F#m E
Be the first to turn around
                B
Take the leap to land on higher ground


Post-Chorus:
F#m           D
Raise the banner to the sky
     A             E
Face the fear and hold your head up high
Bm  A G  D  A
Oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh
     Em    D    C     Bm  E    F#m
Take the leap like you were bound for higher ground


Bridge:
F#m       E   D
Freeze the arrow in the air
      A             E
Make your mark and leave it hanging there


Chorus:
Am        G   F
Freeze the arrow in the air
      C             G
Make your mark and leave it hanging there
Dm        Am  G
Be the first to turn around
                 Am
Take the leap to land on higher ground
F   C  G
Yeah yeah
Dm       Am  Bb
Be the first to turn around
     G            D    A5
Take the leap and land on higher ground