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