Higher Ground Chords

UB40`s 'Higher Ground' Reggae Guitar Chords and the Lyric arrangement for the
track which is taken from their 'Promises And Lies' album released in 1993.
 
This songs Intro/Break Riff is played on Keyboard alone,
So I'll place an optional Guitar structure if you want to use it?,If not just play the Reggae Guitar!
[See below Note for playing example on this track]
 
[Optional Intro/Break Riff Chords] a * will indicate the Riff,if used?
C         G/B       G
EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE
x3201x    x2000x    3200xx
 
[The Reggae Guitar Chords]
D         A         G         C
EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE
x57775    577655    355433    x35553
 
[Intro Chorus]
* C   G/B  C  G/B   G  G/B
(D)
Every hour of every day I'm learning more
 
The more I learn the less I know about before
   (G)                            (C)
The less I know the more I want to look around
* C   G/B  C  G/B   G  G/B
Digging deep for clues on higher ground,
 
[Verse 1]
D                                 A                D
The moon and stars sit way up high,Earth and trees beneath them lie
                               A                  D
The wind blows fragrant lullaby to cool the night for you and I
                               A          D
On the wing the birds fly free,Leviathan tames angry sea
                             A              D
The flower waits for honeybee,Sunrise wakes new life in me,
 
[Chorus 1]
D                             A         D
Every hour of every day I'm learning more
                                    G
The more I learn the less I know about before
                                   C
The less I know the more I want to look around
                        G
Digging deep for clues on higher ground.
 
[Verse 2]
D                               A                        D
The fishes swim while rivers run through fields to feast my eyes upon
                         A               D
Intoxicated drinking from the loving cup of burning sun
                                   A                  D
In dreams I'll crave familiar taste of whispered rain on weary face
                                A            D
Of kisses sweet and warm embrace,Another time another place,
 
[Chorus 2]
D                             A         D
Every hour of every day I'm learning more
                                    G
The more I learn the less I know about before
                                   C
The less I know the more I want to look around
                        G
Digging deep for clues on higher ground,
 
[Saxophone Middle]
D    A  D  D    G    G    D    A  D  D    G    G
 
[Chorus 3]
D                             A         D
Every hour of every day I'm learning more
                                    G
The more I learn the less I know about before
                                   C
The less I know the more I want to look around
* C   G/B  C  G/B   G  G/B
Digging deep for clues on higher ground,
 
[Verse 3]
D                                 A                D
The moon and stars sit way up high,Earth and trees beneath them lie
                               A                  D
The wind blows fragrant lullaby to cool the night for you and I
                               A          D
On the wing the birds fly free,Leviathan tames angry sea
                             A              D
The flower waits for honeybee,Sunrise wakes new life in me,
 
[Chorus 4]
D                             A         D
Every hour of every day I'm learning more
                                    G
The more I learn the less I know about before
                                   C
The less I know the more I want to look around
                        G
Digging deep for clues on higher ground,
 
[Verse 4]
D                               A                        D
The fishes swim while rivers run through fields to feast my eyes upon
                         A               D
Intoxicated drinking from the loving cup of burning sun
N.C.
In dreams I'll crave familiar taste of whispered rain on weary face
N.C.
Of kisses sweet and warm embrace,Another time another place,[break]
 
[Chorus 5]
D                             A         D
Every hour of every day I'm learning more
                                    G
The more I learn the less I know about before
                                   C
The less I know the more I want to look around
                        G
Digging deep for clues on higher ground.
 
[Outro Till Fade]
D    A  D  D    A  D  D
N.C.
 
[NOTE]
UB40's 'Higher Ground' is a song that makes perfect sense as a song
for Reggae's Rhythm Guitar,Well UB40 they are a Reggae/DUB band!
Try strumming it and the A Chord makes it confusing?
but play that typical Reggae feel staccato chop and it makes sense
Like: D////|A//D//|D////|D////|A//D//|D/////| and: D////|A//D//|D////|G////|G////|C////|C////|G////|.
 
 
Comments,Corrections welcome,Otherwise please Enjoy!
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