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Higher Ground

Barbra Streisand

RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Em○○○○
G○○○
A×○○
F#mDiagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
B7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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  Em     G A  Em    G A     Em G A Em G A 
Soldiers,   keep on war'in 
Em        G A  Em    G A     Em    G A Em G A 
Teachers,   keep on teachin 
F#m       A B  F#m   A B     F#m  A B F#m 
World,   keep on spinnin' 
        A    B        Em     G A Em G A 
For it won't be too long 
A                          Em      Em7 
I'm so darn glad He let me try it again 
       A 
For my last time on Earth  
          Em           Em7 
I lived a whole lott as in 
    A                   Em                Em7 
I'm so darn glad I know more than I knew then 
F#m            B7 
I'm gonna keep on tryin 'til I reach my 
       Em      G A Em G A 
Higher Ground

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Chord set

Em · G · A · F#m · B · Em7 · B7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.