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High tide or low tide

Ben Harper

OtherAdvanced for beginners6 chords

How to play it

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

F
C×○○
Dm××○
A×○○
BbDiagram coming soon
GmDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro:  F  C  Dm A | Bb | A | Bb | F 
        F  C  Dm A | Bb | A | Bb | F    
 
 
    F     C        Dm  A     Bb                 A                         
Yes In high seas or-a low seas, I'm gonna be your friend; 
        Bb                 F 
You know that I'm gonna be your friend. And is a 
    F   C         Dm  A    Bb              A   
In-a high tide or-a low tide, I'll be by your side;  
        Bb              F 
You know that I'll be by your side.  
            
(Dm)  
   
Dm  
(I heard her praying - praying - praying)  
I said, I heard my mother;  
She was praying (praying - praying - praying); in the night  
Dm                      Gm  
And the words that she said (the words that she said),  
Dm                          Gm   
They still-a lingers in my head (lingers in my head).  
A                                                    Dm  
She said: A child is born in this world, He needs protection.    
Dm           Gm  
God, guide and protect us.  
Dm                     Gm  
When we're wrong, please correct us (when we're wrong, correct us),  
Bb | C  
And stand by me, in these 
   
F     C        Dm  A     Bb                  A                         
high seas or-a low seas, I'm gonna be your friend; 
        Bb                  F 
You know that I'm gonna be your friend. And is a 
    F   C         Dm  A    Bb              A   
In-a high tide or-a low tide, I'll be by your side;  
        Bb              F 
You know that I'll be by your side. 
 
F  C  Dm A | Bb | A | Bb | F 
   
(Dm) 
 
Dm  
I said, I heard my mother;  
She was cryin' (I heard her cryin', cryin', cryin') in the night  
 Dm                    Gm  
And the tears that she shed (the tears that she shed),  
Dm                          Gm   
They still-a lingers in my head (lingers in my head).  
A                                                    Dm  
She said: A child is born in this world, He needs protection.    
Dm           Gm  
God, guide and protect us.  
Dm                     Gm  
When we're wrong, please correct us (when we're wrong, correct us),  
Bb | C  
And stand by me, in these 
             
 
F     C        Dm  A     Bb                  A                         
high seas or-a low seas, I'm gonna be your friend; 
        Bb                  F 
You know that I'm gonna be your friend. And is a 
    F   C         Dm  A    Bb              A   
In-a high tide or-a low tide, I'll be by your side;  
        Bb              F 
You know that I'll be by your side. 
 
F  C  Dm A | Bb | A | Bb | F

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Chord set

F · C · Dm · A · Bb · Gm

Practice tip

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