high note chords by
Mavis Staples

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Key: E major

Verse 1
E E 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
There were all of those things
G G 
 
you weren't supposed to do
D D 
 
Yes, and my, my, my, my, my,
G G 
 
they were talking to you
D D 
 
There were all of those words that
G G 
 
you shouldn't have said
D D 
 
Like a dagger thrown,
G G 
 
carry weight of lead

Verse 2
G G 
 
D D 
 
Livin' on a high note
G G 
 
Livin' on a high note
D D 
 
Livin' on a high, high, high,
G G 
 
high, high, high note

Verse 3
D D 
 
Listen, now that it's lone and the
G G 
 
wear's been shown
D D 
 
Guessing my, my, my,
G G 
 
how you have grown
D D 
 
Gather all of the rank
G G 
 
and every ounce of pain
D D 
 
G G 
 
Wash the dirt and dust down the drain

Verse 4
G G 
 
D D 
 
It's livin' on a high note
G G 
 
Livin' on a high note
D D 
 
Livin' on a high, high, high, oh,
G G 
 
high, high note
D D 
 
It's livin' on a high note
G G 
 
Livin' on a high note
D D 
 
Livin' on a high, high, high,
G G 
 
mmm, high, high note

Verse 5

And if you gotta sing low

Sometimes the way to go

Verse 6
E E 
 
(Joe) Joe
D D 
 
(He looked over at Dave) looked
over at Dave
G G 
 
(He was thinkin' he had it made) he was thinkin',
Em Em 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
he was thinkin', oh, he had it made
E E 
 
(Dave) Dave
(Looked over at Paul) looked
D D 
 
on over at Paul
G G 
 
(He was thinkin' he had it all) he was thinkin',
Em Em 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
oh, he had it all
(Paul) Paul
D D 
 
(He looked over at Steve) looked
over at Steve
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
(Who's steadily moving) moving, mov
E E 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
ing (toward what he believes)
D D 
 
Hey, mmm- hmm, mm,- hmm

Verse 7
He was livin' on a high note
G G 
 
Livin' on a high note
D D 
 
He was livin' on a high,
G G 
 
high, high, high note
D D 
 
He was livin' on a high note, high note
G G 
 
Oh, no
D D 
 
He was livin' on a  (high, high,
G G 
 
high, high note)

Verse 8
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Livin' on a high note
D D 
 
G G 
 
Livin' on a high note
D D 
 
He was livin' on a high,
G G 
 
high, high, high note
D D 
 
He was livin' on a high note
G G 
 
Livin' on a high note
D D 
 
Livin' on a high, high, high,
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
mmm, high, high note

Outro 1

I love a- livin' on a high note

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ChordsE D G Em Bm

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