Higher Ground chords by Martin Garrix, John Martin (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Db/F
Gb
Db
Ab

Verse 1
Db/F 
Gb 
Db 
Ab 
 (D flat/F)  (G flat major)  (D flat major)  (A flat major) 
Db/F 
Gb 
 (D flat/F) All this time,  (G flat major) all this time keeps fading
Db 
Ab 
 (D flat major) Feeling trapped  (A flat major) inside
Db/F 
Gb 
 (D flat/F) So afraid  (G flat major) of  the darkness talking
Db 
Ab 
 (D flat major) In my mind  (A flat major) 

Pre-chorus 1

It's been a long time coming

But it wasn't for nothing

Soul searching for something,

for something

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Chorus 1
Db/F 
I'm down on my knees in the  (D flat/F) dust
Gb 
Db 
 (G flat major) I scream from the top of my  (D flat major) lungs
Ab 
Db/F 
Gb 
 (A flat major) I find my way back to a  (D flat/F) higher  (G flat major) ground
Db 
Ab 
Yeah,  (D flat major) I   just wanna feel  (A flat major) alive
Db/F 
Deep in my  (D flat/F) bones
Gb 
Db 
 (G flat major) I know I'm not there but I'm  (D flat major) close
Ab 
Db/F 
Gb 
 (A flat major) I find my way back to a  (D flat/F) higher  (G flat major) ground
Db 
Ab 
Db/F 
Yeah,  (D flat major) I   just wanna feel  (A flat major) alive with you  (D flat/F) 
Gb 
Db 
Ab 
Db/F 
Gb 
 (G flat major)  (D flat major)  (A flat major)  (D flat/F)  (G flat major) 
Db 
Ab 
Db/F 
Yeah,  (D flat major) I   just wanna feel  (A flat major) alive with you  (D flat/F) 
Gb 
Db 
Ab 
Db/F 
Gb 
 (G flat major)  (D flat major)  (A flat major)  (D flat/F)  (G flat major) 
Db 
Ab 
Yeah,  (D flat major) I   just wanna feel  (A flat major) alive

Verse 2
Db/F 
 (D flat/F) Try to speak
Gb 
 (G flat major) but my voice keeps breaking
Db 
Ab 
 (D flat major) Need to say what's  (A flat major) wrong
Db/F 
Gb 
 (D flat/F) So many smiles  (G flat major) you have seen me faking
Db 
Ab 
 (D flat major) On and on  (A flat major) 

Pre-chorus 2

It's been a long time coming

But it wasn't for nothing

Soul searching for something,

for something

Chorus 2
Db/F 
I'm down on my knees in the  (D flat/F) dust
Gb 
Db 
 (G flat major) I scream from the top of my  (D flat major) lungs
Ab 
Db/F 
Gb 
 (A flat major) I find my way back to a  (D flat/F) higher  (G flat major) ground
Db 
Ab 
Yeah,  (D flat major) I   just wanna feel  (A flat major) alive
Db/F 
Deep in my  (D flat/F) bones
Gb 
Db 
 (G flat major) I know I'm not there but I'm  (D flat major) close
Ab 
Db/F 
Gb 
 (A flat major) I find my way back to a  (D flat/F) higher  (G flat major) ground
Db 
Ab 
Db/F 
Yeah,  (D flat major) I   just wanna feel  (A flat major) alive with you  (D flat/F) 
Gb 
Db 
Ab 
Db/F 
Gb 
 (G flat major)  (D flat major)  (A flat major)  (D flat/F)  (G flat major) 
Db 
Ab 
Db/F 
Yeah,  (D flat major) I   just wanna feel  (A flat major) alive with you  (D flat/F) 
Gb 
Db 
Ab 
Db/F 
Gb 
 (G flat major)  (D flat major)  (A flat major)  (D flat/F)  (G flat major) 
Db 
Ab 
Yeah,  (D flat major) I   just wanna feel  (A flat major) alive
Db/F 
Gb 
With  (D flat/F) you,    (G flat major) you, yeah
Db 
Ab 
 (D flat major) I   just wanna feel  (A flat major) alive
Db/F 
Gb 
With  (D flat/F) you,    (G flat major) you, yeah
Db 
Ab 
 (D flat major) I   just wanna feel  (A flat major) alive with you

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Db/F
Gb
Db
Ab

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Db majorBPM: 128

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of Higher Ground by Martin Garrix, John Martin, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Martin Garrix, John Martin's performance.