High Times
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[Intro ]
You don't need your name in bright lights
You're a rock star
And some tin foil with a glass pipe
Is your guitar - now yes it is
verse 1:
Em7 Fm7
Little Angela
F#m7 Gm7
Suffers delusions
Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7
From these high times
Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7
She's been cleaning up, since fourteen
Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7
On the main line
Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7 Em7 Fm7
And her hunky funky junky, of a boyfriend
F#m7 Gm7
Got her on late nights, with her skirt tight
Em7 Fm7
Woah, she's a wild thing
F#m7 Gm7
Ooh, letting all swing
Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7
God bless our high times
[Refrão]
Em7
Don't you know that last night
Gm7/5-
Turned to daylight
G#m7 Em7 Fm7
And a minute, became a day
Em7
Last night (last night)
Gm7/5-
All my troubles
G#m7 Em7 Fm7
Well they seemed so, so far away
Em7 Gm7/5-
Searching my reflection
G#m7 Em7 Fm7
For a glimpse of, another me
Em7 Gm7/5-
I've got to get away from all these high high times
G#m7
'Cause these high times are killing me
Now high times go on and on and on
High times rock your mind yeah
verse 2:
Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7
This twisted crystal Kingdom
Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7
Where you live your nine lives
Em7 Fm7
And your head spins
F#m7 Gm7
With purple cyclones
Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7
Made of dexadrine
Em7 Fm7
And when the phone rings
F#m7 Gm7
You think bad things
Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7
Well these are high high high high times yeah
Em7 Fm7
In any back street
F#m7
When you take a hot seat
Gm7 Em7 Fm7
Make sure check your flight times
F#m7 Gm7
Oh now mama
[Refrão]
Em7
Last night
Gm7/5-
Turned to daylight
G#m7 Em7 Fm7
And a minute, became a day
Em7
Last night (last night)
Gm7/5-
All my troubles
G#m7 Em7 Fm7
Well they seemed so, so far away
Em7 Gm7/5-
Searching my reflection
G#m7 Em7 Fm7
For a glimpse of, another me
Em7 Gm7/5-
I've got to get away from all these high high times
G#m7
'Cause these high times are killing me
How to play High Times
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.