How High Did You Go
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
G G
Billy and his bicycle screamed down the hill
G G
His school buddies yelled at "You're gonna get killed"
Em C G
Right as his wheels hit the ramp made of plywood and blocks
G G
For a moment in time he soared above them
G G
Evil Knievel had nothing on him
Em C
He was brave and foolish, young and carefree
G
He was launched
D C G
Flying over a ditch that was too wide to be jumped across
C G
When he finally came down
C G
Crashed into the ground
Em D C C
It wasn't the stars that he saw or how hard that he fell that they wanted to know
D C D G
They all gathered 'round and said "Tell us, how high did you go?"
G G
The whole town said Billy wouldn't get far
G G
When he climbed on the Greyhound with his old guitar
Em C G
But he hopped off in Nashville, caught a song headed straight to the top
G G
He thought as he sang at the Grand Ole Opry
G G
Hank Senior and Junior's got nothing on me
Em C G
He was fresh, had the look, had a head, had a hat, he was hot
D C G
Flying up the new country charts until it all went pot
C G
When he finally came down
C G
Crashed back into town.
Em D C
It wasn't the stars that he saw or how hard that he fell that they wanted to know
D C D G
They all gathered 'round and said "Tell us, how high did you go?"
C G
How high did you go?
C G
How high did you go?
C D G
So to all you big dreamers and disheartened schemers who find yourselves back in the
Em
hole
D C D G
Skip all the low points and tell us, how high did you go
C G
All we wanna know
C G
is how high did you go
How to play How High Did You Go
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.