Just To Get High
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[Intro: ]D5 — G5 — Bb5 — F5 — C5 — G5
D5 G5
He was my best friend, I tried to help him,
Bb5 F5
But he traded everything, for suffering,
C5 G5
And found himself alone.
D5 G5
I watched the lying, turn into hiding,
Bb5 F5
With scars on both his lips, his fingertips...
C5 G5
Were melted to the bone.
Bb5
But I can still remember what his face looked like,
F5 C5
When I found him in an alley in the middle of the night.
Tell me what you know! Tell me what you gone and done now!
D5
Tell me what you know! Tell me what you gone and done now!
G5
Gonna do the trick, get it over with,
You're better off...
Bb5 C5
To take all you've got and burn it on the spot,
G5
Just To get high-igh, igh, igh (high-igh, igh, igh).
D5 G5
Three days no sleeping, he gave up eating,
Bb5 F5
He sold his mother's rings, she said nothing,
C5 G5
And pretended not to know...
D5 G5
He started stealing, to supply the feeling,
Bb5 F5
Found out he pulled a knife, on someone's wife...
C5 G5
And held it to her throat.
Bb5
But I can still remember what his face looked like,
F5 C5
When I found him in an alley in the middle of the night.
Tell me what you know! Tell me what you gone and done now!
D5
Tell me what you know! Tell me what you gone and done now!
G5
Gonna do the trick, get it over with,
You're better off...
Bb5 C5
To take all you've got and burn it on the spot,
G5
Just To get high-igh, igh, igh (high-igh, igh, igh).
D5
Tell me what did, where you gone and hid?
Show me...!
G5
What you really want, was it what you got?
Slowly...!
Bb5 C5
Circle in the drain, throw it all away,
G5
Just to get high-igh, igh, igh (high-igh, igh, igh).
Bb5 — F5 — G5
High-igh, igh...oooooh!
Ponte 2x D5 — G5 — Bb5 — C5 — G5
D5 — G5 — Bb5 — F5 — C5 — G5
(High-igh-igh-igh, high-igh-igh-igh)
Hiiigh
D5 — G5 — Bb5 — F5 — C5 — G5
(High-igh-igh-igh, high-igh-igh-igh)
Hiiigh
Tell me what you know! Tell me what you gone and done now!
D5
Tell me what you know! Tell me what you gone and done now!
G5
Gonna do the trick, get it over with,
You're better off...
Bb5 C5
To take all you've got and burn it on the spot,
G5
Just To get high-igh, igh, igh (high-igh, igh, igh).
D5
Tell me what did, where you gone and hid?
Show me...!
G5
What you really want, was it what you got?
Slowly...!
Bb5 C5
Circle in the drain, throw it all away,
G5 D5
Just to get high-igh, igh, igh (high-igh, igh, igh).
G5
Just to get high-igh, igh, igh, igh
Bb5 C5
Circle in the drain, throw it all away,
G5
Just to get high-igh, igh, igh, igh.
Obs: Se preferirem tocar os acordes, trocar o D5 por Dm
How to play Just To Get High
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D5. 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.