WHITLAMS - "high ground" Tablature

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 22:08:44 +1000 (EST)
From: Dan Meijer <dm@zip.com.au>
Subject: w/whitlams/high_ground.crd

A lot of people have talked about how they like this ong - and I'm one of
them. Well now, kids, you can play it yourself in the comfort of your own
home. All you need is a piano or guitar, and this chord chart. And with
some basic musical theory, you can play it on ANY instrument. Yay.

My other transcriptions are at http://www.zip.com.au/~dm/tabs/

I only got the FoW CD this evening, so let me know what you think.

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"High Ground" - The Whitlams (Freedman/Fink)

Transcribed by Dan Meijer <dm@zip.com.au>

Great vocal harmonies! The electric-acoustic (NOT a miked acoustic) guitar
in the intro plays these voicings, though other voicings fit, I'll put the
ones Ben actually uses on the recording.In the bridge, the staccato
chording is done using barre chords up the neck.


Chord voicings:

Em Eb C A
-0--3--0--0--
-0--4--1--3--
-0--3--0--3--
-2--x--2--3--
-2--x--3--0--
-0--x--x--x--


The lead-in, eg to the chorus, is

a--3-------
e----1-2-3-


Verse:

Em Eb
You've got your ....
C A Em
The bird the ...
Em Eb
One of your babies ...
A C Em
Ring on the ...

Em Eb
The beautiful ...
C A Em
too easily ...
Em Eb A
how can you ...

C G
<lead-in>

A
on the high ...
C G
There on ...
A
on the ....

C G
<lead-in>

Em Eb
>From down here ...
C A Em
you can move a ...
Em Eb
they all want to ...
A C
too soon drive ...
Em Eb
'cause grief is ..
C A Em
and youre like ...
Em Eb A
In the end you ...

C G
<lead-in>

A
on the ..
C G
There on ..
A
from the high g...d
C G
see 'em all as ...
A
on the high gr...

C G
<lead-in>


Instrumental:

E Eb
C G A
C G A
C G


Bridge:

Em A
The city is ...
G B
Soon only ...
Em A
And you are ...
G B
and ....

C G
<lead-in>

A
on the ...
C G
There on ...
A
from ...
C G
see 'em all as ....
A
on the ...

C G
<lead-in>

Em Eb
And now I walk ...
C A Em
and hide in the ...
Em Eb
They want to know what ...
C A Em
we can't tell the ....
Em Eb
over and over
C A Em
till it floats ...
Eb A
to your ...


C G
<lead-in>

A
on the ...
C G
There on your ...
A
from the high ....
C G
see 'em all as they...
A
on the high ...

<ad lib over progression>

C G
<lead-in>


ending:
e--------3---
b--------0---
g--------0---
d-2-0----0---
a-----3--2---
e--------3---

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Daniel Meijer - Sydney, Australia.
dm@zip.com.au
http://www.zip.com.au/~dm/
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