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Back In The Highlife

Steve Winwood
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 It used  to seem to me
 that my life  ran on too fast
 and I had  to take it slowly
 just to make  the good parts last
 but when  you're born to run
 it's so hard  to just slow down
 so don't  be surprised to see  me
 back in that  bright part of town.
 I'll be back  in the high life again
 all the doors I closed  one time
 will open  up  again.
 I'll be back  in the high life again
 all the eyes that watched  me once
 will smile  and take  me in.
 And I'll drink  and dance with one  hand free.
Let  the world back into  me
 and oh  I'll be a sight  to see
back in the high life  again.
 You used to be the best
 to make life be life to me
 and I hope that you're still out there
 and you're like you used to be
 we'll have ourselves a time
 and we'll dance till the morning sun
 and we'll let the good times come in
 and we won't stop till we're done.
 We'll be back in the high life again
 all the doors I closed one time
 will open up again.
 we'll be back in the high life again
 all the eyes that watched us once
 will smile and take us in.
 And we'll drink and dance with one hand free.
 And have the world so easily
 and oh we'll be sight to see
 back in the high life again.
 We'll be back in the high life again
 all the doors I closed one time
 will open up again.
 we'll be back in the high life again
 all the eyes that watched us once
 will smile and take us in.
 And we'll drink and dance with one hand free.
 And have the world so easily
 and oh we'll be sight to see
 back in the high life again.
 = 3x0033
 = x02230

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Readable chord sheet for Back In The Highlife by Steve Winwood

[D] [G5] [D] [G5] [D] [Asus4]

It [D]used to seem to [G]me
that my [D]life ran on too [Asus4]fast  [A]
and I [D]had to take it [G]slowly
just to [D]make the good parts [Asus4]last  [A]
but w[D]hen you're born to [G]run
it's so [D]hard to just slow [Asus4]down  [A]
so [D]don't be surprised to [G]see me
back in [D]that bright part of [Asus4]town. [A]

I'll be [D]back in the [Em]high [D/F#]life [G]ag[D/A]ain [G]
all the doors I [D]closed one time
will [Asus4]open u[A]p aga[D]in.   [Asus4]         [A]
I'll be [D]back in the [Em]high [D/F#]life [G]ag[D/A]ain [G]
all the eyes that [D]watched me once
will [Asus4]smile and t[A]ake me i[D]n.    [G5]       [D]
And I'll [G]drink and dance with [D]one hand free.
[A]Let the world back [D]into me
and [G]oh I'll be a [D]sight to see
[G]back [D]in [A]the [D]high [Asus4]life aga[D]in.  [G5]

You used to be the best
to make life be life to me
and I hope that you're still out there
and you're like you used to be
we'll have ourselves a time
and we'll dance till the morning sun
and we'll let the good times come in
and we won't stop till we're done.

We'll be back in the high life again
all the doors I closed one time
will open up again.
we'll be back in the high life again
all the eyes that watched us once
will smile and take us in.
And we'll drink and dance with one hand free.
And have the world so easily
and oh we'll be sight to see
back in the high life again.

[D]  [D/F#] [G]    [F]  [Bb]
[F]  [F/A]  [Bb]   [Eb] [C]

[D]  [G5] [D] [Asus4] [A]

We'll be back in the high life again
all the doors I closed one time
will open up again.
we'll be back in the high life again
all the eyes that watched us once
will smile and take us in.
And we'll drink and dance with one hand free.
And have the world so easily
and oh we'll be sight to see
back in the high life again.

[G5]   = 3x0033
[Asus4] = x02230

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