How High Chords

KeyCm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays588

How High by Madonna is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm, Gm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Cm
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  			Intro:

Cm 
How high are the stakes? 
Cm                        Gm   F 
How much fortune can you make? 
Cm 
How high are the stakes? 
Cm                        Gm    F 
How much fortune can you make? 


Verse: 1
 
Cm 
It's funny 
           Gm                       F 
I spent my whole life wanting to be talked about 
Cm 
I did it 
            Gm 
Just about everything 
   F                  Cm 
To see my name in lights 

 
Cm 
Was it all worth it? 
Gm            F 
And how did I earn it? 
Cm 
Nobody's perfect 
Gm        F 
I guess I deserve it 

Cm 
How high are the stakes? 
Cm                            Gm 
How much fortune can you make? 
F 
Does this get any better? 
Cm 
Should I carry on? 
                              Gm 
Will it matter when I'm gone? 
F 
Will any of this matter? 


Verse: 2 
Cm 
It's funny 
              Gm 
How everybody mentions my name 
F 
But they're never really nice 
Cm 
I took it 
          Gm 
Just about everything 
F 
Except my own advice 


Cm 
Was it all worth it? 
Gm            F 
And how did I earn it? 
Cm 
Nobody's perfect 
Gm        F 
I guess I deserve it 

Cm 
How high are the stakes? 
Cm                              Gm 
How much fortune can you make? (nothing lasts forever) 
F 
Does this get any better? 
Cm 
Should I carry on? 
Cm                             Gm 
Will it matter when I'm gone? (doesn't make a difference) 
F 
Will any of this matter? 


Bridge 
Gm 
Nothing lasts forever 
Gm 
Doesn't make a difference 


Verse: 3 
Cm 
How high 
Gm                     F 
Doesn't make a difference 
Cm 
Nothing lasts forever 
Cm 
Should I 
Cm                            Gm 
Will it matter when I'm gone? 
F 
Will any of this matter? 


Cm 
How high are the stakes? 
Gm 
How much fortune can you make? 
F 
Should I carry on? 
Cm 
Will it matter when I'm gone? 
Cm 
How high are the stakes? 
Gm 
How much fortune can you make? 
F 
Should I carry on? 
Cm 
Will it matter when I'm gone?  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante