I've been High Chords
by REM
I've been High by REM is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Am, G, Dm and Csus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C
C F Am G
Have you seen? Have not will travel
C F G
Have I missed the big reveal?
C F Am G
Do my eyes, do my eyes seem empty?
C F G
I've forgotten how this feels
Dm Am Dm Am
I've been high, I've climbed so high
Dm Am F G
That light sometimes it washes over me
C F Am G
Have you been? Have done will travel
C F G
I fell down on my knees
C F Am G
Was I wrong? I don't know, don't answer.
C F G
I just needed to believe.
Repeat Chorus
bridge:
Am F C G Am F Dm G
Am F C G
So I dive into a pool so cool and deep
Am F Dm G
that if I sink I sink and when I swim I fly so high.
C F Am G
What I want, what I really want is
C F G
Just to live my life on high.
C F Am G C
And I know, I know you want the same
F G
I can see it in your eyes.
Repeat Chorus
F G
Washes over me
F
Close my eyes
G
So I can see
F G
Make my make believe believe in me.
C F Am G X 3
C F C (or Csus4 instead of F)