Back In The High Life Again Chords

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Back In The High Life Again by Steve Winwood is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, Asus4, Em, D/F#, D/A, Dsus4 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
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  			verse 1 
       D              G            D              Asus4 
It used to seem to me that my life ran on too fast, 
              D          G              D                    Asus4 
1) and I had to take it slowly just to make the good parts last 
           D              G               D                  Asus4 
1) But when you're born to run it's so hard to just slow down, 
           D          G                    D                 Asus4 
1) so don't be surprised to see me back in that bright part of town 

Chorus 
                 D           Em        D/F# 
I'll (We’ll) be back in the high life again, 
G                      D/A                 Asus4      D    Dsus4 
all the doors I (we) closed one time, will open up again 
                 D           Em         D/F# 
I'll (We’ll) be back in the high life again, 
G                       D/A                    A                    D 
all the eyes that watched me (us) once, will smile and take me (us) in 

                   G                        D 
And I'll (We’ll) drink and dance with one hand free; 
A                    D                G                         D 
let the world back into me (us), and oh I'll (we’ll) be a sight to see; 
               Asus4  A      D 
back in  the high  life again 

Instrumental 

D Dsus4 3x 
D A 

verse 2 
      D              G          D              Asus4 
You used to be the best to make life be life to me, 
       D                       G                D                 Asus4 
and I hope that you're still out there and you're like you used to be 
        D                 G              D                    Asus4 
We'll have ourselves a time and we'll dance ‘till the morning sun, 
          D                  G                 D             Asus4 
and we'll let the good times come in and we won't stop ‘till we're done 

Chorus 
                 D           Em        D/F# 
I'll (We’ll) be back in the high life again, 
G                      D/A                 Asus4      D    Dsus4 
all the doors I (we) closed one time, will open up again 
                 D           Em         D/F# 
I'll (We’ll) be back in the high life again, 
G                       D/A                    A                    D 
all the eyes that watched me (us) once, will smile and take me (us) in 

                   G                        D 
And I'll (We’ll) drink and dance with one hand free; 
A                    D                G                         D 
let the world back into me (us), and oh I'll (we’ll) be a sight to see; 
               Asus4  A      D 
back in  the high  life again 

can repeat Chorus again 

Instrumental 

D Dsus4 3x 
D A 
    	

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