Standard Tuning:
Verse:
[D]
I’ve been crawling
Em
To the mountains
G D
Skinned my knees with blood and hope
D
If I stayed standing
Em
I’d be drowning
G D
The rising waters made me choke
Pre-chorus:
G Bm
As I am getting nearer
G Asus4—A
My mission is coming clear
Chorus:
D
I know this road
A
Never seen it before
Bm G
I know what lies behind unopened doors
Em D
I saw the signs from the distant shore
A
That I couldn’t ignore…
G
I’m heading for higher ground
Verse:
D Em
I left everyone behind me
G D
I took everything I know
D Em
Half way up and I’m still climbing
G D
Still a million miles to go
Pre-chorus:
G Bm
The water is drawing nearer
G Asus4—A
As everything disappears
Chorus:
D
I know this road
A
Never seen it before
Bm G
I know what lies behind unopened doors
Em D
I saw the signs from the distant shore
A
That I couldn’t ignore…
G
I’m heading for higher ground
Bridge:
G
And my foot slips
D
But I don’t quit
Bm A
And my hand grips the rock
G
Something pulls deep
D
From within me
Bm A
Til I get there, I won’t stop
Chorus:
D
I know this road
A
Never seen it before
Bm G
I know what lies behind unopened doors
Em D
I saw the signs from the distant shore
Asus4—A
That I couldn’t ignore
D
I know this road
A
Never seen it before
Bm G
I know what lies behind unopened doors
Em D
I saw the signs from the distant shore
A
That I couldn’t ignore
G
I’m heading for higher, higher ground
Outro:
D Em
Way up here, the air is thin
G D
Feels like I could go so far
