...HI DE HO... by Blood, Sweat & Tears
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*from 'Blood, Sweat, and Tears 3' (1969)*


Intro:

C, F (x2)

Chorus 1:

C      F   C     F
 Hi de Ho, Hi de Hi,
C      F        C            F
 Gonna get me a piece of the sky.
C      F
 Gonna get me some of that,
C          F
 Old sweet roll, singin';
C             F            C   F
 Hi de hi de, hi de hi de, ho...

Verse 1:

C               F
 I've been down so low;
C                   G7  F
 Bottom looked like up.
C                    Em
 Once I thought that seconds saves,
      F                C
Was e-nough to fill my cup.

     C               F
So I proffered all I got,
       C               F
But it ain't no way to live;
      C (n.C)
Being taken by the ones who got,
                    G7
The least amount to give.

Chorus 2:

C      F   C     F
 Hi de Ho, Hi de Hi,
C      F        C            F
 Gonna get me a piece of the sky.
C      F
 Gonna get me some of that,
C          F
 Old sweet roll, singin';
C (n.C)                    F   C
 Hi de hi de, hi de hi de, ho...

Interlude:

C, G7, C (x2)

Solo:

C  Em, F  C, F, C  F, C  G7

C  F, G7
C  F (x6)

Break:

C  F (x2)

Verse 2:

C               F
 Once I met the Devil;
C              G7    F
 He was mighty slick.
C                Em
 Tempted me with worldly goods,
      F                 C
Said; you can have your pick.

            C               F
But when he laid that paper on me,
       C                  F
And he showed me where to sign;
       C (n.C)
I said thank you very kindly,
           F                   G7
But I'm in too great a need of mine.

Chorus 3:

C      F   C     F
 Hi de Ho, Hi de Hi,
C      F        C            F
 Gonna get me a piece of the sky.
C      F
 Gonna get me some of that,
C          F
 Old sweet roll, singin';
C             F            C   F
 Hi de hi de, hi de hi de, ho...

Chorus 4:

C      F   C     F
 Hi de Ho, Hi de Hi,
C      F        C            F
 Gonna get me a piece of the sky.
C      F
 Gonna get me some of that,
C          F
 Old sweet roll, singin';
C             F            C   F
 Hi de hi de, hi de hi de, ho...

Chorus 5:

C      F   C     F
 Hi de Ho, Hi de Hi,
C      F        C            F
 Gonna get me a piece of the sky.
C      F
 Gonna get me some of that,
C          F    (n.C)
 Old sweet roll, singin'...
                          F   C
Hi de hi de, hi de hi de, ho...


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C       F       G7      Em      C/B     Am      G

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  133211  323000  022000  x20010  x02210  320003
                                    ____
           _             __   __   |  __|  __    __
          | |   _   _   |  \ /  |  | |__   \ \  / /
  _____   | |  | | | |  |       |  |__  |   \ \/ /
 |  ___|  | |  | | | |  | |\_/| |   __| |    \  /
 | |= =   | |  | |_| |  | | = | |  |____|     | |
 | |      | |  |_____|  | |   | |   = = =     | |
 | |___   | |   = = =   | |   | |             | |
 |_____|  | |           |_|   |_|             | |
  = = =   | |_____       =     =    Tabbed by |_|
          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2007    =
           = = = =      (clumsyband@hotmail.com)