• Song:

    Get Higher

  • Artist:

    Paper Tongues

  • Album:

    Paper Tongues

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			   Paper Tongues - Get Higher
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I broke this down to strum it on an acoustic, thus the actual song plays out a little 
differently.  The progressions are the same, though, so it's pretty easy to fret out on an 
electric.  This version is a little cleaner to play on your own---pretty simple.

A (x02220)
     Asus4 (x02230)
         D(xx0232) (xx0232@1)         E(022100) (022100@1)       F#m(244222) (244222@1)
The main riff is an Amaj with a pinky drop to the suspended fourth every now and again.  
It's pretty much the whole song...

e|------0--0-0-----------0--0-0-----------------------|
B|--2222222222223322-2222222222223322-----------------|
G|--2222222222222222-2222222222222222-----------------|
D|--2222-22-2-222222-2222-22-2-222222-----------------|
A|--0----------------0--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Alternately:

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--6666966969667766-6666966969667766-----------------|
D|--7777777777777777-7777777777777777-----------------|
A|--0----------------0--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

NOTE: The actual verses are almost entirely this A progression, but it lacks depth when 
you're playing it alone on the acoustic.  I like to throw around the F#m when it feels 
natural, as below, and palm mute until the chorus:

AWhen (x02220@1)you step in the room they won't be holding me down
          F#mAll (244222@1)these demons in my head c'mon let's kill 'em with sound
            AYou (x02220@1)see I'm beggin' that you take me and you never look back
               F#mThat's (244222@1)why I'm crying to a wall hoping that you come out

AHey...I (x02220@1)don't wanna wake up from this
                            F#mI (244222@1)cannot afford to forget

The feeling of your arms, they hold me
                                      AThe (x02220@1)power of your skin, it's lovely

You provoke a man to bow down
                                F#mI (244222@1)get on my knees and cry out
                            E"Everything (022100@1)I have is yours now"

DSo (xx0232@1)the time is now
             EDon't (022100@1)let me down
               DOh (xx0232@1)the time is now
                    EPlease (022100@1)don't let me down

Chorus:
    A (x02220@1)                    Asus4 (x02230@1)   F#mGet (244222@1)higher, and higher, and higher
        D (xx0232@1)                AWhen (x02220@1)my back's against the wall
           D (xx0232@1)                 AYou're (x02220@1)the hand that breaks my fall
                             Asus4 (x02230@1)   F#mClimb (244222@1)higher, and higher, and higher
        D (xx0232@1)                AWhen (x02220@1)my back's against the wall
           D (xx0232@1)                 AYou're (x02220@1)the hand that breaks my fall

***Lather, rinse, repeat

-JVV
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