Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Higher Ground" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Higher Ground ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Higher Ground" smoothly on your ukulele.

Em    G A Em  G   A   Em    G A Em G A
People,      keep on learnin'!
Soldiers, keep on warrin'!

F#m  A B F#m  A   B   A
World,       keep on turnin',
 D                      Em
'cause it won't be too long

Powers will keep on lyin'
While your people will keep on dyin'
The world keep on turnin'
'Cause it won't be too long

Chorus:
     A                      Em
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again
           A
'Cause my last time on Earth
           Em
I lived a whole world of sin
     A                        Em
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then
          F#m             B7
I'm gonna keep on tryin 'til I reach the
          Em  G A
Highest Ground

teachers a-keep on teachin'
preachers a-keep on preachin'
World, keep on turnin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Oh no
Lovers a-keep on lovin'
While believers keep on believin'
Sleepers just stop sleepin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Oh no

Chorus

And Stevie knows that, uh,
nobody's gonna bring me down
('Til I reach the highest ground)
'Cause me and Stevie, see,
we're gonna be sailing on the fuckin' funky sound
('Til I reach the highest ground)
Bustin' out, and I'll break you out,
'cause I'm sailing on
('Til I reach the highest ground)
Just, uh, sailin' on, sailin' on the higher ground
('Til I reach the highest ground)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

G

Ukulele chord G

B

Ukulele chord B

B7

Ukulele chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Higher Ground" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Higher Ground" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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