[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
                          E                             A
There were all of those things you weren't supposed to do
          E                                    A  
Yes, and my my my my my, they were talking to you
                         E                             A
There were all of those words that you shouldn't have said
        E                              A 
Like a dagger thrown, carry weight of lead

[Chorus]
             E
Livin' on a high note
             A
Livin' on a high note
             E                                A
Livin' on a high, high, high, high, high, high note

[Verse 2]
                       E                         A
Listen, now that it's lone and the wear's been shown
          E                         A
Guessing my, my, my, how you have grown
                   E                       A
Gather all of the rank and every ounce of pain
                   E              A
Wash the dirt and dust down the drain

[Chorus]
                  E
It's livin' on a high note
             A
Livin' on a high note
             E                               A
Livin' on a high, high, high, oh, high, high note
                  E
It's livin' on a high note
             A
Livin' on a high note
             E                                 A
Livin' on a high, high, high, mmm, high, high note

[Bridge]
                       F#
And if you gotta sing low
                      A
Sometimes the way to go
  F#
(Joe) Joe
                    E
(He looked over at Dave) Looked over at Dave
                     A                                                    F#      A 
(He was thinkin' he had it made) He was thinkin', he was thinkin', oh, he had it made
  F#
(Dave) Dave
                 E
(Looked over at Paul) looked on over at Paul
                     A                                   F#    A
(He was thinkin' he had it all) He was thinkin', oh, he had it all
  F#
(Paul) Paul
                     E
(He looked over at Steve) Looked over at Steve
                 A                              F#        A  
(Who's steadily moving) Moving, moving (toward what he believes) 
Hey, mmm-hmm, mm,-hmm

[Chorus]
                    E
He was livin' on a high note
             A
Livin' on a high note
                    E                      A
He was livin' on a high, high, high, high note
                    E
He was livin' on a high note, high note
     A
Oh, no
                     E                      A
He was livin' on a (high, high, high, high note)
             E
Livin' on a high note
             A
Livin' on a high note
                    E                      A
He was livin' on a high, high, high, high note
                    E
He was livin' on a high note
             A
Livin' on a high note
             E                                 A
Livin' on a high, high, high, mmm, high, high note

[Outro]
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     I love a-livin' on a high note