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Higher Guitar Tablature
This is in Drop D tuning.  Have fun:  

Key:
/ - slide up
 - slide down
x - muted chord
)>
)> - two verses combine in to one
^ - bend up a half step
R - release

            (rhy. fig. 1)
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------------7----7--9------9--9/11-----11--9--11-11/12---9--9----9----9--11----11--11
----0--0----0----0--0------0--0--0------0--0---0--0--0---0--0----7----7---7-----7---7
----0--0----0----0--0------0--0--0------0--0---0--0--0---0--0----7----7---7-----7---7
----0--0----0----0--0------0--0--0------0--0---0--0--0---0--0----7----7---7-----7---7

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--9/7--9----9--11----9---7--------7-----7---9-------9---7-----7---7-----7---7-----0--
-------7----7---7----7---0--------5-----5---5-------5---5-----5---5-----5---5-----0--
-------7----7---7----7---0--------5-----5---5-------5---5-----5---5-----5---5-----0--
-------7----7---7----7---0--------5-----5---5-------5---5-----5---5-----5---5-----0--
                                                        (end rhy. fig. 1)(rhy. fig 2)
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-0----12--11----11------11--9--11-----11---9----7-------7----7------7-----7---9-----9
-0-----0---0-----0-------0--0---0------0---0----0-------0----0------0-----0---0-----0
-0-----0---0-----0-------0--0---0------0---0----0-------0----0------0-----0---0-----0
-0-----0---0-----0-------0--0---0------0---0----0-------0----0------0-----0---0-----0

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---9/11------11---9---11-11/12-----9--9-----9-----9---11-----11--11--9--7--9-----9---
---0----------0---0----0--0--0-----0--0-----7-----7----7------7---7--------7-----7---
---0----------0---0----0--0--0-----0--0-----7-----7----7------7---7--------7-----7---
---0----------0---0----0--0--0-----0--0-----7-----7----7------7---7--------7-----7---

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-11-----9-----7---------7-----7---9-------9---7-----7----7-------7---7-----0----0----
-7------7-----0---------5-----5---5-------5---5-----5----5-------5---5-----0----0----
-7------7-----0---------5-----5---5-------5---5-----5----5-------5---5-----0----0----
-7------7-----0---------5-----5---5-------5---5-----5----5-------5---5-----0----0----
                                               (end rhy. fig. 2)(rhy. fig 3)
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--12--11------11--------11--9--11-------11-------9---7----------------2-------------2
---0---0-------0---------0--0---0--------0-------0---0----------------0-------------0
---0---0-------0---------0--0---0--------0-------0---0----------------0-------------0
---0---0-------0---------0--0---0--------0-------0---0----------------0-------------0
                                                        1. When    dream - in'_______
                                                        2. Al  -  though   I_________
---0----x----x------------------------------0--------------0-----0---0---0---0-------
---3----x----x------------------------------0--------------0-----0---0---0---0-------
---2----x----x---------------0--------------7--------------7-----7---7---7---7-------
---0----x----x-----------0---0--------------7--------------7-----7---7---7---7-------
---0----x----x---4-/-5---0-------4-/-5------5--------------5-----5---5---5---5-------
---0----x----x---0---------------4-/-5------5--------------5-----5---5---5---5-------
   I   got       in - to______   an - oth    -    er   world___    time   and  time__
 would like      a    world___   of   change__                 it  helps  me   to____

--0---0---------5-----------0--------0----x----x-------------------------------------
--0---0---------3-----------3--------3----x----x-------------------------------------
--7---7---------2-----------2--------2----x----x----------------------0-----------7--
--7---7---------0-----------0--------0----x----x----------------0-----0-----------7--
--5---5---------0-----------0--------0----x----x-----4-/-5------0---------4-/-5---5--
--5---5---------0-----------0--------0----x----x-----0--------------------4-/-5---5--
          ag -  gain.________________________________________________________________
          ap - pre - ci - ate      those    nights     and   those______  dreams.____
                                 (end rhy. fig. 3)
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--0--------0----0----0-----0----------0----0-----------------------------------------
--7--------7----7----7-----7----------7----7------guitar 1 w/ rhy. fig 3, 2 times----
--7--------7----7----7-----7----------7----7-----------------------------------------
--5--------5----5----5-----5----------5----5-----------------------------------------
--5--------5----5----5-----5----------5----5-----------------------------------------
___                                        At    sun - rise________   I fight  to  
___                                         But, my    friend,_____  I'd sac - ri - 

stay___  a - sleep_______________      'cause  I  don't  wan-na  leave  the  
fice___      all_____those nights___     if    I       could make__     the

 com   -  fort     of______ this__________ place.______         'cause there's  a  
earth and my       dreams___________  the       same.__                      the

hun - ger_____      long - in'  to____   es - cape_______________  from the life   I
 on - ly______       dif    -   f'rence__     is_________________        to  let love

 live___      when  I'm    a     -    wake._______________________________)>  so lets
               re - place___         all____ our_____       hate._________)>
(rhy. fig. 4)
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----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7---7---
----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----5---5---5---5---
----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----5---5---5---5---
----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----5---5---5---5---
    go      there,_______                                 let's    make     our  
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8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8----------------------------------------
7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7
5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4
5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4
5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4
es  -  cape.______    Come on,___     let's     go      there,_____
                                                                  (end rhy. fig. 4)
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---------------------------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-/-20--20-----20--20--20--20----
---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-/-19--19-----19--19--19--19----
---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-/-17--17-----17--17--17--17----
---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-/-17--17-----17--17--17--17----
---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-/-17--17-----17--17--17--17----
                  let's   ask,    can     we       stay?___
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---------------------------------------------------7-------7------------------------6
-------7-------7--7---7-------7--7--7--7-----0-----5-------x-------0-------0--0--0---
-------5-------5--5---4-------4--4--4--5--4--0-----5-------5-------0-------0--0--0---
---------------------------------------------------5-------4-------0-------0--0--0---
          can   you   take__      me_____   high   -   er,
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--7--9--7--6--7--------------------------------------------7-----------7-------------
----------------------0--0----7-------7--7--7--7-----0-----5-----------x-----------0-
----------------------0--0----4-------4--4--4--5--4--0-----5-----------5-----------0-
----------------------0--0---------------------------------5-----------4-----------0-
                to      a     place_    where__   blind______      men_________   see
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----------0----0----0----4-^--R--0----7----------7----7------7-----------7----7----7-
----------0----0----0-----------------5----------5----5------4-----------4----4----4-
----------0----0----0----------------------------------------------------------------
?___________________                       Can       you     take____        me______
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---7---------0-----5----------x----------0----------0----0----0----------------------
---5----4----0-----5----------5----------0----------0----0----0----------------------
-------------------5----------4----------0----------0----0----0----------------------
           high    -     er,
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---6----7---------------------------------------------------------------------4------
-------------------0----0------7----------7----7----7----7---------0----------5------
-------------------0----0------4----------4----4----4----5----4----0----------5------
-------------------0----0-----------------------------------------------------5------
                to      a      place___        with_____           gold       -    en
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--------------------------------------First time through go to the second------------ 
----7----------7----------------------verse but the second time through--------------
----x----------x----0-----------------continue on.-----------------------------------
----5----------5----0----------------------------------------------------------------
----4----------4----0----------------------------------------------------------------
________            streets?__________
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-0----0----0----0----------0----0----------------------------------------------------
-0----0----0----0----------0----0-----guitar 1 w/ rhy. fig 4-------------------------
-0----0----0----0----------0----0----------------------------------------------------
                      So  let's    go  there,____            yeah, let's    go   

there.___     Come on,___    let's    go    there,__                   let's   ask 

"Can    we    stay?"____
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-3----------3-------3-------3----3----3-------10----------10------10--10----10-------
-2----------2-------2-------2----2----2--------9-----------9-------9---9-----9-------
-0----------0-------0-------0----0----0--------7-----------7-------7---7-----7-------
-0----------0-------0-------0----0----0--------7-----------7-------7---7-----7-------
-0----------0-------0-------0----0----0--------0-----------0-------0---0-----0----0-0
       Old        high,___  I         feel_________  like____    I'm_____    a - live
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-----7----------7-------7-------7--7----7----7---------------------------------------
-----5----------5-------5-------5--5----5----5--0----0----0--5--0----0---0--5--0--0--
-----5----------5-------5-------5--5----5----5--0----0----0--5--0----0---0--5--0--0--
-----5----------5-------5-------5--5----5----5--0----0----0--5--0----0---0--5--0--0--
_______   for____   the____             very_____  first___   time._______
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----3-------3-------3------3----3----3----10-------10-------10-----10--10----10------
----2-------2-------2------2----2----2-----9--------9--------9------9---9-----9------
----0-------0-------0------0----0----0-----7--------7--------7------7---7-----7------
----0-------0-------0------0----0----0-----7--------7--------7------7---7-----7------
----0-------0-------0------0----0----0-----7--------7--------7------7---7-----7--0--0
      Sit   up   high,___  I'm       strong__  e    -     nough__             to take
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---------7----------7----------7--------7---7-----7-----7--------12-11-----------12--
---------5----------5----------5--------5---5-----5-----5----0----x--x------0--0--x--
---------5----------5----------5--------5---5-----5-----5----0---10--9------0--0-10--
---------5----------5----------5--------5---5-----5-----5----0--------------0--0-----
_____       these___       dreams___             and    make___  them____   mine____ 
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11---117----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-x------x------------(guitar 1  w/ rhy. fig. 1, 1 3/4 times)-------------------------
-9----95----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Sit up high,__ I'm       strong__ e   -   nough__   to   take____  these__  dreams__

and  make__ them__ mine.__
    (final verse)
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--7-------7--7----7-------7--7--7--7-----0----5-------x-------0-------0--0--0--------
--5-------5--5----4-------4--4--4--5--4--0----5-------5-------0-------0--0--0--------
----------------------------------------------5-------4-------0-------0--0--0--------
     Can  you     take__     me____   high    -    er,
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-----------------0--0----7-------7--7--7--7-----0----5-------x-------0-------0--0--0-
-----------------0--0----4-------4--4--4--5--4--0----5-------5-------0-------0--0--0-
-----------------0--0--------------------------------5-------5-------0-------0--0--0-
            to      a    place______   where    blind___   men___    see?_________
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6--7--9--7--6--7---------------------------------------------7-------7---------------
-----------------------0--0---7-------7--7--7--7-----0-------5-------x-------0-------
-----------------------0--0---4-------4--4--4--5--4--0-------5-------5-------0-------
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                 Can    you   take__________   me    high    -    er,                
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0--0--0-------------------------0--0----7-------7--7--7--7-----0----5-------x--------
0--0--0-------------------------0--0----4-------4--4--4--5--4--0----5-------5--------
0--0--0-------------------------0--0--------------------------------5-------5--------
                           to      a    place_______     with  gold   -  en      
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streets?_________  (repeat final verse once with a lighter voice and lighter 

strumming then fade out)

AND THATS IT. ITS VERY HARD WHEN YOU FIRST START BUT IT GETS EASIER.  HAVE FUN.
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