High Party


TED LEO - THE HIGH PARTY Intro E-------------10----12h10-----10-------10----12h10---12---| B------/12-12----12-------12----12-12----12-------12------| G---------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| E-------------10----12h10-----10-------10----12h10--------| B-------11-11----11-------11----11-11----11-------11\-----| G---------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------10-----------------------10-----------| B-------------13-10----13-10–13–-10-10-13-10----13-10–13--| G-------10-10---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------10-----------------------10-----------| B-------------13-10----13-10–13–-10-10-13-10----13-10–13--| G-------10-10---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| E-------------13----15h13-----13-------13----15h13---15---| B-------15-15----15-------15----15-15----15-------15------| G---------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| E-------------13----15h13-----13-------13----15h13--------| B-------14-14----14-------14----14-14----14-------14\-----| G---------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------10-----------------------10-----------| B-------------13-10----13-10–13–-10-10-13-10----13-10–13--| G-------10-10---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| x8 E-------------------10-----------------------10-----------10--| B-------------13-10----13-10–13–-10-10-13-10----13-10–13–-10--| G-------10-10---------------------------------------------10--| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| Verse Dm Bb Dm A Bb F A Bb I`m looking at another day to find that I`ve got nothing to say Dm Bb Dm A Bb F A Bb Or I`m looking for another way to process what happened on that birthday F C F A Bb F A Bb And either way, if you`re gonna call it art, then there`s a cup in front of you F C F A Bb F A Bb And right away, if you`re gonna play your part, you must drink it down Verse Dm Bb Dm A Bb F A Bb But mine eyes have seen the glory of the fields of flowers and factory floors Dm Bb Dm A Bb F A Bb And my mind`s content to lie at rest for hours behind my loved one`s doors F C F A Bb F A Bb And if there`s a war, another shitty war to fight for Babylon F C F A Bb F A Bb A Bb Then it`s the perfect storm in a tea cup, but you must drink it down Chorus Bm Bb F And what do you make of nights when you thought you`d make much more A F Bb Than being too tired to turn the lights out and too drunk to drink more? Bm Bb F And what does it take to not hear the cynics at your door A F Bb A Bb A Bb Saying its time to turn the lights out, and you`ll want to keep it down? Solo rake (x4) E------------------------------------------------------------------x------| B------------------------------------------------------------------x------| G-------------------5---------------------------10-----------------x------| D---------3---3-5/7---7-5-7-5/3---------------8------7b8r7^^^------x------| A-----3-5---5-------------------5--------8-10----------------------x------| E-3b5------------------------------6--6----------------------------x------| E---------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------5--------6-5---5-------------------| G--7-5h7p5---5-5h7p5-7---7-5-7------7---7-5-----5---------| D----------7--------------------------------7/8---7-5-3-5-| A---------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| Verse Dm Bb Dm A Bb F A Bb So I`m lifting up that poison cup to drink a draught of propaganda Dm Bb Dm A Bb F A Bb Or I`m giving up that other stuff in hopes that it`ll make me madder F C F A Bb F A Bb And either way, if you`re gonna call it art, then there`s a cup in front of you F C F A Bb F A Bb A Bb And right away, if you`re gonna play your part, you must drink it down Chorus Bm Bb F And what do you make of nights when you thought you`d make much more A F Bb Than being too tired to turn the lights out and too drunk to drink more? Bm Bb F And what does it take to not hear the cynics at your door A F Bb A Bb A Bb Saying it`s time to turn the lights out, and you`ll want to keep it down? Repeat Intro Chorus Bm Bb F And what do you make of nights when you thought you`d make much more A F Bb Than being too tired to turn the lights out and too drunk to drink more? Bm Bb F And what does it take to not hear the cynics at your door A F Bb Saying it`s time to turn the lights out, and you`ll want to keep it Bm Bb F And what does it say of all the things you`ve said before A F Bb When you`re too drunk to turn the lights out and too tired to drink more? Bm Bb F And what do you save? And what does it feel like to be saved? A F Bb A Bb A Bb And can you ``pull 2-3-4, pull 2-3-4,`` can you drink it down? (End on Dm)