Biography:
Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rhythm and blues singer.
Most of her career has been as lead singer for The Staple Singers. She first recorded solo for the Stax subsidiary Volt in 1969. Subsequent efforts included a Curtis Mayfield-produced soundtrack on Curtom, a nod to disco for Warner Bros. Records in 1979, a stab at electro-pop with Holland-Dozier-Holland in 1984, and a collaboration with Prince in the late
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Tabbed by: Alexander Zaytsev
[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]
E A E A E A
I love a-livin' on a high note
[Intro]
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B|--------|-------2------0--0-----0--------|
G|--------|-------3------1--------2--------|
D|--------|-------2------2-----2--2--------|
A|--2--4--|-------4------2--------0--------|
E|--------|--2-----------0-----------------|
[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]
E A E A E A
I love a-livin' on a high note
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