Released on the album "Back in the High Life" in 1986 on Island Records.
Words and Music by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings
Key of F flat major. Time signature 4/4. Tempo = 99.
Transcription by Hisao Chida
Intro: {Drum solo}
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| ||N.C. | | ||
{Enters conga}
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Verse A-1: (0:18-) {Enters electric piano}
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||Bb F |Eb F |
Think about___ it, there must be__ higher love
|Eb Bb |Gm F
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars a-bove
|Bb F |Eb F |
With-out it, life is a wasted time
|Eb Bb |F C ||
Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine
Verse B-1: (0:37-) {Enters mute guitar}
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|C |Dm |
Things look so bad everywhere
|C |Am Bb |
In this whole world, what is fair?
|C |Bb F |
We walk blind and we try to see
|C |Am Dm ||
Falling behind in what could be
Chorus 1: (0:58-) {Enter brass}
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|:Bb F |C Dm :|
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, whoa
Bring me a higher love What's that
|Bb F |Dm C
higher love I keep thinking of?____
[Verse A-2] (1:16-)
Worlds are turning and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear and standing out there alone
A yearning, and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me
{Instrumental break}
|:Dm C/D Dm Am7 |Dm :| (x 2)
(Verse B-1) (1:46-)
(Chorus 1) (2:05-)
[Chorus 2] (2:24-)
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring be a higher love I could
rise above on a higher love
Bridge: (2:45-) {No guitar}
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| Bb C Dm | C Bb | C Dm | C Bb |
I will wait for it I'm not too late for it
| Bb C Dm |C Bb | C Dm |C Bb
Un- til then, I'll sing my song To cheer the night a-long
{Enter cutting guitar and funky brass}
||Dm C/D Dm Am7 |Dm | C/D Dm Am7|5/4 Dm |
Bring it Um__
|4/4 Dm C/D Dm C/D |2/4 Dm |4/4 C/D Dm Am7||
|C | |
I could light the night up with my soul on fire
|C |Bb |
I could make the sun shine from pure desire
|Bb Dm |Eb Bb |
Let me feel that love come over me
|Dm Bb |F C ||
Let me feel how strong it could be
|N.C./C | | | ||
Oh_____
(Chorus 1) (3:50-)
Coda: (4:09-)
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|:Bb F |C Dm :| (X 2)
{Female vocals, only with drums}
|F C | |
(Bring me a higher love)
|F C | Dm |
(Bring me a higher love, oh____ ) Bring me
|F C | |
(Bring me a higher love) Oh______
|F C | Dm |
(Bring me a higher love) Oh,_____
{Enter others} (4:37-)
|:Bb F |C Dm :|
Bring me a higher love (repeat ad lib to fade)