The High Road tab by Three Days Grace

Tabs

The High Road - Tab

Tuning: Standard

Note: I know this is really basic and isn't exactly like
the song, but I think it's the best way to play it in
standard tuning. I know the F#F# power chord before the end of
the first and second verses is higher than it is in the song,
and that's just because it's not in dropped BB tuning like the
song is actually played in. I think it still sounds nice
however.

[Verse 1]
I told you I was hurt...
bleeding on the inside...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6---6--6--6------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6---6--6--6--7~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-4---4--4--4--7~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------5~------0---0--0--0--2~-----------------------|

I told you I was lost...
in the middle of my life...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6---6--6--6------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6---6--6--6--7~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-4---4--4--4--7~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------5~------0---0--0--0--2~-----------------------|

There's times I stayed alive for you...
There's times I would have died for you...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------6~--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7--7--7--6~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-7---7--7--7--4~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
E MajorE|-5---5--5--5----------0---0--0--0--2~-----------------------|

There's times it didn't matter at all...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--7--7--7--7--7--------------|
A augmentedA|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7--7--7--7--7--------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--------------|

[Chorus 1]
Will you help me find the right way up...
or let me take the wrong way down...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------6----6------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2/4--6----6--7----7--2----2--4----4--4---------------------|
A augmentedA|-2/4--4----4--7----7--2----2--4----4--4---------------------|
E MajorE|-0/2----------5----5--0----0--2----2--2---------------------|

Will you straighten me out...
or make me take the long way around...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------6----6---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7----7--6----6--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7----7--4----4--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
E MajorE|-5----5----------0----0--2----2--2--------------------------|

I took the low road in...
I'll take the high road out...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6----6-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6----6--7----7--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4----4--7----7--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
E MajorE|---------5----5--0----0--2----2--2--------------------------|

I'll do whatever it takes...
to be the mistake you can't live without...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------6----6---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7----7--6----6--2----2--4----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7----7--4----4--2----2--4----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-5----5----------0----0--2----------------------------------|

[Verse 2]
Standing in the dark...
I can see your shadow...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6---6--6--6------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6---6--6--6--7~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-4---4--4--4--7~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------5~------0---0--0--0--2~-----------------------|

You?re the only light...
That?s breaking through the window...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6---6--6--6------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6---6--6--6--7~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-4---4--4--4--7~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------5~------0---0--0--0--2~-----------------------|

There's times I stayed alive for you...
There's times I would have died for you...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------6~--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7--7--7--6~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-7---7--7--7--4~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
E MajorE|-5---5--5--5----------0---0--0--0--2~-----------------------|

There's times it didn't matter at all...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--7--7--7--7--7--------------|
A augmentedA|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7--7--7--7--7--------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--------------|

[Chorus 2]
Will you help me find the right way up...
or let me take the wrong way down...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------6----6------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2/4--6----6--7----7--2----2--4----4--4---------------------|
A augmentedA|-2/4--4----4--7----7--2----2--4----4--4---------------------|
E MajorE|-0/2----------5----5--0----0--2----2--2---------------------|

Will you straighten me out...
or make me take the long way around...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------6----6---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7----7--6----6--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7----7--4----4--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
E MajorE|-5----5----------0----0--2----2--2--------------------------|

I took the low road in...
I'll take the high road out...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6----6-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6----6--7----7--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4----4--7----7--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
E MajorE|---------5----5--0----0--2----2--2--------------------------|

I'll do whatever it takes...
to be the mistake you can't live without...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------6----6---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7----7--6----6--2----2--4----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7----7--4----4--2----2--4----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-5----5----------0----0--2----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-5----5----------0----0--2----------------------------------|

[Bridge (I know it's simplified)]
[Words begin at 2:03]
Well I?m not gonna give it away...
Not gonna let it go, just to wake up someday...
[x6]
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------12-12-12-12\9-9-9-9------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9\6-6-6-6--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|

Gone!.. Gone!..
[x2]
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------9-9-9-9/12-12-12-12------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9\6-6-6-6--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|

The worst part is looking back...
[x1]
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------12-12-12-12\9-9-9-9------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9\6-6-6-6--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|

And knowing that I was wrong...
[x1]
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9\6-6-6-6--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6---6--6--6------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6---6--6--6--7~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-4---4--4--4--7~------2---2--2--2--4~-----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------5~------0---0--0--0--2~-----------------------|

[Chorus 3]
Will you help me find the right way up...
or let me take the wrong way down...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6----6-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6----6--7----7--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4----4--7----7--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
E MajorE|---------5----5--0----0--2----2--2--------------------------|

Will you straighten me out...
or make me take the long way around...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------6----6---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7----7--6----6--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7----7--4----4--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
E MajorE|-5----5----------0----0--2----2--2--------------------------|

I took the low road in...
I'll take the high road out...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6----6-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6----6--7----7--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4----4--7----7--2----2--4----4--4--------------------------|
E MajorE|---------5----5--0----0--2----2--2--------------------------|

I'll do whatever it takes...
to be the mistake you can't live without...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------6----6---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7----7--6----6--2----2--4----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7----7--4----4--2----2--4----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-5----5----------0----0--2----------------------------------|

I'll do whatever it takes...
to be the mistake you can't live without...
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------6----6---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7----7--6----6--2----2--4~---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7----7--4----4--2----2--4~---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-5----5----------0----0--2~---------------------------------|

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Tab Key (Only what I used in this tab)

/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = vibrato
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