Adam Lambert - The Original High: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Original High" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D#                 Cm
I got the need for speedin' on a hot night
Gm                         D#
Pushing 150 just to get a rise
                       Cm
There's no comfort in comfort I need the edge
Gm                                          D#
But the edge keeps drifting it's all in my head

      Cm                  Gm
Ooh remember back in Hollywood
                                            D#
The medication flowing through my veins was you
          Cm                  Gm
Yeah the summer back in Hollywood
The medication, medication

Chorus:
D#                    Cm
Just let me feel the rush like the first night
Gm                                           D#
Wanna breathe it out cause I'm going out my mind
                Cm
Gotta feel the touch like the first time
Gm                              D#
Cause I'm chasing the original high
Cm                   Gm
Chasing the original high
                     D#
Chasing the original high
Cm                   Gm
Chasing the original high,
chasing the original high

I'm tryna buy a fix, but there ain't no price
I try to feed the hunger that keeps me up at night
We were on a trip tryna replicate
But the highs I hit just ain't doin' it for me

Ooh, remember back in Hollywood
The medication flowing through my veins was you
Yeah, the summer back in Hollywood
The medication, medication

Chorus

D#                                   Cm
Summertime it stays on my mind cause you
and me are alive inside
Gm
Summertime is stuck on my mind
D#                                   Cm
Summertime it stays on my mind cause you
and me never die inside
Gm                            D# Cm Gm
Summertime is stuck on my mind
                      D#    Cm    Gm
Chasing the original high, high, high,
high, high, so high!

Chorus


You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose

Reset

Font Size

Reset

Simplify chords by removing barre

Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Original High" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Original High" by Adam Lambert.