Carly Rae Jepsen - Higher: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Higher" 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.

       F#m
I was lost
            E
Alone, and searchin'
       C#m                           B
For someone who understands me for who I really am
       F#m              E
Didn't know that I was hurtin'
         C#m                        B
'Til you lift me up inside, finally opened up
my eyes, oh

F#m
If you wanna know if I'm thinkin'
E
Ever since you came, I'm livin'
C#m                             B
On top of the world, I can't deny
F#m
Every one of my fears has vanished
E
And I don't know how you managed
C#m                      B
To wake me up and come alive

Chorus:
A                            E
You take me higher than the rest
    C#m                       B
Oh, everybody else is second best
A                            E
You pulled a gem out of the mess, I'm blessed
      C#m                        B
I was cynical before, I must confess
             A    E    C#m     B
Oh, you got me high, high, higher
             A    E    C#m     B
Oh, you got me high, high, higher

Took some time
A few mistakes, but
You quite didn't show me how
Never let me hit the ground
All the love was hesitating
But ever since you came around
I feel more than safe and sound, yeah

If you wanna know what I'm thinkin'
Ever since you came, I'm livin'
On top of the world, I can't deny
Every one of my fears has vanished
And I don't know how you managed
To wake me up and come alive

Chorus

F#m     G#m A           B C#m
Oh, yeah your love turns me on
          E
Gets me higher
F#m     G#m A          B C#m
Oh, yeah your love takes me up
          E
Gets me higher
F#m     G#m A           B C#m
Oh, yeah your love turns me on
          E
Gets me higher
F#m     G#m A          B C#m
Oh, yeah your love takes me up
          E
Gets me higher

Chorus:
You take me higher than the rest (Hey)
Oh, everybody else is second best
(Oh-oh-oh-oh) (Second best, second best)
You pulled a gem out of a mess
I was so cynical before, I must confess
Oh, you got me hi-i-igh (Hey), hi-i-igh (Hey),
hi-i-igher
Oh, you got me hi-i-igh (Hey), hi-i-igh (Hey),
hi-i-igher
Oh, you got me hi-i-igh (Hey), hi-i-igh (Hey),
hi-i-igher
Oh, you got me hi-i-igh (Hey), hi-i-igh (Hey),
hi-i-igher
Oh, you got me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "Higher" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Higher" by Carly Rae Jepsen.