[Verse 1]
F#m A
I gotta try to do right when life's doing me wrong
Bm D C#7
Gotta shake the dust off my feet and keep marchin' on
F#m A
When trouble weighs me down, and brings me to my knees
Bm
Lord, my needs are many, but that's a pretty
D C#7
Yeah a pretty good place to be
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m
Don't blame it on the preacher 'cuz the preacher done told
A
"The devil's got a target on my heart and my soul"
Bm
But let me tell you, brother, what the devil don't know
D C#7
The lower I go, the more I'm gonna lift you
[Chorus]
D C#7 F#m
Higher, higher, higher
D C#7 F#m
I'm gonna lift you higher, higher, higher
D C#7 F#m E A
God Almighty, you are worthy
D C# F#m
Higher, higher, higher
[Verse 2]
F#m A
I may never get money, I may never have fame
Bm D C#7
But if I'm ever in the spotlight, I'll point it back your way
F#m
'Cuz standing at the top, was never my goal
F#m/E
But put me on a mountain and tell the whole world
D D C#7
Singing hallelujah 'til I hit the dirt, oh
[Chorus]
D C# F#m
I'm gonna lift you higher, higher, higher
D C# F#m
I'm gonna lift you higher, higher, higher
D C# F#m E A
God Almighty, you are worthy
D C# F#m
Higher, higher, higher
[Bridge]
F#m Bm D C#7
Hallelujah, You are worthy
F#m Bm D A F#m
Hallelujah, Your are good
F#m E Bm A F#m Bm A
Leave me in rags and ruins and I'll praise You through it
F#m E Bm A F#m E/G# D
Clothe me in glory and riches, I'll praise You just the same
F#m E Bm A F#m Bm A
All that I have, all I've been given, all of my life's ambition
F#m E Bm A F#m E/G# D
Is to worship, is to honor, is to bring You praise
[Chorus]
D C# F#m
I'm gonna lift you higher, higher, higher
D C# F#m
I'm gonna lift you higher, higher, higher
D C# F#m E/G# A
God Almighty, you are worthy
D C# F#m
Higher, higher, higher