Hillsong United

Highlands (Song of Ascent)

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Highlands (Song of Ascent)

Highlands (Song of Ascent)

CCLI: 7122399
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93 BPM
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4/4

Intro

F#m E D E
                                                 
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Verse 1

F#m E
Oh how   high would I climb m ountains
D A
If the m ountains were where You h ide
F#m E
Oh how   far I'd scale the v alleys
D A
If You g raced the other s ide

Verse 2

F#m E
How lon g have I chased r ivers
D A
From lowly s eas to where they r ise
F#m E
Against the   rush of grace desc ending
D A
From the s ource of its supp ly

Pre-Chorus 1

D E F#m
'Cause in the h ighlands a nd the h eartache
A E
You're neither m ore or less inc lined
D E F#m
I would s earch and s top at n othing
D
You're just n ot that hard to find

Chorus

A E
Oh    I will praise You on the mountain       
F#m
And I will praise You when the mountain's in my w ay
E D
You're the s ummit where my feet are       
A
So I will praise You in the valleys all the s ame
E
No less God within the shadows       
F#m
No less faithful when the night leads me as tray
E D
('Cause) You're the h eaven where my heart is       
In the highlands and the heartache all the same

Turn

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Verse 3

F#m E
Oh ho w far beneath Your gl ory
D A
Does Your k indness extend the p ath
F#m E
From where Your f eet rest on the s unrise
D A
To where You s weep the sinner's p ast

Verse 4

F#m E
And oh ho w fast would You come r unning
D A
If just to sh adow me through the n ight
F#m E
Trace m y steps through all my f ailure
D A
And walk me o ut the other s ide

Pre-Chorus 2

D E F#m
For who could d are asc end that m ountain
A E
That valleyed h ill called Calvary       
D E F#m
But for the   one I c all Good Sh epherd
D
Who like a l amb was slain for me

Chorus

A E
Oh    I will praise You on the mountain       
F#m
And I will praise You when the mountain's in my w ay
E D
You're the s ummit where my feet are       
A
So I will praise You in the valleys all the s ame
E
No less God within the shadows       
F#m
No less faithful when the night leads me as tray
E D
('Cause) You're the h eaven where my heart is       
In the highlands and the heartache all the same

Turn

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Bridge (2X)

F#m E
Whatever I w alk through wherever I a m
D A
Your name can move m ountains wherever I s tand
F#m E
And if ever I w alk through the valley of d eath
D A
I'll sing through the sh adows my song of as cent

Turn

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Pre-Chorus 3

D E F#m
From the g ravest o f all v alleys
A E
Come the p astures we call g race
D E F#m
A mighty r iver fl owing u pwards
D
From a d eep but empty grave

Chorus

A E
Oh    I will praise You on the mountain       
F#m
(And) I will praise You when the mountain's in my w ay
E D
You're the s ummit where my feet are       
A
So I will praise You in the valleys all the s ame
E
No less God within the shadows       
F#m
No less faithful when the night leads me as tray
E D
('Cause) You're the h eaven where my heart is       
E F#m
In the highlands and the h eartache all the s ame

Tag

E D
You're the h eaven where my heart is       
In the highlands and the heartache all the same