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Mavis Staples
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Written by Valerie June
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[Verse 1]
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There were all of those things you weren't supposed to do
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Yes, and my my my my my, they were talking to you
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There were all of those words that you shouldn't have said
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Like a dagger thrown, carry weight of lead
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[Chorus]
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Livin' on a high note
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Livin' on a high note
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Livin' on a high, high, high, high, high, high note
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[Verse 2]
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Listen, now that it's lone and the wear's been shown
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Guessing my, my, my, how you have grown
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Gather all of the rank and every ounce of pain
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Wash the dirt and dust down the drain
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[Chorus]
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It's livin' on a high note
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Livin' on a high note
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Livin' on a high, high, high, oh, high, high note
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It's livin' on a high note
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Livin' on a high note
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Livin' on a high, high, high, mmm, high, high note
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[Post-Chorus]
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And if you gotta sing low
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Sometimes the way to go
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[Bridge]
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(Joe) Joe
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(He looked over at Dave) Looked over at Dave
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(He was thinkin' he had it made) He was thinkin', he was thinkin', oh, he had it made
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(Dave) Dave
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(Looked over at Paul) looked on over at Paul
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(He was thinkin' he had it all) He was thinkin', oh, he had it all
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(Paul) Paul
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(He looked over at Steve) Looked over at Steve
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(Who's steadily moving) Moving, moving (toward what he believes) Hey, mmm-hmm, mm,-hmm
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[Chorus]
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He was livin' on a high note
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Livin' on a high note
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He was livin' on a high, high, high, high note
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He was livin' on a high note, high note
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Oh, no
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He was livin' on a (high, high, high, high note)
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[Chorus]
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Livin' on a high note
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Livin' on a high note
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He was livin' on a high, high, high, high note
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He was livin' on a high note
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Livin' on a high note
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Livin' on a high, high, high, mmm, high, high note
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[Outro]
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I love a-livin' on a high note
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