High & Mighty
Words and music by Dyniss Rainer. Regular tuning. Originally from TSA Assignment June 2016: Write a song that has some talking, speaking, or rapping in it. Updated Jan 2025 to have an “island” feel.
(F# G# E)*3, F# E C#
[Head]
F# DMaj7, A6
What is the price I pay when I walk away (ooo ooo ooo ooo)
F# DMaj7
What is the price I pay when my back turns, my eyes burn
And pride gets in my way
B C#
Sometimes if someone’s down-and-out
DMaj7 E (7th fret)
I act high and mighty
B C#
Sometimes if someone’s down-and-out
I act high and mighty
[Head]
F# DMaj7, A6
And what is the good I gain when I boycott pain (ooo ooo ooo ooo)
F# DMaj7
What is the good I gain when I dismiss, I blacklist
Be ice rather than rain
CHORUS
F#
Sometimes when I’ve got coins in my pocket
DMaj7 A6
Part of me says to give all of them up
F#
Another part says to flee like a rocket ‘cause
DMaj7 B7sus2
Change can never change a bottomless cup
F#
And sometimes when someone’s down on the street
DMaj7 A6
I know it’s my duty to give so they’ll eat
F#
But then domestication tells me I’m trained
DMaj7 E
To safely retreat instead of remain
B, C#, DMaj7, E
[Short Solo]
B C#
Sometimes when someone’s down-and-out
B G#m
Sometimes when someone’s down-and-out
B C#
Sometimes when someone’s down-and-out
I act high and mighty
Act high and mighty
[Head]*8
DMaj7, B, F# (ooo ooo ooo ooo)
[Outro]