Intro: Bm  A  G

Verse I:
      Bm             A     G
Plain talking (plain talking)
Took us so far (took us so far) 
Broken down cars (broken down cars) 
Like strung out old stars (strung out old stars) 

      Bm             A     G
Plain talking (plain talking) 
Served us so well (served us so well) 
Traveled through hell (traveled through hell) 
We know how it felt (we know how it felt) 


Chorus: x2

Bm          Bm
Lift me up, lift me up
A           G
Higher, now I'm up              
Bm          Bm
Lift me up, lift me up
A           G
Higher, now I'm up 


Verse II:
      Bm             A     G
Plain talking (plain talking) 
Making us bold (making us bold) 
So strung out and cold (so strung out and cold) 
Feeling so old (feeling so old) 

      Bm             A     G
Plain talking (plain talking) 
Has ruined us now (has ruined us now) 
You'll never know how (you never know how) 
Sweeter than doubt (sweeter than doubt) 


Chorus: x4
Bm          Bm
Lift me up, lift me up
A           G
Higher, now I'm up              
Bm          Bm
Lift me up, lift me up
A           G
Higher, now I'm up 


Small Interlude: Bm --- G --- A


End Chorus I:
Bm          Bm  
Lift me up, lift me up
A        G
Oh la la la la (making us bold)


End Chorus II:
Bm          Bm  
Lift me up, lift me up
A        G
Oh la la la la (so strung out and cold)


End Chorus III: x2
Bm          Bm  
Lift me up, lift me up 
A        G
Oh la la la la (feeling so old)