Intro: 

 A  A7  Gm6  A  Gm  D  E 
 A  Aadd9  A  E   

Verse: 1 

 A 
 Sailin' away on the crest of a wave 
             F#m 
 It's like magic 
        F 
 Oh, rollin' and ridin', 
                          Dm 
 slippin' & sliding, it's magic 
     C#m                        Bm 
 and you, and your sweet desire, 
          C#m   Bm    C#m             D         E 
 you took me, oh, higher and higher baby, 



[Refrão]

A         F#m          D 
 It's a livin' thing, 
           Bm7      Caug       A 
 It's a terrible thingtolose 
A         F#m          D 
 It's a given thing 
           Bm7      Caug       A 
 What a terrible thingtolose 

2nd Intro: 

 A7  Gm6  A  Gm  E 
 A  Aadd9  A  E 

Verse: 2 

 A 
 Making believe this is what you've conceived 
           F#m 
 from your worst day, (I'm takin a dive)  
        F 
 Oh, moving in line when you look back in time 
        Dm 
 to the first day, (I'm taken, I'm taken) 
     C#m                        Bm 
 and you, and your sweet desire, 
          C#m   Bm    C#m             D         E 
 you took me, oh, higher and higher baby, 


[Refrão]


A         F#m          D 
 It's a livin' thing, 
           Bm7      Caug       A 
 It's a terrible thingtolose 
A         F#m          D 
 It's a given thing 
           Bm7      Caug       A 
 What a terrible thingtolose 


Bridge: 

              Gm            D    E   A  Aadd9  A  E 
 I'm takin a dive off the stage, Hey! 

Verse: 3 

 A 
 Takin' a dive 'cause you can't halt the slide 
         F#m 
 floatingdownstream, (I'm takin a dive) 
       F 
 ah, so let her go, don't start spoiling the show 
        Dm 
 it's a baddream, (I'm takin', I'm takin') 
     C#m                        Bm 
 and you, and your sweet desire, 
          C#m   Bm    C#m             D         E 
 you took me, oh, higher and higher baby, 


[Refrão]



A         F#m          D 
 It's a livin' thing, 
           Bm7      Caug       A 
 It's a terrible thingtolose 
A         F#m          D 
 It's a given thing 
           Bm7      Caug       A 
 What a terrible thingtolose 

Chorus 

Coda: 

              Gm            D  E 
 I'm takin a dive off the stage