High on a Hilltop Merle Haggard Recorded by Merle Haggard Words and music by Tommy Collins [D] High on a hilltop over-[G] looking the [D] city I can see the [A7] bright lights as they [D] gleam [A7] And [D] somewhere you're dancing in [G] some dingy [D] barroom And the lure of the gayness takes the [A7] place of our [D] dream. CHORUS [G] High on a hilltop my heart cries, Oh [D] Lord Forgive her she knows not the [A7] way And [D] give me the power to be-[G] lieve and some [D] day High on a hil (allcountrytabs.com)