[D   G    Cmaj7        D   G    Cmaj7] n n[D]                        [G                   Cmaj7] nJust about sundown on the levee road near the old fishin' hole n[D]                       [G]                     [Cmaj7] nTeaching me to shoot straight and true was your only goal n[C]                          [D       G] nYou threw a can up in the air and smiled n[C]                       [D         D/F#] nI pulled the trigger, missed by a mile, you said n n[G]                       [D/F#       Em] nAim a little higher and you can't miss n[Am7                    C       D] nBless that can with a shotgun kiss n[G                    D/F#     Em] nAim a little higher, try it again n[Am7]                          [C            D   G] nAim a little, aim a little, aim a little higher n nIn later years on a river of tears I drifted home for a while nSince shame was the only glory I'd ever known, I didn't change my style nFirst night home I got drunk and confused nMistook you for a fool, you were not amused, you said n nRefrain 1: nAim a little higher, cause you're not livin' nAll this takin' son and never givin' nGonna catch up to you like a ball of fire nAim a little, aim a little, aim a little higher n nRefrain 2: nAim a little higher, you're shootin' too low nAim for the dirt and you'll never know nGlorious redemption or heavenly hope nAim a little, aim a little, aim a little higher n nAim a little, aim a little, aim a little higher n n[C/E        G             D/F#                    G] nIn those deceptive moments, in those deceptive days n[C/E                   G  D/F#             Em] nWhen the dung and the mire look like the high wire n[C             G           Bm                 C2] nWill there be anyone who loves me enough to say? n            [G                   G/B            C] n"You gotta aim a little higher, aim a little, aim a little higher" n            [G                   G/B            C] n"You gotta aim a little higher, aim a little, aim a little higher" n nREFRAIN 1 nREFRAIN 2 n nAim a little, aim a little, aim a little higher nAim a little, aim a little, aim a little higher n n