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1/14

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 14Position: 12

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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 4/4(Each period is a beat plus the name of the chord played.)
INTRO:
 |~~~~~~~~~~using~a~vibrato~effect~~~~~~~~~|
E|-----<12>------<12>------<12>------<12>--| (Pointed brackets indicate
B|-<12>------<12>------<12>------<12>------|  playing harmonics above
G|-----------------------------------------|  the fret)
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
     |----------2x---------|
||:  |C#m...|A...|E...|A...|  :||A...|
VERSE 1:
| F#m.      .   .    |E  
     Down here in the valley
 .     .     .      | D. .
Every shadow you see
     . |C#.    . .|A  
Has its own story
.      .   .    |E  
Down here in the valley
 .    .       .    | D. .
Every puddle of mud
      .       |   C#.     .
Comes from tears and blood
     .  |   F#m.    .    .      | D. .
And it's so hard just to get warm
     .  |          E. .   . | C#. . .|
That the chill turns into despair
CHORUS:
|            C#m.  .    . |   A.     .
Will you lift me up with tender care?
     .  |      E.    .     . |      A  
Will you wash me clean in the palm of
|           C#m.    .   .|   A.     .
Will you hold me close so I can thrive?
     .  |       E.       .     .   |A  
When you touch me, that's when I know
VERSE 2:
| F#m.      .   .    |E  
     Down here in the valley
.          .    .|    D. .
Nothing's able to grow
       .    |   C#.   .   .|
'Cause the light's to low
| F#m.         .       .   |
     Folks spend their days
|       E.         .          .|    D. .
Digging 'round for diamonds and gold
      .  |      C#.   .
'Til they just get old
     .  |      F#m.  .  .   |   D. .
And they don't know anything else
      .   |         E.      .     .  |C#. .
They don't know they're breathing bad air
    .  |    F#m.   .    .   |   D. .
But I'm tired of living like this
    . |         E.   .     .     | C#. . . |
And my soul cries out, "If you're there..."
CHORUS
BRIDGE
|   F#m.  .   .   |D.  . .|
Call me up to your side
|     E.  .   .   |   C#. . .|
Draw me up to your light
|  F#m.     .  .|
Let it blind me
|     D.  .    .|
Lord, refine me
|      E.   .    . |  C#. . .|
Refine me out of my mind
CHORUS 3x (end on A)
Chords used in this song:
E|--C#m4----A5---E7---F#m2----D5---C#4--|
B|--5----5---7---2----7---6--|
G|--6----6---8---2----7---6--|
D|--6----7---9---4----7---6--|
A|--4----7---9---4----5---4--|
E|-------5---7---2-----------|

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Thrive

by Newsboys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

~~~~~~

4/4

(Each period is a beat plus the name of the chord played.)

INTRO:

|~~~~~~~~~~using~a~vibrato~effect~~~~~~~~~|

E|-----<12>------<12>------<12>------<12>--| (Pointed brackets indicate

B|-<12>------<12>------<12>------<12>------| playing harmonics above

G|-----------------------------------------| the fret)

D|-----------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|

|----------2x---------|

C#m A E A A

||: |...|...|...|...| :||...|

VERSE 1:

F#m E

| . . . |

Down here in the valley

. . . | . .

Every shadow you see

C# A

. |. . .|

Has its own story

. . . |

Down here in the valley

. . . | . .

Every puddle of mud

. | . .

Comes from tears and blood

F#m D

. | . . . | . .

And it's so hard just to get warm

E C#

. | . . . | . . .|

That the chill turns into despair

CHORUS:

C#m A

| . . . | . .

Will you lift me up with tender care?

E A

. | . . . |

Will you wash me clean in the palm of

C#m A

| . . .| . .

Will you hold me close so I can thrive?

E A

. | . . . |

When you touch me, that's when I know

VERSE 2:

F#m E

| . . . |

Down here in the valley

. . .| . .

Nothing's able to grow

. | . . .|

'Cause the light's to low

F#m

| . . . |

Folks spend their days

E D

| . . .| . .

Digging 'round for diamonds and gold

. | . .

'Til they just get old

F#m D

. | . . . | . .

And they don't know anything else

E C#

. | . . . |. .

They don't know they're breathing bad air

F#m D

. | . . . | . .

But I'm tired of living like this

E C#

. | . . . | . . . |

And my soul cries out, "If you're there..."

CHORUS

BRIDGE

F#m D

| . . . |. . .|

Call me up to your side

E C#

| . . . | . . .|

Draw me up to your light

F#m

| . . .|

Let it blind me

| . . .|

Lord, refine me

E C#

| . . . | . . .|

Refine me out of my mind

CHORUS 3x (end on )

Chords used in this song:

C#m A E F#m D C#

E|--4----5---7---2----5---4--|

B|--5----5---7---2----7---6--|

G|--6----6---8---2----7---6--|

D|--6----7---9---4----7---6--|

A|--4----7---9---4----5---4--|

E|-------5---7---2-----------|

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