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Above It All

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INTRO:
| B / / / | F# / / / | G#m / / / | E / / / |
VERSE 1:
Oh I'm Bwaiting for the answer to the F#question in my soul
Lord G#mwhy did you lead me Ehere?
'Cause I, BI take a look around and a F#desperate world surrounds me
I know G#mI'm not of this place, but its Ehere and in my face
PRE-CHORUS:
All that G#mI am wants F#to Erun
God I feel G#mhelpless F#and unC#done
CHORUS 1:
Lift me Bup above it Eall
I'm feeling G#mbroken and F#alone
Don't Elet me turn to stone
Lift my Bheart above it Eall
I've G#mlost my hope F#tonight
And I'm Bpraying for the C#strength to Ecarry on
Lord will you Elift me F#above it Ball
TAG:
  B    F#Above it G#mallE  
VERSE 2:
Now I'm Bwaiting for a glimpse of hope F#in an eye
But a G#mflash of sunlight shows a faded Egray
Cause these Bstreets are hard and cold
And the F#alleys burn like coal with a G#mstench of helplessness
And all the Elife that's been misspent
BRIDGE:
C#mMaybe I'm not supposed to F#fly
BMaybe you want me here toF#night
CHORUS 2:
To lift them Bup above it Eall
When they're G#mbroken and F#alone
Don't Elet me turn to stone
Lift them Bup above it Eall
Cause they G#mcannot stand F#alone
And they're Bpraying for the C#strength to Ecarry on
Lift us Bup above it Eall
When we're G#mbroken and F#alone
Don't Elet us turn to stone
Lift us Bup above it Eall
Because we G#mcannot stand F#alone
And we're Bpraying for the C#strength to Ecarry on
Lord will you Elift us up F#above it Ball
OUTRO:
| B / / / | F# / / / | G#m / / / | E / / / | [x3]
ORDER:
Intro | Verse 1 | Pre-chorus | Chorus 1 | Tag | Verse 2 | Pre-Chorus | Chorus 1 | Tag | 
Bridge | Chorus 2 | Outro

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Above It All

by Building 429

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G#m

C#m

INTRO:

| B / / / | F# / / / | G#m / / / | E / / / |

VERSE 1:

B F#

Oh I'm waiting for the answer to the question in my soul

G#m E

Lord why did you lead me here?

B F#

'Cause I, I take a look around and a desperate world surrounds me

G#m E

I know I'm not of this place, but its here and in my face

PRE-CHORUS:

G#m F# E

All that I am wants to run

G#m F# C#

God I feel helpless and undone

CHORUS 1:

B E

Lift me up above it all

G#m F#

I'm feeling broken and alone

Don't let me turn to stone

B E

Lift my heart above it all

G#m F#

I've lost my hope tonight

B C# E

And I'm praying for the strength to carry on

E F# B

Lord will you lift me above it all

TAG:

B F# G#m E

Above it all

VERSE 2:

B F#

Now I'm waiting for a glimpse of hope in an eye

G#m E

But a flash of sunlight shows a faded gray

Cause these streets are hard and cold

F# G#m

And the alleys burn like coal with a stench of helplessness

And all the life that's been misspent

BRIDGE:

C#m F#

Maybe I'm not supposed to fly

B F#

Maybe you want me here tonight

CHORUS 2:

B E

To lift them up above it all

G#m F#

When they're broken and alone

Don't let me turn to stone

B E

Lift them up above it all

G#m F#

Cause they cannot stand alone

B C# E

And they're praying for the strength to carry on

B E

Lift us up above it all

G#m F#

When we're broken and alone

Don't let us turn to stone

B E

Lift us up above it all

G#m F#

Because we cannot stand alone

B C# E

And we're praying for the strength to carry on

E F# B

Lord will you lift us up above it all

OUTRO:

| B / / / | F# / / / | G#m / / / | E / / / | [x3]

ORDER:

Bridge | Chorus 2 | Outro

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