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Song: Rise Above It
Artist: Switchfoot
Album: Vice Verses
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Intro:  C#5   C#5   C#5   C#sus4(x6)
Verse 1:
AC#5nother couple kids with their heads on topC#sus4  
C#5Just another stranger just another plotC#sus4  
AB5nother track home where the city streets stopBsus4  
C#5Just another kid with another bored copC#sus4  
Verse 2:
C#5Just another lemon into lemonade jobC#sus4  
C#5Just another rust and dust facadeC#sus4  
C#5Just another key stuck broken in the lockC#sus4  
C#5Just another scarecrow choking on a coughC#sus4  
Oh come on! 
Chorus 1: 
 EIt all feels so typical
 BGuess I'm looking for a miracle
   C#mRise above it, rise above it
 EI don't care what they're telling me
 BWe could be what we want to be
   C#mRise above it, rise above it
Verse 3:
C#5Listen up loud listen up listen hereC#sus4  
C#5Just because you're running doesn't mean that you're scaredC#sus4  
C#5Just because it's law doesn't mean it is faC#sus4ir
C#5Never let another tell your soul what to fearC#sus4  
Verse 4:
C#5Here we go again give it one more tryC#sus4  
C#5Don't believe the system's on your sideC#sus4  
C#5Just another lover turned enemy fightC#sus4  
C#5Just another blood and nicotine skyC#sus4  
Oh come on! 
Chorus 2:
 EIt all feels so typical
 BGuess I'm looking for a miracle
   C#mRise above it, rise above it
 EI get so sick of it
 BFeels so counterfeit
   C#mI rise above it, rise above it
Interlude:  C#m(x4)
Bridge:
 AHear our voices rise
 BHear our battle cry
   C#mWe've been under the curse
 AWith our arms raised high
 BHear us sing tonight
   C#mLike the last night on earth
 AWe will riBse like the tiC#mde
Like dead menE  
Coming back to life
 AWe are rising, Brising
Interlude (x2)
Verse 5:
C#5Turn it up now, listen loud and clearC#sus4  
C#5Just because you're present doesn't mean you're hereC#sus4  
Oh come on! 
Chorus 3:
 EIt all feels so typical
 BGuess I'm looking for a miracle
   C#mRise above it, rise above it
 EA curse this broken
 BThe system's broken
   C#mRise above it, rise above it
Tag:
 ELet's rise above it
 BWe can rise above it
   C#mLet's rise above it
 ERise above it
 BLet's rise above it
 C#m(one strum)

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Rise Above It

by Switchfoot

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#5

C#sus4

Bsus4

C#m

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Song: Rise Above It

Artist: Switchfoot

Album: Vice Verses

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C#5 C#5 C#5 C#sus4

Intro: (x6)

Verse 1:

C#5 C#sus4

Another couple kids with their heads on top

C#5 C#sus4

Just another stranger just another plot

B5 Bsus4

Another track home where the city streets stop

C#5 C#sus4

Just another kid with another bored cop

Verse 2:

C#5 C#sus4

Just another lemon into lemonade job

C#5 C#sus4

Just another rust and dust facade

C#5 C#sus4

Just another key stuck broken in the lock

C#5 C#sus4

Just another scarecrow choking on a cough

Oh come on!

Chorus 1:

It all feels so typical

Guess I'm looking for a miracle

C#m

Rise above it, rise above it

I don't care what they're telling me

We could be what we want to be

C#m

Rise above it, rise above it

Verse 3:

C#5 C#sus4

Listen up loud listen up listen here

C#5 C#sus4

Just because you're running doesn't mean that you're scared

C#5 C#sus4

Just because it's law doesn't mean it is fair

C#5 C#sus4

Never let another tell your soul what to fear

Verse 4:

C#5 C#sus4

Here we go again give it one more try

C#5 C#sus4

Don't believe the system's on your side

C#5 C#sus4

Just another lover turned enemy fight

C#5 C#sus4

Just another blood and nicotine sky

Oh come on!

Chorus 2:

It all feels so typical

Guess I'm looking for a miracle

C#m

Rise above it, rise above it

I get so sick of it

Feels so counterfeit

C#m

I rise above it, rise above it

C#m

Interlude: (x4)

Bridge:

Hear our voices rise

Hear our battle cry

C#m

We've been under the curse

With our arms raised high

Hear us sing tonight

C#m

Like the last night on earth

A B C#m

We will rise like the tide

Like dead men

Coming back to life

A B

We are rising, rising

Interlude (x2)

Verse 5:

C#5 C#sus4

Turn it up now, listen loud and clear

C#5 C#sus4

Just because you're present doesn't mean you're here

Oh come on!

Chorus 3:

It all feels so typical

Guess I'm looking for a miracle

C#m

Rise above it, rise above it

A curse this broken

The system's broken

C#m

Rise above it, rise above it

Tag:

Let's rise above it

We can rise above it

C#m

Let's rise above it

Rise above it

Let's rise above it

C#m

(one strum)

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