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Lift Me Up

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Capo 1
D G F G
[Verse]
DI've got your picture in the Gpalm of my hand
And I'm Fsqueezin' it I'm Gteasin' it
DI'd follow you to the Gedge of this land
But I'm Flosin' it, Gconfusin' it
[Pre-Chorus]
AmThis is a Gman who has Clost conFtrol
AmLost the Groad to a Chigher Fsoul
AmStop me from Gfallin' you Cknow I need you
e-D---------------------C----------------|
B-------3--------3---------1-------1---|
G-----2----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----|
D---0--------0---------2-------2-------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
To Amlift me DupC  D  
Won't you Emlift me Dup yeahC  D  
Won't you Emtake me tDo a place tGhat I once kDnew
DAnd when you can see
You've always been Cthere for me
I'm waiting for your Glove
D G F G
[Verse]
DThere'll be a time when all our Grhythms of love
Are shakFin' it we're makiGn' it
DThere'll be a place where life is lGivin' to give
This harFmony it will comGe to me
[Pre-Chorus]
AmAnd when I Gthink of those who Clove you Fnow
AmIf I had Gmy chances Cagain someFhow
AmStop me from Gfallin' you Cknow I need you
e-D---------------------C----------------|
B-------3--------3---------1-------1---|
G-----2----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----|
D---0--------0---------2-------2-------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
To Amlift me DupC  D  
Won't you Emlift me Dup yeahC  D  
Won't you Emtake me tDo a place tGhat I once kDnew
DAnd when you can see
another Cside of me
I'm waiting for your Glove
[Bridge]
FI'm not eating I'm not sleeping Gthis tension this worry
FYou don't call you don't write me
GI need your love in a hurry
FTeach me, Reach me, Meet me, Beat me,
GTease me, Please me,
Come and seize Dme
D G F G
D G F G
[Pre-Chorus]
AmThis is a Gman who has Clost conFtrol
AmLost the Groad to a Chigher Fsoul
AmStop me from Gfallin' you Cknow I need youD  
[Chorus]
To Amlift me Dup C  D  
Won't you Emlift me Dup yeahC  D  
Won't you Emtake me Dto a place Gthat I once Dknew
DAnd when you can see
You've always been Cthere for me
I'm waiting for your Dlove
DAnd when you can see
The changes I've Cmade in me
N.C.
Well I'm waitin' for, you know I'm waitin' for your love

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Lift Me Up

by Howard Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

D G F G

[Verse]

D G

I've got your picture in the palm of my hand

F G

And I'm squeezin' it I'm teasin' it

D G

I'd follow you to the edge of this land

F G

But I'm losin' it, confusin' it

[Pre-Chorus]

Am G C F

This is a man who has lost control

Am G C F

Lost the road to a higher soul

Am G C

Stop me from fallin' you know I need you

D C

e--------------------------------------|

B-------3--------3---------1-------1---|

G-----2----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----|

D---0--------0---------2-------2-------|

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

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

[Chorus]

Am D C D

To lift me up

Em D C D

Won't you lift me up yeah

Em D G D

Won't you take me to a place that I once knew

And when you can see

You've always been there for me

I'm waiting for your love

D G F G

[Verse]

D G

There'll be a time when all our rhythms of love

F G

Are shakin' it we're makin' it

D G

There'll be a place where life is livin' to give

F G

This harmony it will come to me

[Pre-Chorus]

Am G C F

And when I think of those who love you now

Am G C F

If I had my chances again somehow

Am G C

Stop me from fallin' you know I need you

D C

e--------------------------------------|

B-------3--------3---------1-------1---|

G-----2----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----|

D---0--------0---------2-------2-------|

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

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

[Chorus]

Am D C D

To lift me up

Em D C D

Won't you lift me up yeah

Em D G D

Won't you take me to a place that I once knew

And when you can see

another side of me

I'm waiting for your love

[Bridge]

F G

I'm not eating I'm not sleeping this tension this worry

You don't call you don't write me

I need your love in a hurry

Teach me, Reach me, Meet me, Beat me,

Tease me, Please me,

Come and seize me

D G F G

[Pre-Chorus]

Am G C F

This is a man who has lost control

Am G C F

Lost the road to a higher soul

Am G C D

Stop me from fallin' you know I need you

[Chorus]

Am D C D

To lift me up

Em D C D

Won't you lift me up yeah

Em D G D

Won't you take me to a place that I once knew

And when you can see

You've always been there for me

I'm waiting for your love

And when you can see

The changes I've made in me

N.C.

Well I'm waitin' for, you know I'm waitin' for your love

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