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Third Day "Rise Up"
From the 2005 album "Wherever You Are"
Words by: Brad Avery
Music by: Mac Powell, David Carr,
Tai Anderson, Brad Avery and Mark Lee
Tempo: Moderately Fast
Timing: 4/4
Key: E (Cm)
[Intro]
C#m G#7 E G#7 Aadd9 C#m G#7
[Verse] 1
C#mWell, I was there when you were torn G#7apart;
Eand now a piece of you is G#7gone.
Aadd9Somehow, you wish that you could onC#mly find
a little strength G#7to carry on.
C#mYou've tried so hard to make it on G#7your own
Ethat your heart has come undG#7one.
Aadd9So I am here to prove that I Ealone
have the power Bto overcome.
[Chorus]
DAadd9on't let your heart Bbe troubled;
Ethis world will Anever keep you down,C#m  
it will neveBr keep you down.Asus2  
So rise Eup, my friendB.
No, this C#mwill never be Asus2the end.
So rise Eup, my friend,B  
and live again.E/A  
[Verse] 2
C#mI didn't want you to feel G#7this way;
Eit's not what life was meant to G#7be.
Aadd9And so for you, my friend, I'll take C#myour shame;
you can give G#7it all to me.
C#mBe-cause you've wrestled demons evG#7'ry day
Eand they've dragged you to your G#7knees.
Aadd9But in your weakness, you will learn Eto find
that I will alBways be your strength.
[Chorus]
Aadd9Don't let your heart Bbe troubled;
Ethis world will Anever keep you downC#m,
it will nevBer keep you downAsus2.
So rise Eup, my friend.B  
No, this C#mwill never be Asus2the end.
So rise Eup, my friend,B  
and live againE/A.
C#m E G#7
C#5In life or in deathB/D#,
through joy or regretE,
and all of the secG#7ret things you have done,A5  
no matter what comesB5, my friend,
nothing G#7can keep you from the love of GodAsus2.
[Tag]
So rise Eup, my friend.B/E  
No, this C#m7/Ewill never be Aadd9/Ethe end.
So rise Eup, my friend,B  
and live E/Aagain.
So rise Eup, Bso risC#me up,A  
so rise Eup my friendsB,
and live E/Aagain.
[Outro]
E5 Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 E5 Asus2 E5

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Rise Up

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#7

Aadd9

Asus2

E/A

C#5

B/D#

B/E

C#m7/E

Aadd9/E

Bsus4

C#m7

Third Day "Rise Up"

From the 2005 album "Wherever You Are"

Words by: Brad Avery

Music by: Mac Powell, David Carr,

Tai Anderson, Brad Avery and Mark Lee

Tempo: Moderately Fast

Timing: 4/4

Key: E (Cm)

[Intro]

C#m G#7 E G#7 Aadd9 C#m G#7

[Verse] 1

C#m G#7

Well, I was there when you were torn apart;

E G#7

and now a piece of you is gone.

Aadd9 C#m

Somehow, you wish that you could only find

G#7

a little strength to carry on.

C#m G#7

You've tried so hard to make it on your own

E G#7

that your heart has come undone.

Aadd9 E

So I am here to prove that I alone

have the power to overcome.

[Chorus]

Aadd9 B

Don't let your heart be troubled;

E A C#m

this world will never keep you down,

B Asus2

it will never keep you down.

E B

So rise up, my friend.

C#m Asus2

No, this will never be the end.

E B

So rise up, my friend,

E/A

and live again.

[Verse] 2

C#m G#7

I didn't want you to feel this way;

E G#7

it's not what life was meant to be.

Aadd9 C#m

And so for you, my friend, I'll take your shame;

G#7

you can give it all to me.

C#m G#7

Be-cause you've wrestled demons ev'ry day

E G#7

and they've dragged you to your knees.

Aadd9 E

But in your weakness, you will learn to find

that I will always be your strength.

[Chorus]

Aadd9 B

Don't let your heart be troubled;

E A C#m

this world will never keep you down,

B Asus2

it will never keep you down.

E B

So rise up, my friend.

C#m Asus2

No, this will never be the end.

E B

So rise up, my friend,

E/A

and live again.

C#m E G#7

C#5 B/D#

In life or in death,

through joy or regret,

G#7 A5

and all of the secret things you have done,

no matter what comes, my friend,

G#7 Asus2

nothing can keep you from the love of God.

[Tag]

E B/E

So rise up, my friend.

C#m7/E Aadd9/E

No, this will never be the end.

E B

So rise up, my friend,

E/A

and live again.

E B C#m A

So rise up, so rise up,

E B

so rise up my friends,

E/A

and live again.

[Outro]

E5 Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 E5 Asus2 E5

About Rise Up Chords by Third Day

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