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Phoenix Rising

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[Intro]
Dm Bb
[Verse 1]
  DmDay by dBbay, wDmatching you disapBbpear
DmWishing that you were stBbill here bDmeside meBb  
  DmOn my oBbwn, sDmwimming against the tBbide
DmThere's nobody on my sBbide but your mDmemory.Bb  
[Chorus]
Then you'll rFise rCight before my eDmyes
On wBbings that fill the Fsky
  CLike a phoenix DmrisBbing
Like a phoenix rDmisingBb.
[Verse 2]
Wings on fire, tearing into the night
Screaming into the light of another day
Carry me out the hurricane
Into the smoke and flame and we'll fly away
[Chorus]
Then we'll riFse riCght before my eyDmes
On wBbings that fill the Fsky
  CLike a phoenix DmrisBbing
Like a phoenix rDmisingBb.
[Bridge]
   G#mHigher,   F#higher,   Ehear the thunder roar from above
   G#mFire,     F#fire,     Efire makes me whole.
[Solo]
G#m F# E   G#m F# E   B F# G#m E B F# E
(after this you play the intro again) Dm Bb ....
[Chorus]
Then we'll riFse riCght before my eyDmes
On wBbings that fill the Fsky
  CLike a phoenix DmrisBbing
Like a phoenix rDmisingBb.Dm  F  
DmWings on fFire, tDmearing in to the nFight
And we'll fly Dmaway.

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Phoenix Rising

by Annihilator

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G#m

[Intro]

Dm Bb

[Verse 1]

Dm Bb Dm Bb

Day by day, watching you disappear

Dm Bb Dm Bb

Wishing that you were still here beside me

Dm Bb Dm Bb

On my own, swimming against the tide

Dm Bb Dm Bb

There's nobody on my side but your memory.

[Chorus]

F C Dm

Then you'll rise right before my eyes

Bb F

On wings that fill the sky

C Dm Bb

Like a phoenix rising

Dm Bb

Like a phoenix rising.

[Verse 2]

Wings on fire, tearing into the night

Screaming into the light of another day

Carry me out the hurricane

Into the smoke and flame and we'll fly away

[Chorus]

F C Dm

Then we'll rise right before my eyes

Bb F

On wings that fill the sky

C Dm Bb

Like a phoenix rising

Dm Bb

Like a phoenix rising.

[Bridge]

G#m F# E

Higher, higher, hear the thunder roar from above

G#m F# E

Fire, fire, fire makes me whole.

[Solo]

G#m F# E G#m F# E B F# G#m E B F# E

(after this you play the intro again) Dm Bb ....

[Chorus]

F C Dm

Then we'll rise right before my eyes

Bb F

On wings that fill the sky

C Dm Bb

Like a phoenix rising

Dm Bb Dm F

Like a phoenix rising.

Dm F Dm F

Wings on fire, tearing in to the night

And we'll fly away.

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