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Rise Above

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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RISE ABOVE (CHORDS ONLY) - Dirty Projectors - from RISE ABOVE
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Standard tuning
Capo on 3rd fret
JDbealouEb7s   Fmcowards try to control
DbTry to sEb7top Fmwhat we do
 Eb6/7         Bbm                  Ab
       Bbm2     Ab
       Bbm2         Ab Bbm2 Cm7      Bbm2
Society's Fmarms think they're smartCm  
     Bbm2     Cm   Bbm2            Cm      Bbm2
DbWe    Cm7are Bbm7born   Abwith a Ebchance
DbAnd ICm7'm   gBbm7onna   Abhave mEby chance
DbRise Cm7above Bbm7  Ab  
DbRise   Cm7abBbm7ove   Rise Ababove
AbAb6-Ab4/7Ab  Ab  
Ab2
    Ab      Ab      Ab            Ab*                                                      *
       Db     Eb7     FmEb6/7     Bbm      AbBbm2     Cm7     Cm     Bbm7      Db     EbAb6-4/7  Ab2  
e|-(1)-|--5--|--5--|--5--|-(3)-|--1--|-----|--3--|--0--|--1--|-----|--0--|---1---|--1--|
B|--3--|--5--|--6--|--5--|--3--|--1--|--3--|--1--|--1--|--3--|--3--|--1--|---1---|--1--|
G|-(3)-|--5--|--7--|--5--|--3--|--2--|--3--|--2--|--2--|--3--|--3--|--0--|---2---|--2--|
D|-(3)-|-(5)-|--7--|--5--|--5--|--3--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--3--|--2--|---0---|--3--|
A|--1--|--3--|--5--|--7--|--5--|--3--|-----|--0--|--0--|-----|--1--|--3--|-------|-----|
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|--3--|--1--|--3--|-----|-----|--3--|-----|-----|-------|-----|
*The 6 indicates first inversion. 6-5 is a second inversion 7th chord.

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Rise Above

by Dirty Projectors

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb7

Cm7

Bbm7

Ab2

Bbm

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RISE ABOVE (CHORDS ONLY) - Dirty Projectors - from RISE ABOVE

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Standard tuning

Capo on 3rd fret

Db Eb7 Fm

Jealous cowards try to control

Db Eb7 Fm

Try to stop what we do

Eb6/7 Bbm Ab

Bbm2 Ab

Bbm2 Ab Bbm2 Cm7 Bbm2

Fm Cm

Society's arms think they're smart

Bbm2 Cm Bbm2 Cm Bbm2

Db Cm7 Bbm7 Ab Eb

We are born with a chance

Db Cm7 Bbm7 Ab Eb

And I'm gonna have my chance

Db Cm7 Bbm7 Ab

Rise above

Db Cm7 Bbm7 Ab

Rise above Rise above

Ab Ab Ab Ab

Ab6-4/7

Ab2

Ab Ab Ab Ab

* *

Db Eb7 Fm Bbm Ab Cm7 Cm Bbm7 Db Eb Ab2

Eb6/7 Bbm2 Ab6-4/7

e|-(1)-|--5--|--5--|--5--|-(3)-|--1--|-----|--3--|--0--|--1--|-----|--0--|---1---|--1--|

B|--3--|--5--|--6--|--5--|--3--|--1--|--3--|--1--|--1--|--3--|--3--|--1--|---1---|--1--|

G|-(3)-|--5--|--7--|--5--|--3--|--2--|--3--|--2--|--2--|--3--|--3--|--0--|---2---|--2--|

D|-(3)-|-(5)-|--7--|--5--|--5--|--3--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--3--|--2--|---0---|--3--|

A|--1--|--3--|--5--|--7--|--5--|--3--|-----|--0--|--0--|-----|--1--|--3--|-------|-----|

E|-----|-----|-----|-----|--3--|--1--|--3--|-----|-----|--3--|-----|-----|-------|-----|

*The 6 indicates first inversion. 6-5 is a second inversion 7th chord.

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