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[Intro]
C  F  C     Em  Am    F  C
[Verse]
CLook straight ahead, my son, look Fstraight Cahead
EmAs you Amoverflow your Ccup you just Fremember what I Csaid
AmLike a bloodstained Cmulticolored coat a Gsignpost dipped in Cred
AmHeed Cmy cGalGadd4l.G  
CGuard your soul, your heart Finside your Cchest
EmThe wicked lie and Amwait in darkness, Fthey give you no Crest
AmHow devious and Ccursed, is your Gmind up to the Ctest?
AmYou will Cnot fGalGadd4lG  
[Chorus]
You will Fwalk and Gnot break Amstride
You will not Fstumble Gwhen you Amride
Let the Fstranger be your Cguide in how to GloveGadd4  G  
Lift them Fup and hGeed theAmir cries
Do not be Fwise in yGour own Ameyes
Let the Ftruth defeat the Clies and come to GlightGadd4…G  
and come to lightC  F  C  
Em Am     C F C
[Verse]
CWhen you spread your Fhands in Cprayer
EmDo not Amexpect to hear an aCnswer when there’s Fsmoke still in the Cair
AmYour hands are full of Cblood and still you Gtalk of what is Cfair?
AmWe knCow nGot aGadd4ll...G  
CWash your hands, my son, Fstop doing Cwrong.
EmLearn tAmo do right, and Ccome together, we have Fwaited far too Clong
AmArise, it’s time, seek Cjustice, for togGether we are Cstrong
AmWe wiCll nGot fallGadd4  G  
AmI can hear the Gbells CringingF  C  
I can Amhear their Gvoices CsingingF  C  
I can Amhear those Gpeople CprayingF  C  
Gadd4  G     G
Halleluyah!          the last one uses 3  2  0  0  3  3  
[Chorus]
You will Fwalk and Gnot break Amstride
You will not Fstumble Gwhen you Amride
Let the Fstranger be your Cguide in how to GloveGadd4  G  
Lift them Fup, heed Gtheir Amcries
Do not be Fwise in yGour own Ameyes
Let the Ftruth defeat the Clies and come to GlightGadd4…G  
[final chorus]
We will wFalk and nGot break sAmtride
We will not sFtumble wGhen We riAmde
Let the Fstranger be our gCuide in how to lGoveGadd4  G  
Lift them Fup, heed Gtheir Amcries
Do not be Fwise in oGur own eAmyes
Let the Ftruth defeat the Clies and come to GlightGadd4…G  
and come to lightC  

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Arise

by Josh Warshawsky

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Gadd4

[Intro]

C F C Em Am F C

[Verse]

C F C

Look straight ahead, my son, look straight ahead

Em Am C F C

As you overflow your cup you just remember what I said

Am C G C

Like a bloodstained multicolored coat a signpost dipped in red

Am C G Gadd4 G

Heed my call.

C F C

Guard your soul, your heart inside your chest

Em Am F C

The wicked lie and wait in darkness, they give you no rest

Am C G C

How devious and cursed, is your mind up to the test?

Am C G Gadd4 G

You will not fall

[Chorus]

F G Am

You will walk and not break stride

F G Am

You will not stumble when you ride

F C G Gadd4 G

Let the stranger be your guide in how to love

F G Am

Lift them up and heed their cries

F G Am

Do not be wise in your own eyes

F C G Gadd4 G

Let the truth defeat the lies and come to light…

C F C

and come to light

Em Am C F C

[Verse]

C F C

When you spread your hands in prayer

Em Am C F C

Do not expect to hear an answer when there’s smoke still in the air

Am C G C

Your hands are full of blood and still you talk of what is fair?

Am C G Gadd4 G

We know not all...

C F C

Wash your hands, my son, stop doing wrong.

Em Am C F C

Learn to do right, and come together, we have waited far too long

Am C G C

Arise, it’s time, seek justice, for together we are strong

Am C G Gadd4 G

We will not fall

Am G C F C

I can hear the bells ringing

Am G C F C

I can hear their voices singing

Am G C F C

I can hear those people praying

Gadd4 G G

3 2 0 0 3 3

Halleluyah! the last one uses

[Chorus]

F G Am

You will walk and not break stride

F G Am

You will not stumble when you ride

F C G Gadd4 G

Let the stranger be your guide in how to love

F G Am

Lift them up, heed their cries

F G Am

Do not be wise in your own eyes

F C G Gadd4 G

Let the truth defeat the lies and come to light…

[final chorus]

F G Am

We will walk and not break stride

F G Am

We will not stumble when We ride

F C G Gadd4 G

Let the stranger be our guide in how to love

F G Am

Lift them up, heed their cries

F G Am

Do not be wise in our own eyes

F C G Gadd4 G

Let the truth defeat the lies and come to light…

and come to light

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