Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
G minorGm
When the ones who run the firehouse
Are the ones who start the fire
Bb majorBb
And the lawless make the laws
And every preacher is a liar
C minorCm
When the ones who damn the innocent
Are on the nightly news and front page
G minorGm
An old man said to me
It’s not who but what you know
Bb majorBb
And knowledge isn’t wisdom
without control
C minorCm
Better still to be the changes
That you want to see
G minorGm
But they come slow, I know
Chorus:
G minorGm Bb majorBb FF
And you said rise above
C minorCm
Open your eyes up.
G minorGm Bb majorBb FF
And you said rise above
D MajorD
I can’t, I can’t
Verse 2:
G minorGm
For every heart that bleeds
Bb majorBb
Will colour your world red
G minorGm
And the sorrow in the night
D MajorD
Will be the blue you cannot shed
G minorGm
But your strength will be a vision
Bb majorBb
Beyond visibility
C minorCm
And the gift you have within
G minorGm
Will give you new eyes to see
Chorus:
G minorGm Bb majorBb FF
That you can rise above
C minorCm
Swing through the skies above
G minorGm Bb majorBb
And you shall rise above
D MajorD
Yourself
Bridge:
G minorGm Bb majorBb
Know that I’ll be watching
G minorGm Bb majorBb
Know that I’ll be waiting
Peter/SM:
G minorGm
Standing on the precipice
C minorCm
I can soar away from this
Chorus:
G minorGm Bb majorBb FF
And you can rise above
(Free your soul)
C minorCm
Open your eyes up
(Rise above yourself and take control)
G minorGm Bb majorBb
And you can rise above
(The need to love)
D MajorD
Yourself
(To release yourself and rise above it all)
G minorGm Bb majorBb FF
And you can rise above
(I will be there)
C minorCm
Open your eyes up
(You were never alone)
G minorGm Bb majorBb
And you can rise above
(Inside your dreams)
D MajorD
Yourself
(I’ve been watching and waiting for you)
G minorGm Bb majorBb FF
And you can rise above
C minorCm
Open your eyes to love
G minorGm Bb majorBb FF
And you can rise above
D MajorD
Yourself
Verse 3:
C minorCm
And every heart that bleeds
Bb majorBb
Will colour your world red
C minorCm
And the sorrow in the night
G minorGm
Will be the blue you cannot shed
C minorCm
And your strength will be a vision
C majorC
Beyond visibility
Bb majorBb
And the gift you have before you
C minorCm
Will give you new eyes to see