The Rising

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Novice The Rising Verse 1: D A D G I told my mother what troubled my heart. D A Bm G I saw the worry as she took me in her arms. D A G I told the preacher and he looked at me. D A Em G I saw the rising that never let me be, Chorus: D Oh, the rising… D A Bm The boy, the faith, the prayers, the hate. G From weak things, the great things are D Rising… A The love, the fear, the fire, the tears. Bm G D The persecution, the spirit, the peace.

Verse 2: A G The Spirit of God like a fire it spread. D A Bm G Calling the nations put a price upon our heads. D A G Running from darkness and running to light. D A Praying on our knees for one more day… Bm D Every night, amid the rising. Chorus: D Oh, the rising… D A Bm The boy, the faith, the prayers, the hate. G From weak things, the great things are D Rising… A The love, the fear, the fire, the tears. Bm G D The persecution, the spirit, the peace. Bm G D A G Bridge: A I don’t know all the answers, Bm G But I’ll do my best. A To live up to the rising. Bm G That won’t let me rest, D Oh help me! Chorus: D Oh, the rising… D A Bm The boy, the faith, the prayers, the hate. G From weak things, the great things are D Rising… A The love, the fear, the fire, the tears. Bm G D The persecution, the spirit, the peace. D A Is rising… D G Rising…