Rising chords by Jeff Williams

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

* Strum once

Intro:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-8-0-8-9-|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------| x4


Verse 1:
Eb*  Cm*         Dm*       Eb*
Stay close, move fast
    Cm*             Gm*    Eb*
The darkness cannot last
   Cm*      Dm*
No hope, no path

          G#  F# Fm    Em Eb
But we've got a  dream to catch
       Dm     C#    Cm Dm Eb D/F#
And we cannot wait
Gm        F         E7b5
Trust the way we're made
    A                 Dm*
The sparrow's born to fly

    A/C#*     C      G/B
The mountains tower
    Gm
The river knows to reach the sea
Am                 Dm
Rain will help the flowers be
Eb                      A
We're the same, you and me


Chorus:
Gm                    Am               Bb
The lightning doesn't take advice from anyone
Gm                 Am               Cm
The willow doesn't need to learn to stand
   Eb        Dm
As sun seeks day
      A7b5     D
We'll find our way
          Gm               F                Eb
And we'll catch that dream together someday soon

      F               Gm
We're rising like the moon


Instrumental:
 Gm


Verse 2:
Eb*   Cm*   Dm*      Eb*
Stand firm, outlast
            Cm*           Gm*    Eb*
We won't be beaten by the past
    Cm*       Dm*
One goal, one pact

        G# F#    Fm Em Eb
Looking forward, never back
          Dm     C#   Cm Dm Eb D/F#
And we're on our way
Gm         F         E7b5
Love's the choice we made
      A              Dm*
We're looking to the sky

    A/C#*      C         G/B
The light will guide us
  Gm
A rose will grow to be a sea
     Am         Dm
From every life another leads
Eb                           A
Born the way, we're meant to be


Instrumental:
Gm Am Bb
Gm Am Cm
Eb Dm
A7b5 D
Gm F Eb


Bridge:
    Gm
The sky is turning black
F
Light is fading fast
                 Eb    Cm Dm
But we don't surrender

Gm
Shattering the night
F
Radiant and bright
             Cm
Our might is splendor
           Dm
Shining forever

       Eb
We are paragons of virtue and glory
F                    Gm
Death can't find our endless story
Cm           Dm
Infinite and unbound


Chorus:
    Gm*               Am*              Bb
The lightning doesn't take advice from anyone
    Gm             Am               Cm
The willow doesn't need to learn to stand
   Eb        Dm
As sun seeks day
      A7b5     D
We'll find our way
          Gm               F                Eb
And we'll catch that dream together someday soon

      F               Gm
We're rising like the moon


Outro:
Gm