Lift Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse

CI know you're

Asus2Hurtin' feels like you're Asus2learnin' 'bout life the

EHard way and it ain't Eworkin' seems like for-

Asus2ever that you've been Asus2fallin' it's time to

EMove on your life is Ecallin' yeah

Pre-chorus

Bsus4 This was never Asus2meant to be the end

Bsus4 `C♯m7 'B/D♯ 'E

Close the book and start a-gain 'cos

Chorus

Aadd2I know how E5hard it can get but you gotta

C♯m7Lift you gotta Badd4lift and

Aadd2Sometimes E5that's how it is but I know you're

C♯m7Stronger stronger than Badd4this you gotta

Aadd2Lift A you gotta

Interlude

[band enters]

Asus2Lift Asus2 E E when you can

Verse

Asus2Feel your whole body's Asus2achin' what's left of

EYour heart it won't stop Ebreakin' you gotta

Asus2Let go you took a Asus2hit it's time to pick

EUp now move on Efrom this

Pre-chorus

Bsus4 This was never Asus2meant to be the end

Bsus4 `C♯m7 'B/D♯ 'E (G#-bass)

Close the book and start a-gain 'cos

Chorus

SHORT:

Aadd2I know how Ehard it can get but you gotta

C♯m9Lift you gotta Badd4lift and

Aadd2Sometimes Ethat's how it is but I know you're

C♯m9Stronger stronger than Badd4this you got to

Bridge

Bsus4 `C♯m7 `Aadd2

Lift yourself up a-bove all the hurt don't give

Bsus4 `C♯m7 `Aadd2

In wipe your eyes and re-member you're better than

F♯m7 E (G#-bass)

This let 'em know that they took their best shot and they

 Aadd2 `C♯m7 'B/D♯ 'E

Missed come on and lift 'cos

Chorus

REPEAT:

Aadd2I know how Ehard it can get but you gotta

C♯m9Lift you gotta Badd4lift and

Aadd2Sometimes Ethat's how it is but I know you're

C♯m9Stronger stronger than Bsus4this yeah

Chorus

Aadd2I know how Ehard it can get but you gotta

C♯m9Lift you gotta Badd4lift and

Aadd2Sometimes Ethat's how it is but I know you're

C♯m9Stronger stronger than Badd4this you gotta

Aadd2Lift A you gotta

Coda

Asus2Lift Asus2 you gotta Elift (pick Eup now pick up now pick

Asus2up now)Asus2 you gotta Elift (pick Eup now pick up now pick

FADE

Asus2up now)Asus2 E (pick Eup now pick up now pick

This arrangement combines several guitar parts into one.

Open 1st-2nd-strings ring according to taste!

C#m9 chord mimics the rising lead guitar line - shift the note

on the 3rd-string to Fret-9 on Beat-3.

Opening rhythm figure adds a couple of passing notes:

Verse

1: (each bar played twice)

[acoustic]

Electric rhythm might be a 12-string:

INTERLUDE/VERSE-2/CODA:

SYNCOPATION-DETAIL:

1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4

Bsus4 "close the book and C♯m7start a- B/D♯gain 'Ecos"

1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Bsus4 "lift your-self up a- C♯m7bove all the Aadd2hurt don't give in"