Lift Lyrics

LIFT
Bryon Jones, Andrew Roachford
4 beats per chord
` = 2 beats ) always syncopated changes on
' = 1 beat ) the 'and' of the previous beat
Tune down one half step - song is pitched in Eb
VERSE:
N.C.
I know you're
Hurtin' feels like you're learnin' 'bout life the
Hard way and it ain't workin' seems like for-
ever that you've been fallin' it's time to
Move on your life is callin' yeah
PRE-CHORUS:
This was never meant to be the end
Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS:
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
Lift you gotta lift and
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
Stronger stronger than this you gotta
Lift you gotta
INTERLUDE: (band enters)
s2
Lift when you can
VERSE:
Feel your whole body's achin' what's left of
Your heart it won't stop breakin' you gotta
Let go you took a hit it's time to pick
Up now move on from this
PRE-CHORUS:
This was never meant to be the end
Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E (G#-bass)
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS-SHORT:
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
Lift you gotta lift and
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
Stronger stronger than this 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
(-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:
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
Lift you gotta lift and
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
Stronger stronger than this yeah
CHORUS:
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
Lift you gotta lift and
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
Stronger stronger than this you gotta
Lift you gotta
CODA:
Lift you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick
up now) you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick
FADE:
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up now) (pick up now pick up now pick
CHORDS:
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)
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