Verse
D G A D
If you are weary & trying to find your way home
D G A D
Well don't give up my friend, 'cos you are not alone
D G A D
In a world full of trouble, you know trouble may find you
D G A D
But I've got your medicine baby, this is what you do
[Chorus 1]
D G
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
A D
In time this too shall pass
D G
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
Em A D
You know trouble ain't built to last
[Verse 2]
D G A D
And when you're left standing with no hope inside
D G A D
'Cos at the end of the tunnel someone's been dimming out the light
D G A D
Well you can lose your way & end up far from home
D G A D
But 'till the day you lose your voice, you cannot lose your song
[Chorus 2]
D G
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
A D
In time this too shall pass
D G
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
Em A D
You know trouble ain't built to last
[Instrumental]
D G A D (x4)
[Verse 3]
D G A D
You know life ain't easy & life will make you cry, but
D G A D
So long as you're breathing you know you are still alive, and
D G A D
When you're standing at the station a waiting for your train
D G A D
Don't you think you'll be singing, oh on that sweet refrain
[Chorus 3]
D G
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
A D
In time this too shall pass
D G
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
Em A D
You know trouble ain't built to last
Em A D
You know trouble ain't built to last