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