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