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