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