The Rising chords by The Nashville Tribute Band

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

The Rising

Verse 1:
D     A      D     G
I told my mother what troubled my heart.
D     A     Bm        G
I saw the worry as she took me in her arms.
D     A      G
I told the preacher and he looked at me.
D     A     Em    G
I saw the rising that never let me be,

Chorus:
D
Oh, the rising…
D      A            Bm
The boy, the faith, the prayers, the hate.
            G
From weak things, the great things are
D
Rising…
         A
The love, the fear, the fire, the tears.
Bm        G          D
The persecution, the spirit, the peace.

Verse 2:
       A      G
The Spirit of God like a fire it spread.
D       A      Bm         G
Calling the nations put a price upon our heads.
D       A      G
Running from darkness and running to light.
D          A
Praying on our knees for one more day…
Bm           D
Every night, amid the rising.

Chorus:
D
Oh, the rising…
D      A            Bm
The boy, the faith, the prayers, the hate.
            G
From weak things, the great things are
D
Rising…
         A
The love, the fear, the fire, the tears.
Bm        G          D
The persecution, the spirit, the peace.

Bm G D A G

Bridge:
    A
I don’t know all the answers,
   Bm      G
But I’ll do my best.
     A
To live up to the rising.
   Bm      G
That won’t let me rest,
      D
Oh help me!

Chorus:
D
Oh, the rising…
D      A            Bm
The boy, the faith, the prayers, the hate.
            G
From weak things, the great things are
D
Rising…
         A
The love, the fear, the fire, the tears.
Bm        G          D
The persecution, the spirit, the peace.

D   A
Is rising…
D G
Rising…