LIFT
Written by Shannon Noll, Adam Reily,
Bryon Jones, Andrew Roachford
4 beats per chord
` = 2 beats ) always syncopated changes on
' = 1 beat ) the 'and' of the previous beat
Tune down one half step - song is pitched in Eb
VERSE:
N..
I know you're
Hurtin' feels like you're learnin' 'bout life the
Hard way and it ain't workin' seems like for-
ever that you've been fallin' it's time to
Move on your life is callin' yeah
PRE-CHORUS:
This was never meant to be the end
` ' '
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS:
Aadd2
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
Badd4
Stronger stronger than this you gotta
Aadd2
Lift you gotta
INTERLUDE: [band enters]
Lift when you can
VERSE:
Feel your whole body's achin' what's left of
Your heart it won't stop breakin' you gotta
Let go you took a hit it's time to pick
Up now move on from this
PRE-CHORUS:
This was never meant to be the end
` ' ' (G#-bass)
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS-SHORT:
Aadd2
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
Badd4
Stronger stronger than this you got to
BRIDGE:
` `Aadd2
Lift yourself up a-bove all the hurt don't give
` `Aadd2
In wipe your eyes and re-member you're better than
(G#-bass)
This let 'em know that they took their best shot and they
Aadd2 ` ' '
Missed come on and lift 'cos
CHORUS-REPEAT:
Aadd2
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
Stronger stronger than this yeah
CHORUS:
Aadd2
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
Badd4
Stronger stronger than this you gotta
Aadd2
Lift you gotta
CODA:
Lift you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick
up now) you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick
FADE:
up now) (pick up now pick up now pick
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CHORDS:
Aadd2 Badd4
E|---0----0----0-----0------------0----0----0------0----0---2--|
B|---0----0----0-----0-----4------0----0----0------0----5---2--|
G|---2----1----4-----6-----4------6----9----8------8----6---2--|
D|---2----2----4-----6-----4------7----9----11-----9----7---2--|
A|---0----2----2-----4-----6------7----7----11-----9----7---4--|
E|--------0-----------------------5----0----9------7----5---2--|
This arrangement combines several guitar parts into one.
Open 1st-2nd-strings ring according to taste!
C#m9 chord mimics the rising lead guitar line - shift the note
on the 3rd-string to Fret-9 on Beat-3.
Opening rhythm figure adds a couple of passing notes:
VERSE-1: (each bar played twice)
[acoustic]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
E|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----||-0--0--0--0-----0--0----|
B|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----||-0--0--0--0-----0--0----| L.H. fingering
G|-2--2--1--2-----1--2----||-1--1--1--1-----1--1----| <--index(Fret-1) ring(2)
D|-2--2--2--2-----2--2----||-2--2--4--2-----4--2----| <--middle(2) little(4)
A|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----||------------------------| <--middle finger mute
E|------------------------||-0--0--0--0-----0--0----|
Electric rhythm might be a 12-string:
INTERLUDE/VERSE-2/CODA:
(#11) Eadd2
1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4
E|-12-12-12-12-------|-12-12-12-11-------|-12-12-12-12-------|-12-12-12-12-------|
B|-12-12-12-10-------|-12-12-12-10-------|-12-12-12-9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|
G|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-11-11-11-9--------|-11-11-11-9--------|
D|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
SYNCOPATION-DETAIL:
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
"close the book and start a- gain 'cos"
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Aadd2
"lift your-self up a- bove all the hurt don't give in"