Rise Up

recording in B ( G capo 4 ) main progression : C G Em D ( iv , i , vi , v ) Verse 1 C G when you see the road ahead Em D that you’ve been down before C G when you’re half way to no where Em D and you can’t pay the toll cont . C G Em D pattern you’re hanging onto mercy withered on the vine with your feet on the ground , your head in the clouds and your heart on the line pre - Chorus A C open up your eyes Chorus C C G G you’ve got to rise up ( rise up ) Em D when this life has got you down C C G G you’ve got to look up ( look up ) Em D when you search & nothings found C G Em D mine eyes have seen the glory of the love that’s here and now C C G G it’s coming down Em Em D D so rise up now . Verse 2 main progression C G Em D ( iv , i , vi , v ) when your told that day is over ( iv > i ) long after the sun goes down ( vi > v ) and your mind it keeps on racing ( iv > i ) at the dreams that don’t come ’round ( vi > v ) when you don’t know how to surrender ( iv > i ) ’cause your whole life’s been a fight ( vi > v ) when the dark holds you and you can’t break through ( iv > i ) cause you haven’t seen the light . ( vi > v ) open up your eyes Bridge : C G and all the lambs roar like lions Em D and all the prisoners breaking their chains C G and all the poor find their treasure Em D cause heaven is coming this way . x2