The rising
C G
1. Can't see nothin' in front of me,
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can't see nothin' coming up behind.
C G
I make my way through this darkness,
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I can't feel nothing but this chain that
binds me.
C G
Lost track of how far I've gone,
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how far I've gone, how high I've climbed.
C G
On my back's a sixty pound stone,
C G
on my shoulder a half mile of line.
C G C G
Come on up for the
rising, come on up, lay your hands in mine !
C G C G
Come on up for the
rising, come on up for the rising tonight !
C G
2. Left the house this morning,
C G
bells ringing filled the air.
C G
I was wearin' the cross of my calling,
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on wheels of fire I come rollin' down
here.
C G C G
Come on up for the
rising, come on up, lay your hands in mine !
C G C G
Come on up for the
rising, come on up for the rising tonight !
D C
D C
La la lalalala, la la lala, la la
lalalala, la lala.
D C D Em - C - G - D Em - C - G - D
La la lalalala, la la lala, la la lalalala, la.
D Em
There's spirits above and behind me,
C - G D
faces gone black, eyes burnin' bright.
D
Em
May their precious blood bind me,
C G
D
Lord, as I stand before your fiery light.
D C
D C
La la lalalala, la la lala, la la lalalala, la lala
D C
D C - -
La la lalalala, la la lala, la la
lalalala, la.
C G - C G
3. I see you Mary in
the garden, in the garden of a
thousand sighs,
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G
there's holy pictures of our children dancin' in a sky filled with light.
C G C G
May I feel your arms around me, may I feel your
blood mix with mine,
C G C G
a dream of life
comes to me, like a catfish dancin' on the end of my line.
C G - C G
Sky of blackness and sorrow, sky of love, sky of tears.
C G - C G
Sky of glory and sadness, sky of mercy, sky of fear.
C G - C G
Sky of memory and shadow, your burnin' wind fills my arms tonight.
C G - C G
Sky of longing and emptiness, sky of fullness, sky of blessed life.
C G C G
Come on up for the
rising, come on up, lay your hands in mine !
C G C G
Come on up for the
rising, come on up for the rising tonight !
D C
D C
La la lalalala, la la lala, la la
lalalala, la lala.
D C
D C
La la lalalala, la la lala, la la
lalalala, la. (2x)
(capo 3rd)
(Bruce Springsteen)