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.C. I know you're Asus2 Asus2 Hurtin' feels like you're learnin' 'bout life the E E Hard way and it ain't workin' seems like for- Asus2 Asus2 ever that you've been fallin' it's time to E E Move on your life is callin' yeah PRE-CHORUS: Bsus4 Asus2 This was never meant to be the end Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E Close the book and start a-gain 'cos CHORUS: Aadd2 E5 I know how hard it can get but you gotta C#m7 Badd4 Lift you gotta lift and Aadd2 E5 Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're C#m7 Badd4 Stronger stronger than this you gotta Aadd2A Lift you gotta INTERLUDE: (band enters) Asus2AEEs2 Lift when you can VERSE: Asus2 Asus2 Feel your whole body's achin' what's left of E E Your heart it won't stop breakin' you gotta Asus2 Asus2 Let go you took a hit it's time to pick E E Up now move on from this PRE-CHORUS: Bsus4 Asus2 This was never meant to be the end Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E (G#-bass) Close the book and start a-gain 'cos CHORUS-SHORT: Aadd2 E I know how hard it can get but you gotta C#m9 Badd4 Lift you gotta lift and Aadd2 E Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're C#m9 Badd4 Stronger stronger than this you got to BRIDGE: Bsus4 `C#m7 `Aadd2 Lift yourself up a-bove all the hurt don't give Bsus4 `C#m7 `Aadd2 In wipe your eyes and re-member you're better than F#m7 E (G#-bass) This let 'em know that they took their best shot and they Aadd2 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E Missed come on and lift 'cos CHORUS-REPEAT: Aadd2 E I know how hard it can get but you gotta C#m9 Badd4 Lift you gotta lift and Aadd2 E Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're C#m9 Bsus4 Stronger stronger than this yeah CHORUS: Aadd2 E I know how hard it can get but you gotta C#m9 Badd4 Lift you gotta lift and Aadd2 E Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're C#m9 Badd4 Stronger stronger than this you gotta Aadd2A Lift you gotta CODA: Asus2Asus2 E E Lift you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick Asus2 Asus2 E E up now) you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick FADE: Asus2 AEus2 E up now) (pick up now pick up now pick ================================================================================ CHORDS: AEBCBAECBAF#m7 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) AEus2 1+2+3+41+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: AA(Eadd2 1+2+341+2+341+2+341+2+34 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: 12+3+4+1+4 Bsus4 C#m7 B/D# E "close the book and start a- gain 'cos" 12+3+4+1++ Bsus4 C#m7 Aadd2 "lift your-self up a- bove all the hurt don't give in"