Intro: C#5 C#5 C#5 C#sus4 (6x)
Verse 1:
C#5 C#sus4
Another couple kids with their heads on top
C#5 C#sus4
Just another stranger just another plot
B5 Bsus4
Another track home where the city streets stop
C#5 C#sus4
Just another kid with another bored cop
Verse 2:
C#5 C#sus4
Just another lemon into lemonade job
C#5 C#sus4
Just another rust and dust facade
C#5 C#sus4
Just another key stuck broken in the lock
C#5 C#sus4
Just another scarecrow choking on a cough
Oh come on!
E
It all feels so typical
B
Guess I'm looking for a miracle
C#m
Rise above it, rise above it
E
I don't care what they're telling me
B
We could be what we want to be
C#m
Rise above it, rise above it
Verse 3:
C#5 C#sus4
Listen up loud listen up listen here
C#5 C#sus4
Just because you're running doesn't mean that you're scared
C#5 C#sus4
Just because it's law doesn't mean it is fair
C#5 C#sus4
Never let another tell your soul what to fear
Verse 4:
C#5 C#sus4
Here we go again give it one more try
C#5 C#sus4
Don't believe the system's on your side
C#5 C#sus4
Just another lover turned enemy fight
C#5 C#sus4
Just another blood and nicotine sky
Oh come on!
E
It all feels so typical
B
Guess I'm looking for a miracle
C#m
Rise above it, rise above it
E
I get so sick of it
B
Feels so counterfeit
C#m
I rise above it, rise above it
Interlude: C#m (4x)
Bridge:
A
Hear our voices rise
B
Hear our battle cry
C#m
We've been under the curse
A
With our arms raised high
B
Hear us sing tonight
C#m
Like the last night on earth
A B C#m
We will rise like the tide
E
Like dead men
Coming back to life
A B
We are rising, rising
Interlude (x2)
Verse 5:
C#5 C#sus4
Turn it up now, listen loud and clear
C#5 C#sus4
Just because you're present doesn't mean you're here
Oh come on!
E
It all feels so typical
B
Guess I'm looking for a miracle
C#m
Rise above it, rise above it
E
A curse this broken
B
The system's broken
C#m
Rise above it, rise above it
E
Let's rise above it
B
We can rise above it
C#m
Let's rise above it
E
Rise above it
B
Let's rise above it