Rise

I won’t just sur vive.

Oh, you will see me (G)thrive.

Can’t write my sto ry;

I’m be yond the ar che (Em)type.

I won’t just con form,

no mat ter how you shake my (G)core.

so ’Cause my roots, they run deep,

oh.

say,

Oh, ye of so lit tle (Em)faith, don’t doubt it, don’t doubt it.

Vic to ry is in my (C)veins; I know it, I know it.

And I will not ne go ti (G)ate; I’ll fight it, I’ll fight it.

I will trans form.

’Cause (Em)When,

when the (Esus)fi re’s at my (C)feet a gain

and the (Cmaj7)vul tures all start (G)cir cl ing,

they’re whis per ing,

“You’re out of time,” but still I rise.

This is (Esus)no mis take, no (C)ac ci dent.

When you (Cmaj7)think the fi nal (G)nail is in,

think a gain.

Don’t be sur prised; I will still rise.

I must stay con scious

no through the mad ness and cha (G)os,

so I call on my an gels.

They say,

“Oh, ye of so lit tle (Em)faith, don’t doubt it, don’t doubt it.

Vic to ry is in your (C)veins; you know it, you know it.

And you will not ne go ti (G)ate; just fight it, just fight it and be trans formed.”

’Cause (Em)when,

when the (Esus)fi re’s at my (C)feet a gain

and the (Cmaj7)vul tures all start (G)cir cl ing,

they’re whis per ing,

“You’re out of time,” but still I rise.

This is (Esus)no mis take, no (C)ac ci dent.

When you (Cmaj7)think the fi nal (G)nail is in,

think a gain.

Don’t be sur prised; I will still rise.

I must stay con scious I will still rise.

(Don’t doubt it, don’t (Esus)doubt it.) (Em)Oh, oh, (C)oh.

(You know it, you (Cmaj7)know it.) Still rise.

(Just fight it, just fight it.)

Don’t be sur prised; I will still rise.