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Prayer Of The Refugee

Rise Against
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Guitar 1
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|-8-77-88-77-88-77-88-77------|
|-9-99-99-99-99-99-99-99------|
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|-----------------------------|
 Then play this for verse
2x
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|-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-55-555-----|
|-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-44-444-----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
 Guitar 2
 (palm mute)
Warm  yourself by the fire,  son,
 And the morning  will come soon.
I’ll  tell you stories of a better  time,
 In a place  that we once knew.
 (release palm mute)
Before  we packed our bags and left  all this
 behind  us in the dust,
We  had a place that we could call  home,
 And a life  no one could touch.
 Guitar 1
2x
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--9---11-12----9---11-12----9---11-12----14--12--11--12--|
|--x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x---x---x---x---|
|--7---9--10----7---9--10----7---9--10----12--10--9---10--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
 Guitar 2
 Don’t hold me up  now,
 I can stand my own  ground,
 I don’t need your help  now,
 You wont let me down,  down, down!
 (Repeat)
 (same as above)
 (palm mute)
We  are the angry and the desperate,
 The hungry,  and the cold,
We  are the ones who kept quiet,
 And always did  what we were told.
 (release palm mute)
But  we’ve been sweating while you slept  so calm,
 In the safety  of your home.
We’ve  been pulling out the nails  that hold up
Everything  you’ve known.
 REPEAT cHORUS
 (both guitars)
So  open your eyes  child, let’s be on our way.
 Broken windows and ashes  are guiding the way.
 Keep quiet no longer,  we’ll sing through the day,
 Of the lives that we’ve lost,  and the lives we’ve reclaimed.
 Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--9---11-12----9---11-12----9---11-12----9----7----|
|--x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x----x----|
|--7---9--10----7---9--10----7---9--10----7----5----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--16--12--16-17-16-14--|
|---x---x---x--x--x--x--| x2
|--14--10--14-15-14-12--|
|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--14-14--14-14-14-12-16--16--16--16--|
|---x--x---x--x--x--x--x---x---x---x--|
|--12-12--12-12-12-10-14--14--14--14--|
|-------------------------------------|
 while Guitar 2 plays CHORUS
 Then Guitar 1 plays
|-----------------------------|
|-88-77-88-77-88-77-55--------|
|-99-99-99-99-99-99-44--------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
 REPEAT CHORUS
 (play each chord in triplets, listen for pattern)
 Don’t hold me up
 Don’t hold me up…
 (normal strumming)
 Don’t hold me up!
 Don’t hold me up!
 Don’t let me down,  down, down, down, down!

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Readable chord sheet for Prayer Of The Refugee by Rise Against

[Eb] [Ab] [C#] [F#] [Bb] [Eb]

Guitar 1
|-----------------------------|
|-8-77-88-77-88-77-88-77------|
|-9-99-99-99-99-99-99-99------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

Then play this for verse

 2x
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-55-555-----|
|-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-44-444-----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

(palm mute)

[Em]Warm yourself by the [G5]fire, son,

And the [D5]morning will come [A5]soon.

[Em]I’ll tell you stories of a [G5]better time,

In a [D5]place that we once k[Em]new.

(release palm mute)

[Em]Before we packed our bags and [G]left all this

be[D]hind us in the [Asus2]dust,

[Em]We had a place that we could [G]call home,

And a [D]life no one could [Em]touch.

Guitar 1

2x
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--9---11-12----9---11-12----9---11-12----14--12--11--12--|
|--x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x---x---x---x---|
|--7---9--10----7---9--10----7---9--10----12--10--9---10--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

Don’t hold me [Em]up now,

I can stand my [G]own ground,

I don’t need your [D]help now,

You wont let me [Csus2]down, down, down!

(Repeat)

(same as above)
(palm mute)

[Em]We are the angry and the [G5]desperate,

The [D5]hungry, and the [A5]cold,

[Em]We are the ones who kept [G5]quiet,

And always [D5]did what we were t[Em]old.

(release palm mute)

[Em]But we’ve been sweating while you [G]slept so calm,

In the [D]safety of your ho[Asus2]me.

[Em]We’ve been pulling out the [G]nails that hold up

[D]Everything you’ve [Em]known.

REPEAT cHORUS

(both guitars)

[Am]So open your [G]eyes child, let’s be on our [Am]way.

Broken windows and [G]ashes are guiding the [Am]way.

Keep quiet no [G]longer, we’ll sing through the [C/F]day,

Of the lives that we’ve [Em]lost, and the lives we’ve re[Csus2]claimed.       [G]          [D]

[Go]

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--9---11-12----9---11-12----9---11-12----9----7----|
|--x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x----x----|
|--7---9--10----7---9--10----7---9--10----7----5----|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--16--12--16-17-16-14--|
|---x---x---x--x--x--x--|  x2
|--14--10--14-15-14-12--|
|-----------------------|

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--14-14--14-14-14-12-16--16--16--16--|
|---x--x---x--x--x--x--x---x---x---x--|
|--12-12--12-12-12-10-14--14--14--14--|
|-------------------------------------|

while Guitar 2 plays CHORUS

Then Guitar 1 plays

|-----------------------------|
|-88-77-88-77-88-77-55--------|
|-99-99-99-99-99-99-44--------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

REPEAT CHORUS

(play each chord in triplets, listen for pattern)

Don’t hold me [Em]up   [G]

Don’t hold me [D]up… [Csus2]

(normal strumming)

Don’t hold me [Em]up!  [G]
Don’t hold me [D]up!
Don’t let me [Csus2]down, down, down, down, [Em]down!

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