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Lift

Shannon Noll
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
I  know you're
Hurtin'  feels like you're learnin'  'bout life the
Hard  way and it ain't workin'  seems like for-
ever  that you've been fallin'  it's time to
Move  on your life is callin'  yeah
 This was never meant  to be the end
 `  '  '
  Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
I  know how hard  it can get but you gotta
Lift  you gotta lift  and
Sometimes that's  how it is but I know you're
Stronger  stronger than this  you gotta
Lift  you gotta
Lift  when you can
Feel  your whole body's achin'  what's left of
Your  heart it won't stop breakin'  you gotta
Let  go you took a hit  it's time to pick
Up  now move on from  this
 This was never meant  to be the end
 `  '  '  (G-bass)
  Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
 SHORT:
I  know how hard  it can get but you gotta
Lift  you gotta lift  and
Sometimes that's  how it is but I know you're
Stronger  stronger than this  you got to
 `  `Aadd2
  Lift yourself up a-bove all the hurt don't give
 `  `Aadd2
 In wipe your eyes and re-member you're better than
 (G-bass)
 This let 'em know that they took their best shot and they
 Aadd2 `  '  '
 Missed come on and lift 'cos
 REPEAT:
I  know how hard  it can get but you gotta
Lift  you gotta lift  and
Sometimes that's  how it is but I know you're
Stronger  stronger than this  yeah
I  know how hard  it can get but you gotta
Lift  you gotta lift  and
Sometimes that's  how it is but I know you're
Stronger  stronger than this  you gotta
Lift  you gotta
Lift  you gotta lift  (pick up  now pick up now pick
up  now)  you gotta lift  (pick up  now pick up now pick
up  now)  (pick up  now pick up now pick
CHORDS:
Aadd2 Badd4 F#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!
 Cm9 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:
 1: (each bar played twice)
E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 1 + 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:
E
1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4
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:
 1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
 "close the book and start  a- gain  'cos"
 1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 "lift your-self up a- bove  all the hurt  don't give in"

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Readable chord sheet for Lift by Shannon Noll

[N.C.]I know you're
[Asus2]Hurtin' feels like you're [Asus2]learnin' 'bout life the
[E]Hard way and it ain't [E]workin' seems like for-
[Asus2]ever that you've been [Asus2]fallin' it's time to
[E]Move on your life is [E]callin' yeah

[Bsus4]  This was never [Asus2]meant to be the end
[Bsus4]               `[C#m7]   '[B/D#]  '[E]
  Close the book and start a-gain  'cos

[Aadd2]I know how [E5]hard it can get but you gotta
[C#m7]Lift you gotta [Badd4]lift and
[Aadd2]Sometimes [E5]that's how it is but I know you're
[C#m7]Stronger stronger than [Badd4]this you gotta
[Aadd2]Lift   [A]  you gotta

[band enters]
[Asus2]Lift   [Asus2]       [E]   [E]  when you can

[Asus2]Feel your whole body's [Asus2]achin' what's left of
[E]Your heart it won't stop [E]breakin' you gotta
[Asus2]Let go you took a [Asus2]hit it's time to pick
[E]Up now move on [E]from this

[Bsus4]  This was never [Asus2]meant to be the end
[Bsus4]               `[C#m7]   '[B/D#]  '[E] (G
  Close the book and start a-gain  'cos

SHORT:
[Aadd2]I know how [E]hard it can get but you gotta
[C#m9]Lift you gotta [Badd4]lift and
[Aadd2]Sometimes [E]that's how it is but I know you're
[C#m9]Stronger stronger than [Badd4]this you got to

[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
This let 'em know that they took their best shot and they
Aadd2  `[C#m7]       '[B/D#]  '[E]
Missed  come on and lift  'cos

REPEAT:
[Aadd2]I know how [E]hard it can get but you gotta
[C#m9]Lift you gotta [Badd4]lift and
[Aadd2]Sometimes [E]that's how it is but I know you're
[C#m9]Stronger stronger than [Bsus4]this yeah

[Aadd2]I know how [E]hard it can get but you gotta
[C#m9]Lift you gotta [Badd4]lift and
[Aadd2]Sometimes [E]that's how it is but I know you're
[C#m9]Stronger stronger than [Badd4]this you gotta
[Aadd2]Lift   [A]  you gotta

[Asus2]Lift   [Asus2]  you gotta [E]lift (pick [E]up now pick up now pick
[Asus2]up now)[Asus2]  you gotta [E]lift (pick [E]up now pick up now pick

[F][A][D][E]
[Asus2]up now)[Asus2]       [E]  (pick [E]up now pick up now pick

CHORDS:
   [Asus2]  [E]  [Bsus4]  [C#m7]  [B/D#]  Aadd2  [E5]  [C#m9]  Badd4  [A]  [F#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
on the 3rd-string to Fret-9 on Beat-3.

Opening rhythm figure adds a couple of passing notes:

1:  (each bar played twice)
[acoustic]
   [Asus2]                     [E]
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4       1  +  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:
   [Asus2]               [Asus2]               [Esus2]    [E]          [Eadd2]    [E]
   1  +  2  +  3  4    1  +  2  +  3  4    1  +  2  +  3  4    1  +  2  +  3  4
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:

1    2     +   3    +  4  +    1  +  2  +   3  +  4
[Bsus4]    "close the book and   [C#m7]start   a-    [B/D#]gain  '[E]cos"

1    2    +    3    +  4  +   1 +   2   +    3  +     4    +
[Bsus4]    "lift your-self up a- [C#m7]bove  all the [Aadd2]hurt    don't give in"

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