Lift Shannon Noll
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]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
PRE-CHORUS:
[Bsus4] This was never [Asus2]meant to be the end
Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS:
[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
INTERLUDE: (band enters)
[Asus2]Lift [Asus2] [E] [E] when you can
VERSE:
[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
PRE-CHORUS:
[Bsus4] This was never [Asus2]meant to be the end
Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E (G#-bass)
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS-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
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]This let 'em know that they [E]to[(G#-bass)]ok their best shot and they
Aadd2 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E
Missed come on and lift 'cos
CHORUS-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
CHORUS:
[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
CODA:
[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
FADE:
[Asus2]up now)[Asus2] [E] (pick [E]up now pick up now pick
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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#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)
[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] [(#11)] [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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