Verse
D# G# A# D#
If you are weary & trying to find your way home
D# G# A# D#
Well don't give up my friend, 'cos you are not alone
D# G# A# D#
In a world full of trouble, you know trouble may find you
D# G# A# D#
But I've got your medicine baby, this is what you do
[Chorus 1]
D# G#
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
A# D#
In time this too shall pass
D# G#
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
Fm A# D#
You know trouble ain't built to last
[Verse 2]
D# G# A# D#
And when you're left standing with no hope inside
D# G# A# D#
'Cos at the end of the tunnel someone's been dimming out the light
D# G# A# D#
Well you can lose your way & end up far from home
D# G# A# D#
But 'till the day you lose your voice, you cannot lose your song
[Chorus 2]
D# G#
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
A# D#
In time this too shall pass
D# G#
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
Fm A# D#
You know trouble ain't built to last
[Instrumental]
D# G# A# D# (x4)
[Verse 3]
D# G# A# D#
You know life ain't easy & life will make you cry, but
D# G# A# D#
So long as you're breathing you know you are still alive, and
D# G# A# D#
When you're standing at the station a waiting for your train
D# G# A# D#
Don't you think you'll be singing, oh on that sweet refrain
[Chorus 3]
D# G#
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
A# D#
In time this too shall pass
D# G#
You've got to rise up, rise up singing
Fm A# D#
You know trouble ain't built to last
Fm A# D#
You know trouble ain't built to last