G A
Am D Am
D C D C
[Verse 1]
G A
In the darkest hour
D Am
C Am
In the dead of night
C Am
G A
As the storm clouds gather
D Am
C Am
And the lightning strikes
C Am
G A
And the thunder rolls
D Am
C Am
And the cold rain blows
C Am
G A
The future it holds
D Am
C Am
What, God only knows
[Chorus]
G Am
And I will rise up
C D Am
And I will rise up
G Am
Though I be a dead man
C D Am
I said yes and amen
G Am
And I will stand tall
C D Am
And I will stand tall
G Am
Until I meet my end
C D Am
Until I meet my end
[Verse 2]
G A
You should have been on the river
D Am
C Am
Back in nineteen and four
C Am
G Am
You could have found you a dead man
D Am
C Am
Lord, at every turn row
(Every turn row)
[Chorus]
G Am
And I will rise up
C D Am
And I will rise up
G Am
Though I be a dead man
C D Am
I said yes and amen
G Am
And I will stand tall
C D Am
And I will stand tall
G Am
Until I meet my end
C D Am
Until I meet my end
[Verse 3]
G Am
You should have been on the river
D Am
C Am
Back in nineteen and ten
C Am
G Am
They was working the women
D Am
C Am
Like they was working the men
(Oh, like they were workin' the men)
[Chorus]
G Am
And I will rise up
C D Am
And I will rise up
G Am
Though I be a dead man
C D Am
I said yes and amen
G Am
And I will stand tall
C D Am
And I will stand tall
G Am
Until I meet my end
C D Am
Until I meet my end
[Verse 4]
G Am
Now, Captain, don't do me
D Am
C Am
Like you done poor Shine
C Am
G Am
Now you done worked that bully
D Am
C Am
Until he been stone blind
('Til he been stone blind)
[Chorus]
G Am
And I will rise up
C D Am
And I will rise up
G Am
Though I be a dead man
C D Am
I said yes and amen
G Am
And I will stand tall
C D Am
And I will stand tall
G Am
Until I meet my end
C D Am
Until I meet my end
[Verse 5]
G Am
Now there's some in the kitchen
D Am
C Am
And there's some on the farm
C Am
G Am
And there's some in the graveyard
D Am
C Am
And there's some going home
(Yeah, some goin' home)
[Chorus]
G Am
And I will rise up
C D Am
And I will rise up
G Am
Though I be a dead man
C D Am
I said yes and amen
G Am
And I will stand tall
C D Am
And I will stand tall
G Am
Until I meet my end
C D Am
Until I meet my end
G Am
And I will rise up
C D Am
And I will rise up
G Am
Though I be a dead man
C D Am
I said yes and amen
G Am
And I will stand tall
C D Am
And I will stand tall
G Am
Until I meet my end
C D Am
Until I meet my end
G Am
And I will rise up
C D Am
And I will rise up
G Am
Though I be a dead man
C D Am
I said yes and amen
G Am
And I will stand tall
C D Am
And I will stand tall
G Am
Until I meet my end
C D Am
Until I meet my end
G Am
And I will rise up
C D Am
And I will rise up
G Am
Though I be a dead man
C D Am
I said yes and amen
G Am
And I will stand tall
C D Am
And I will stand tall
G Am
Until I meet my end
C D Am
Until I meet my end
G Am
And I will rise up
C D Am
And I will rise up
G Am
Though I be a dead man
C D Am
I said yes and amen
G Am
And I will stand tall
C D Am
And I will stand tall
G Am
Until I meet my end
C D Am
Until I meet my end