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