Ben Harper – Ill Rise (Guitar)

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(Maya Angelou's poem) Am You may write me down in history
          Dm
With your bitter twisted lies

        Dm
You may trod me down in the very dirt

          Dm       C         Am
And still like the dust I'll rise

        Am
Does my happiness upset you

    Dm
Why are you best with gloom

        Dm
Cause I laugh like I've got an oil well

       Dm    C     Am
Pumpin' in my living room

           Am
So you may shoot me with your words

        Dm
You may cut me with your eyes

         Dm
And I'll rise

     F
I'll rise

     Am
I'll rise

           Am
Out of the shacks of history's shame

          Dm
Up from a past rooted in pain

     Dm
I'll rise

     F
I'll rise

     Am
I'll rise

(Am Dm Dm Dm C Am)
Now did you want to see me broken
Bowed head and lowered eyes Shoulders fallen down like tear drops Weakened by my soulful cries
(Am Dm Dm Dm C Am)
Does my confidence upset you
Don't you take it awful hard Cause I walk like I've got a diamond mine Breakin up in my front yard
(Am Am Dm Dm F Am)
So you may shoot me with your words
You may cut me with your eyes And I'll rise I'll rise I'll rise
(Am Am Dm Dm F Am)
Out of the shacks of history's shame
Up from a past rooted in pain I'll rise I'll rise I'll rise
(Am Dm Dm Dm C Am)
So you may write me down in history
With your bitter twisted lies You may trod me down in the very dirt And still like the dust I'll rise
(Am Dm Dm Dm C Am)
Does my happiness upset you
Why are you best with gloom Cause I laugh like I've got a goldmine Diggin' up in my living room
(Am Am Dm Dm F Am)
Now you may shoot me with your words
You may cut me with your eyes And I'll rise I'll rise I'll rise
(Am Am Dm Dm F Am)
Out of the shacks of history's shame
Up from a past rooted in pain I'll rise I'll rise I'll rise