[Verse 1]
E A2 E
O my Lord, it's a winding road
Bsus C#m7 A2
It's all bent from a heav - y load
E A2 E
Feel the weight be - neath the ground
Bsus C#m7 A2
Ain't no grave gonna hold me down
E A2
O my Lord, I can barely sing
Bsus C#m7 A2
Wait - ing for You and Your reck - on - ing
E A2
Angels humming, can You hear the sound
Bsus C#m7 A2
Ain't no grave gonna hold me down
Bsus C#m7 A2
Ain't no grave gonna hold me down
[Chorus]
A2 E Bsus
I will rise, I will rise
A2 E Bsus
I will rise, I will rise
A2 E/G# Bsus
Troubles come for ev - 'ry - one
A2 E/G# Bsus
Death has no re - spect for love
C#m7 A2 E
Though I've stumbled I won't be found
Bsus E
Ain't no grave gonna hold me down
[Verse 2]
E A2
Lord, I'm crooked head toe
Bsus C#m7 A2
Got dirt - y hands and a dirt - y soul
E A2 E
I was lost but now found
Bsus C#m7 A2
Ain't no grave gonna hold me down
Bsus C#m7 A2
Ain't no grave gonna hold me down
[Chorus]
A2 E Bsus
I will rise, I will rise
A2 E Bsus
I will rise, I will rise
A2 E/G# Bsus
Troubles come for ev - 'ry - one
A2 E/G# Bsus
Death has no re - spect for love
C#m7 A2 E
Though I've stumbled I won't be found
Bsus E
Ain't no grave gonna hold me down
[Tag]
E
Feel the weight beneath the ground
Bsus E
Ain't no grave gonna hold me down
