PRAYER OF THE REFUGEE (ACOUSTIC)
As Performed by Rise Against
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Tuning: Half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Chords (in order of use)
VERSE CHORUS/OUTRO BRIDGE
E5 C5 D5 A5 G5 Em7 G5 D5 Csus2 Am G5 F Em Csus2 D5
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------3----3---3---3----------1---3---1-------3-----3--|
Gb|-----5---7---------------0----0---2---0----------2---0---2--0----0-----2--|
Db|-2---5---7---7---5-------2----0---0---x----------2---0---3--2----x-----0--|
Ab|-2---3---5---7---5-------2----x-------3----------0---x---3--2----3--------|
Eb|-0-----------5---3-------0----3----------------------3------0-------------|
INTRO
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-8--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x-|
Gb|-9--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
VERSE
First Half:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x55--x5555-|
G|-99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x44--x4444-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Warm yourself by the fire son,
And the morning will come soon.
I'll tell you stories of a better time,
In a place that we once knew.
E5 C5
Before we packed our bags and left all this,
D5 A5
Behind us in the dust,
E5 C5
We had a place that we could call home,
G5 E5
And a life no one could touch.
CHORUS
Em7
Don't hold me up now,
G5
I can stand my own ground
D5
I don't need your help now,
Csus2
You will let me down, down, down,
Em7
Don't hold me up now,
G5
I can stand my own ground
D5
I don't need your help now,
Csus2
You will let me down, down, down, down...
INTRO (Played again.)
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-8--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x-|
Gb|-9--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
VERSE
First Half:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x55--x5555-|
G|-99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x44--x4444-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
We are the angry and the desperate,
The hungry and the cold.
We are the ones who kept quiet,
And always did what we were told.
E5 C5
But we've been sweating while you slept so calm,
D5 A5
In the safety of your home.
E5 C5
We've been pulling out the nails that hold up,
G5 E5
Everything you've known.
CHORUS
Em7
Don't hold me up now,
G5
I can stand my own ground
D5
I don't need your help now,
Csus2
You will let me down, down, down,
Em7
Don't hold me up now,
G5
I can stand my own ground
D5
I don't need your help now,
Csus2 Am
You will let me down, down, down...
BRIDGE
G5 Am
So open your eyes child, let’s be on our way,
G5 Am
Broken windows and ashes are guiding the way.
G5 F
Keep quiet no longer, we'll sing through the day,
Em Csus2 G5 D5
Of the lives that we've lost, and the lives we've reclaimed.
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-| Played three times.
Db|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9-10-10-10-10-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
Db|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16--xx12--xx16-17-16-14-16--xx12--xx16-17-16-14-14--xx14--xx14-14-14-12-16--xx16--xx16--xx16~---|
Db|--x--xx-x--xx-x--x--x--x--x--xx-x--xx-x--x--x--x--x--xx-x--xx-x--x--x--x--x--xx-x--xx-x--xx-x----|
Ab|-14--xx10--xx14-15-14-12-14--xx10--xx14-15-14-12-12--xx12--xx12-12-12-10-14--xx14--xx14--xx14~---|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
TRANSITION
Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-8--x77--x88--x77--x88--x77--x5-|
Gb|-9--x99--x99--x99--x99--x99--x4-|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
CHORUS
Em7
Don't hold me up now,
G5
I can stand my own ground
D5
I don't need your help now,
Csus2
You will let me down, down, down,
Em7
Don't hold me up now,
G5
I can stand my own ground
D5
I don't need your help now,
Csus2
You will let me down, down, down.
OUTRO
Em7 G5 (Break up strumming pattern.)
Don’t hold me up.....
D5 Csus2
Don’t hold me up..... No, no, no,
Em7 G5 (Resume normal, continuous strumming.)
Don’t hold me up.....
D5
Don’t hold me up.....
Csus2 Em7
Don’t let me down, down, down, down, down.
