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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Uit Liefde Voor Muziek Seizoen: 3 – 2017; Aflevering 1.
 
Cover/bewerking van het gelijknamige Nathalia nummer.
 
BPM: 122
Released: 10 April 2017
 
Note: * after chord means strike chord once and let it ring.
 
* na een akkoord betekent akkoord één keer aanslaan.
 
Capo: No
 
[Intro]
A Em7 G D
A Em7 G D
A Em7 G D
A Em7 G D
 
[Verse 1]
Asus2 Em7 G D Dsus4 D
All my life I dreamt in colours,
Asus2 Em7 G D Dsus4 D
Every rainbow had a meaning I discovered,
Asus2 Em7 G D Dsus4 D
Everyone said I wouldn't last,
Asus2 Em7 G
They all said I was a thing of the past,
D
A thing of the past, I was a thing of the . . .
 
[Pre-Chorus]
A*
They tried to bring me down,
Em7*
I had to swallow my pride,
G*
Nobody knew what I knew,
D A
I would survive.
A*
They tried to bring me down,
Em7*
I had to swallow my pride,
G*
Nobody knew what I knew,
D A
I would survive.
 
[Chorus]
A Em7
For every tear I cried,
G
Every wish goes by,
D A
Every dream I kept inside.
Em7
Like every horizon,
G
I keep on trying,
D
Like the sun,
A Em7
We’d better ri-i-i-ise,
G D
We gotta riiii-ise,
A Em7
We’d better ri-i-i-ise,
G D
We gotta riiii-ise.
 
[Verse 2]
A* Em7* G* D Dsus4 D
For every word that has been spoken,
A Em7 G
There's a rule, a rule that has been broken,
D
And the door that was open.
 
[Pre-Chorus]
A*
Don’t let me get into your head,
Em7*
Up to now it’s what they said,
G*
You can call me, not Eve,
D
Why I still believe,
A*
Don’t let me get into your head,
Em7*
Up to now it’s what they said,
G*
You can call me, not Eve,
D
Why I still believe.
 
[Chorus]
A Em7
For every tear I cried,
G
Every wish goes by,
D A
Every dream I kept inside.
Em7
Like every horizon,
G
I keep on trying,
D
Like the sun,
A Em7
We’d better ri-i-i-ise,
G D
We gotta riiii-ise,
A Em7
We’d better ri-i-i-ise,
G D
We gotta riiii-ise.
 
[Bridge]
A* Em7*
All people say,
G D Dsus4 D
We’re a thing of the past,
A
We will be risin’ girl,
Em7
No, we will last,
G D*
No, we will last,
N.C.
No, we will,
N.C.
No, we will,
N.C.
No, we will,
A Em7
We’re gonna ri-i-i-ise,
G D Dsus4 D
We’re gonna ri-i-i-ise,
A Em7
We’re gonna ri-i-i-ise,
G D
We’re gonna ri-i-i-ise,
A
We’re gonna rise.
A*

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Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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