The Resistance
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Intro: Dm Dm Dm F (x4)
verse 1
Dm C Dm
I am a nation, I am a million faces
Dm
Formed together, made for elevation
C
I am a soldier, I won't surrender
Dm
Faith is like a fire that never burns to embers
Dm
(Who's gonna stand up, who's gonna fight?)
Bb
The voice of the unheard
Dm
(Who's gonna break these chains and lies?)
Bb
Love is the answer
D
I gotta speak it, believe it, that's how I feel inside
Dm Bb
I, I, can't, can't sit here quiet
Pre-Chorus
C
You can take my heart, you can take my breath
Am
When you pry it from my cold, dead chest
[Refrão]Dm Bb
This is how we rise up
Gm C
Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train
Dm Bb
This is how we rise up
Gm C
Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder
Dm Bb
Magic, static, call me a fanatic
F C
It's our world, they can never have it
Dm Bb
This is how we rise up
Gm Am
It's our resistance, you can't resist us
Dm F
Dm F
verse 2
Dm C Dm
Hey can you hear me? Hey, are you listening?
Dm
Sleeping in the shadows, could be making history
Dm C
Walk through the fire, walk on the water
Dm Bb
Used to be a slave, but now you are a conqueror
Pre-Chorus
C
They can take my heart, they can take my breath
Am
When they pry it from my cold, dead chest
[Refrão]Dm Bb
This is how we rise up
Gm C
Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train
Dm Bb
This is how we rise up
Gm C
Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder
Dm Bb
Magic, static, call me a fanatic
F C
It's our world, they can never have it
Dm Bb
This is how we rise up
Gm Am
It's our resistance, you can't resist us
Bridge
Bb
Up, up, up, up, up
C
We're rising up, up, up, up, up
(The voice of the unheard)
Bb
Rising up, up, up, up, up
C
We're rising up, up, up, up, up
(Love is the answer)
Gm
Rising up, up, up, up, up
Am
We're rising up, up, up, up, up
(Love is the answer)
Dm Bb Gm
This is how we rise up
Am
It's our resistance, you can't resist us
[Refrão]Dm Bb
This is how we rise up
Gm C
Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train
Dm Bb
This is how we rise up
Gm C
Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder
Dm Bb
Magic, static, call me a fanatic
F C
It's our world, they can never have it
Dm Bb
This is how we rise up
Gm Am
It's our resistance, you can't resist us
Dm F (x4)
C
How to play The Resistance
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.