Ben Harper - Ill Rise

( 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