song : rise against – prayer of the refugee

hey i experienced some chord tabs of rise against really failing . . .
so i made myself 1 by ears . . comments are welcome

important note!!!
the tuning of the official song is half – step down . .
but this tab is already transposed to normal tuning . .

if you want to play it like the official . . . tune ur guitar half – step down
and let ultimate – guitar do the +1 transposing ( so you get proper chord shapes )

at the intro i like to not play the low E and a string cause i dont like it . .
otherwise just play 8’s

i also like to continue playing intro at beginning , after each chorus , and after solo . .

have fun playing!

intro :

D#m D#m9 4
xe | | – – 6 – – – – 6 – – – – 6 – – – – 6 – – | |
B | | – – 7 – – – – 7 – – – – 6 – – – – 6 – – | |
G | | – – 8 – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – | |
D | | – – 8 – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – | |
A | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | |
E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | |

verse 1 :
D#m B
warm yourself by the fire , son
C# G#
and the morning will come soon .
D#m B
ill tell you stories of a better time ,
C# D#m
in a place that we once knew .

D#m
before we packed our bags
B C# G#
and left all this behind us in the dust ,
D#m B
we had a place that we could call home ,
C# D#m
and a life no one could touch .

chorus :
D#m
dont hold me up now ,
F#
i can stand my own ground ,
C#
i dont need your help now ,
B
you will let me down , down , down!
D#m
dont hold me up now ,
F#
i can stand my own ground ,
C#
i dont need your help now ,
B B ~
you will let me down , down , down! down!

verse 2 :
D#m B
we are the angry and the desperate
C# G#
the hungry , and the cold ,
D#m B
we are the ones who kept quiet ,
C# D#m
and always did what we were told .
D#m B
but weve been sweating while you slept so calm ,
C# G#
in the safety of your home .
D#m B
weve been pulling out the nails that hold up
C# D#m
everything youre known .

chorus :
D#m
dont hold me up now ,
F#
i can stand my own ground ,
C#
i dont need your help now ,
B
you will let me down , down , down!
D#m
dont hold me up now ,
F#
i can stand my own ground ,
C#
i dont need your help now ,
B
you will let me down , down , down!

bridge :
G#m F#
so open your eyes child ,
G#m
lets be on our way .
F#
broken windows and ashes
G#m
are guiding the way .
F#
keep quiet no longer ,
E
well sing through the day ,
D#m
of the lives that weve lost ,
B F# – C#
and the lives weve reclaimed .

go!

solo :
3x
E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | | – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 10 – – 10 – – 10 – – 11 – – 11 – – 11 – – | | – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E – – – 6 – – – – – 6 – – 7 – – 6 – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – 6 – – 7 – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – 6 – – 6 – – 6~ – – |
B – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

chorus :
D#m
dont hold me up now ,
F#
i can stand my own ground ,
C#
i dont need your help now ,
B
you will let me down , down , down!
D#m
dont hold me up now ,
F#
i can stand my own ground ,
C#
i dont need your help now ,
B
you will let me down , down , down!

outro

D#m F#
dont hold me up
( i dont need your help , ill stand my ground )
C#
dont hold me up
( i dont need your help )
B
no! no! no!

D#m F#
dont hold me up!
( i dont need your help , ill stand my ground )
C#
dont hold me up!
( i dont need your help , ill stand my ground )
B D#m
dont let me down , down , down , down , down!