Prayer Of The Refugee Acoustic

prayer of the refugee ( acoustic version ) by rise against
tabbed by epiphone23 ( brandon maloney )
standard tuning .
capo on 2nd fret

solo is easy to figure out if you listen to the song
enjoy .

main riff/intro :
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – 7 – – – – 6 – – 6 – – – – 7 – – 7 – – – 6 – – 6 – – – 7 – – 7 – – – 6 – – 6 |
G – – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – 8 – – – – 8 – – 8 – – – 8 – – 8 – – – 8 – – 8 – – – 8 – – 8 |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

intro :
C#m A
warm yourself by the fire son ,
E B
and the morning will come soon .
C#m A
i’ll tell you stories of a better time ,
E C#m
and a place that we once knew .

verse 2 :
C#m A
before we packed our bags and left all this
B C#m
behind us in the dust ,
C#m A
we had a place that we could call home
B C#m
and a life no – one could touch .

chorus :
C#m
don’t hold me up now ,
E
i can stand my own ground
B
i don’t need your help now ,
A
you won’t let me down , down , down .
C#m
don’t hold me up now ,
E
i can stand my own ground
B
i don’t need your help now ,
A
you won’t let me down , down , down , dowwwwwwn . .

repeat intro riff

verse 3 :
C#m A
we are the angry and the desperate ,
E B
the hungry and the cold .
C#m A
we are the one’s who kept quiet ,
E C#m
and always did what we were told .

verse 4 :
C#m A
but we’ve been sweaty when you slept so calm ,
E C#m
in the safety of your home .
C#m A
we’ve been pulling out the nails that hold up ,
B C#m
everything you’ve known .

C#m B A C#m
so open your eyes , child lets be on our way ,
E A C#m
broken windows and ashes are guiding the way .
E B C#m
keep quiet no longer we’ll sing through the day ,
E A C#m
all the lives that we’ve lost , and the lives we’ve re – claimed .

solo 1 :

C#m | C#m | D# | E | x 3 then C#m for four bars .

solo 2 :

G# | E | G# , A , G# , F# x 2

F# | F# | G# | G# ( let ring )

repeat intro riff finish on C#m

repeat chorus and finish on C#m