Uprising Down Under
Sam Roberts
Chemical City
Tabbed By: Troy F.
I love this acoustic tune from Sam Roberts' new album. Proud to say that these guys are
great Canadian Band! This song seems simple enough...but I will probably end up adding
it all the time. There is a bridge part where I havent figured out all the chords yet.
Standard Tuning
Chords:
A D E B G F#
e:-0--2--0--2--3--2-|
B:-2--3--0--3--3--2-|
G:-2--2--1--4--4--2-|
D:-2--0--2--4--5--4-|
A:-0-----2--2--5--4-|
E:-------0--x--3--2-|
Intro: A D A
Verse:
A D A
You feel the weight of the world on your shoulder
A D A
As every day gets shorter and colder
A D A
And hand in hand we walk through a land of fire
A D A
The mountains bleed red as the sun gets higher
Chorus:
A E D A
All the things that you want I'll provide
A E D A
Till your footprint is swept away by the tide
A E D A
I can wait for a while, I don't mind
A E D A
I can wait for a while, 'cause I got time
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3 (or bridge):
B G F# B
Whoever said you can't be saved by a song?
B G F# B
Whoever said that was stringing you along
B G F# B
We're all afraid to be dead and gone
G F# E
This will live on, it will live on, it will live on
Chorus x2
There is a lead line at the end of the song goes something like this:
e:--------9--(9)------------------------------]
B:--------10-(10)-----------------------------]
G:------9-------------9-----------------------]
D:-9h11----------9h11---9-(9)------7-7h9-7-(7)]
A:----------------------------9--9------------]
E:--------------------------------------------] x7