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Rise Above

Kid Dynamite
Rise Above
Cheap Shots, Youth Anthems
Originally Performed by Black Flag

Standard tuning

Intro
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A----------------x\---------|
E-0~-------------x\---------|
  ^- this effect could probably be made
     by hitting/tapping the back of the neck.

e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------| - 4x
A-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E---------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7---------------------------------|
A-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-5---------------------------------|

e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5-5-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-2-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-5-5-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-2-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-3-3-5-5-5---8--8--8--8-0-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Verse
  D                               G   A     G   A
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-|
A-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-|
E---------------------------------3-3-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-|
D
Jealous cowards try to control
G     A                 G     A
Rise above, we're gonna rise above
D
They distort what we say
G     A                 G     A
Rise above, we're gonna rise above
D
Try and stop what we do
G     A                 G     A
Rise above, we're gonna rise above
D
When they can't do it themselves
G     A                 G     A
Rise above, we're gonna rise above


Chorus
  E        D        G        G   A E        D        B
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-9xxxxxxx-7xxxxxxx----------5-5-7-9xxxxxxx-7xxxxxxx-4xxxxxxx-|
A-7xxxxxxx-5xxxxxxx-5xxxxxxx-5-5-7-7xxxxxxx-5xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-|
E-------------------3xxxxxxx-3-3-5----------------------------|
  G   A     G   A
e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-|
A-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-|
E-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-|
E      D        G     G   A
We are tired of your abuse
E      D        B       G   A G   A
Try to stop us, it's no use 


Verse (same as first)
Society's arms of control
Rise above, we're gonna rise above
Think they're smart, can't think for themselves
Rise above, we're gonna rise above
Laugh at us behind our backs
Rise above, we're gonna rise above
I find satisfaction in what they lack
Rise above, we're gonna rise above 


Chorus (same as first)
We are tired of your abuse
Try to stop us, it's no use


Solo LOTS OF DISTORTION
e-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------6---|
G-7b8-8-8r7-5---7-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-7---7-|
D-7b8-8-8r7---7-----------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-----------------3-3-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-|

e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-7b8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8r7---------7--|
D-7b8-8-88-8-88-8-8r7-5-5-7-7----|
A------^----------------5-5-7-7----|
E------|----------------3-3-5-5----|
       Can't really tell what's being played

Chorus (same as first)
We are tired of your abuse
Try to stop us, it's no use

Verse (same as first)
We are born with a chance
Rise above, we're gonna rise above
Now i'm gonna have my chance 
Rise above, we're gonna rise above
We are born with a chance
Rise above, we're gonna rise above
Now i'm gonna have my chance 
Rise above, we're gonna rise above

Chorus (same as first)
We are tired of your abuse
Try to stop us, it's no use

Outro
  G   A
e------------|
B------------|
G------------|
D-5-5-7-7-7--|
A-5-5-7-7-7--|
E-3-3-5-5-5--|
G     A
Rise above
G     A
Rise above
G     A
Rise above
            G     A
We're gonna rise above
            G     A
We're gonna rise above
            G     A
We're gonna rise above

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