Chords for He Didn't Lift Us Up to Let Us Down
Tempo:
122.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Am
Bm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[Bm] [D]
[G] [Dm]
[Bm] [C] [D]
[G] He didn't bring us this far to leave us He didn't teach us to swim to let us [Am] drown
[D]
[Am] [G] He didn't build [Bm] his home in us [D] to [Am] move away [Bm] He [Am] didn't [D] lift us up to let us [G] down
[Em] [G] There are some promises [C] in a letter [Am]
[D] They're [G]
[C] [G] not getting older, they're [C] getting better
[Am] Because he still wants us [D] to know He [G] didn't bring us this far to leave us
He didn't teach us to swim to let us [D]
drown [G] He didn't build [Bm] his home in us to [C] move away
[Am] He didn't lift [D] us up to let us [Em]
[A] down [Am] He didn't lift [D] us up to let us [G]
down
[Em]
And [D] we'll [C]
[Am]
claim [D] his promises, [G] every one of them
[Em]
Every [D] spoken word [C] he'll keep [Am] Because we're everything [D] to [E] him
He
[A] didn't bring us this far to leave us He didn't teach us to swim to let [Em] us drown
He
[A] didn't build [C#m] his home in us to [D] move away
[Bm] He didn't lift [E] us up to let us [F#m] down
[B]
[Bm] He didn't lift [E] us up to let us [A] down
[Bm] [C#m] [D]
[E] [A]
[Bm] [D]
[G] [Dm]
[Bm] [C] [D]
[G] He didn't bring us this far to leave us He didn't teach us to swim to let us [Am] drown
[D]
[Am] [G] He didn't build [Bm] his home in us [D] to [Am] move away [Bm] He [Am] didn't [D] lift us up to let us [G] down
[Em] [G] There are some promises [C] in a letter [Am]
[D] They're [G]
[C] [G] not getting older, they're [C] getting better
[Am] Because he still wants us [D] to know He [G] didn't bring us this far to leave us
He didn't teach us to swim to let us [D]
drown [G] He didn't build [Bm] his home in us to [C] move away
[Am] He didn't lift [D] us up to let us [Em]
[A] down [Am] He didn't lift [D] us up to let us [G]
down
[Em]
And [D] we'll [C]
[Am]
claim [D] his promises, [G] every one of them
[Em]
Every [D] spoken word [C] he'll keep [Am] Because we're everything [D] to [E] him
He
[A] didn't bring us this far to leave us He didn't teach us to swim to let [Em] us drown
He
[A] didn't build [C#m] his home in us to [D] move away
[Bm] He didn't lift [E] us up to let us [F#m] down
[B]
[Bm] He didn't lift [E] us up to let us [A] down
[Bm] [C#m] [D]
[E] [A]
Key:
D
G
Am
Bm
C
D
G
Am
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] He didn't bring us this far _ to leave us _ He _ _ _ _ didn't teach us to swim to let us [Am] drown
_ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] He didn't build [Bm] his home in us [D] to [Am] move away _ _ [Bm] He _ [Am] _ didn't [D] lift us up to let us [G] _ down _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ There are some promises [C] in a _ _ _ _ letter _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ They're _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ not getting older, they're [C] getting _ _ better
_ _ _ [Am] _ Because he still wants us [D] to know _ _ He _ _ [G] _ didn't bring us this far to leave us
_ _ _ _ _ He didn't teach us to swim to let us [D] _
drown _ _ _ _ [G] He didn't build [Bm] his home in us to [C] move away
_ _ _ _ [Am] He didn't lift [D] us up to let us [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ down _ [Am] He didn't lift [D] us up to let us [G] _ _
down
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
And [D] we'll _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
claim [D] his promises, [G] every one of _ them
_ _ [Em] _ _
Every [D] spoken word [C] he'll keep _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Because we're everything [D] to _ [E] him
_ _ _ _ He _
_ [A] _ didn't bring us this far to leave us _ _ _ _ _ _ He didn't teach us to swim to let [Em] us drown
_ He _
_ [A] _ didn't build [C#m] his home in us to [D] move away _ _
_ [Bm] He didn't lift [E] us up to let us [F#m] _ down
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [Bm] He didn't lift [E] us up to let us [A] _ down
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] He didn't bring us this far _ to leave us _ He _ _ _ _ didn't teach us to swim to let us [Am] drown
_ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] He didn't build [Bm] his home in us [D] to [Am] move away _ _ [Bm] He _ [Am] _ didn't [D] lift us up to let us [G] _ down _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ There are some promises [C] in a _ _ _ _ letter _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ They're _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ not getting older, they're [C] getting _ _ better
_ _ _ [Am] _ Because he still wants us [D] to know _ _ He _ _ [G] _ didn't bring us this far to leave us
_ _ _ _ _ He didn't teach us to swim to let us [D] _
drown _ _ _ _ [G] He didn't build [Bm] his home in us to [C] move away
_ _ _ _ [Am] He didn't lift [D] us up to let us [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ down _ [Am] He didn't lift [D] us up to let us [G] _ _
down
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
And [D] we'll _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
claim [D] his promises, [G] every one of _ them
_ _ [Em] _ _
Every [D] spoken word [C] he'll keep _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Because we're everything [D] to _ [E] him
_ _ _ _ He _
_ [A] _ didn't bring us this far to leave us _ _ _ _ _ _ He didn't teach us to swim to let [Em] us drown
_ He _
_ [A] _ didn't build [C#m] his home in us to [D] move away _ _
_ [Bm] He didn't lift [E] us up to let us [F#m] _ down
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [Bm] He didn't lift [E] us up to let us [A] _ down
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _