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You Raise me up
Tekst: Brendan Graham, Musikk: Rolf Løvland
Løvland fremførte første gang melodien i sin mors begravelse. Utgitt med Secret Garden og Brian Kennedy i 2001. Sangen er en av verdens mest kjente og solgte melodier, framført av flere hundre forskjellige artister verden over. Størst suksess fikk Josh Groban med sin versjon i 2004. Siden den første utgivelsen i 2001 anslås sangen å ha solgt rundt 100 millioner eksemplarer, fordelt på album og singler verden over.
Forspill
Eb
Ab/Eb
Eb
...
...
Eb/G
Ab
Bbsus4
...
...
Bb
Ab/C
Eb/Bb
Cm
Eb/Bb
Bb7
Eb
...
...
1. vers
When I am
Eb
down and,
down and,
Ab/Eb
oh my soul, so
oh my soul, so
Eb
weary;
weary;
When troubles
Eb/G
come and
come and
Ab
my heart burdened
my heart burdened
Bb
be;
be;
Then, I am
Ab
still and wait here in the
still and wait here in the
Eb
silence,
silence,
Ab
Until you
Eb/Bb
come and
come and
Bb7
sit awhile with
sit awhile with
Eb
me.
me.
Ref 1
You raise me
Cm
up, so
up, so
Ab
I can stand on
I can stand on
Eb/G
mountains;
mountains;
Bb/D
You raise me
Cm
up, to
up, to
Ab
walk on stormy
walk on stormy
Eb/G
seas;
seas;
Bb
I am
Eb
strong, when
strong, when
Ab/C
I am on your
I am on your
Eb/Bb
sho
sho
Eb/G
ul
ul
Ab
ders;
ders;
You raise me
Eb/Bb
up: To
up: To
Bb7
more than I can
more than I can
Eb
be.
be.
2. Vers (instrumental opp)
There is no
F
life - no
life - no
Bb/F
life without its
life without its
F
hunger;
hunger;
Each restless
F/A
heart beats
heart beats
Bb
so imperfect
so imperfect
Csus4
ly;
ly;
C
But when you
Bb/D
come and
come and
Bb
I am filled with
I am filled with
F/A
wonder,
wonder,
Bb
Sometimes, I
F/C
think I
think I
C
glimpse eterni
glimpse eterni
F
ty.
ty.
Ref 2
You
C/E
raise me
raise me
Dm
up, so
up, so
Bb
I can stand on
I can stand on
F/A
mountains;
mountains;
C/E
You raise me
Dm
up,
up,
Dm/C
to
to
Bb
walk on stormy
walk on stormy
F/C
seas;
seas;
C
I am
F
strong, when
strong, when
Bb/F
I am on your
I am on your
F
shoulders;
shoulders;
Bb
You raise me
F/C
up: To
up: To
C
more than I can
more than I can
F
be.
be.
Bb/F
F
Ref 3 (opp)
You raise me
Ebm
up, so
up, so
B
I can stand on
I can stand on
Gb/Bb
mountains;
mountains;
Db/F
You raise me
Ebm
up, to
up, to
B
walk on stormy
walk on stormy
Gb/Db
seas;
seas;
Db
I am
Gb
strong, when
strong, when
B/Gb
I am on your
I am on your
Gb
shoulders;
shoulders;
B
You raise me
Gb/Db
up: To
up: To
Db
more than I can
more than I can
Gb
be.
be.
Fm6
Ref 4
You raise me
Ebm
up, so
up, so
B
I can stand on
I can stand on
Gb/Bb
mountains;
mountains;
Db/F
You raise me
Ebm
up, to
up, to
B
walk on stormy
walk on stormy
Gb/Db
seas;
seas;
Db
I am
Gb
strong, when
strong, when
B/Gb
I am on your
I am on your
Gb
shoulders;
shoulders;
B
You raise me
Gb/Db
up: To
up: To
Db
more than I can
more than I can
Ebm
be.
be.
B
Avslutning
You raise me
Gb/Db
up..... To
up..... To
Db
more than I can
more than I can
B/Gb
be.
be.
Gb
