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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.
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C
F/C
C
...
...
C/E
F
Gsus4
...
...
G
F/A
C/G
Am
C/G
G7
C
...
...
1. vers
When I am
C
down and,
down and,
F/C
oh my soul, so
oh my soul, so
C
weary;
weary;
When troubles
C/E
come and
come and
F
my heart burdened
my heart burdened
G
be;
be;
Then, I am
F
still and wait here in the
still and wait here in the
C
silence,
silence,
F
Until you
C/G
come and
come and
G7
sit awhile with
sit awhile with
C
me.
me.
Ref 1
You raise me
Am
up, so
up, so
F
I can stand on
I can stand on
C/E
mountains;
mountains;
G/B
You raise me
Am
up, to
up, to
F
walk on stormy
walk on stormy
C/E
seas;
seas;
G
I am
C
strong, when
strong, when
F/A
I am on your
I am on your
C/G
sho
sho
C/E
ul
ul
F
ders;
ders;
You raise me
C/G
up: To
up: To
G7
more than I can
more than I can
C
be.
be.
2. Vers (instrumental opp)
There is no
D
life - no
life - no
G/D
life without its
life without its
D
hunger;
hunger;
Each restless
D/F#
heart beats
heart beats
G
so imperfect
so imperfect
Asus4
ly;
ly;
A
But when you
G/B
come and
come and
G
I am filled with
I am filled with
D/F#
wonder,
wonder,
G
Sometimes, I
D/A
think I
think I
A
glimpse eterni
glimpse eterni
D
ty.
ty.
Ref 2
You
A/C#
raise me
raise me
Bm
up, so
up, so
G
I can stand on
I can stand on
D/F#
mountains;
mountains;
A/C#
You raise me
Bm
up,
up,
Bm/A
to
to
G
walk on stormy
walk on stormy
D/A
seas;
seas;
A
I am
D
strong, when
strong, when
G/D
I am on your
I am on your
D
shoulders;
shoulders;
G
You raise me
D/A
up: To
up: To
A
more than I can
more than I can
D
be.
be.
G/D
D
Ref 3 (opp)
You raise me
Cm
up, so
up, so
G#
I can stand on
I can stand on
D#/G
mountains;
mountains;
A#/D
You raise me
Cm
up, to
up, to
G#
walk on stormy
walk on stormy
D#/A#
seas;
seas;
A#
I am
D#
strong, when
strong, when
G#/D#
I am on your
I am on your
D#
shoulders;
shoulders;
G#
You raise me
D#/A#
up: To
up: To
A#
more than I can
more than I can
D#
be.
be.
Dm6
Ref 4
You raise me
Cm
up, so
up, so
G#
I can stand on
I can stand on
D#/G
mountains;
mountains;
A#/D
You raise me
Cm
up, to
up, to
G#
walk on stormy
walk on stormy
D#/A#
seas;
seas;
A#
I am
D#
strong, when
strong, when
G#/D#
I am on your
I am on your
D#
shoulders;
shoulders;
G#
You raise me
D#/A#
up: To
up: To
A#
more than I can
more than I can
Cm
be.
be.
G#
Avslutning
You raise me
D#/A#
up..... To
up..... To
A#
more than I can
more than I can
G#/D#
be.
be.
D#
