"Reasons to Rise" is from Trancas, Affordable Dreams (1984),

Reasons to Rise

Written by John Stewart

‘Reasons to Rise’ is from Trancas, Affordable Dreams (1984), (in Europe: Line Records, 1984), re-issued with two bonus tracks by Neon Dreams, 2002. There´s a live version on the double CD "Front Row Music - Before the War", Neon Dreams, 2001.

Art Faller sent me his version, I had already worked out the song, we both had done it in the key of C and put a capo on the fourth fret, the chords we found were all but identical. Charlie Woodward, the well-liked former recording artist, put his big ears and quick fingers to the task, transposed to D (capo 2nd) and found more than a little something extra, which again led to Art and me coming up with a few further suggestions. This is the version you´ll find immediately below (the mainly Charlie version). We have added the mainly Art and Jan version (which is a bit easier to play, we think). Of course some of Charlie´s ideas found their way into that one. So what you are holding in your hands (once you printed it out) is a real team effort. You´re bound to like it.

Capo 2nd

Dmaj 9

E----------------

B--------2-------

G--------2-------

D----------------

A--x-------------

E--x-------------

E-------2---------

B-----------------

G-------2---------

D-----------------

A--x--------------

E--x--------------

A7 used in song

E------------------

B-------2----------

G------------------

D-------2----------

A------------------

E--x---------------

We´ll give you two intros:

(D) (Dmaj9) (D6) (D) (A7) (D)

(D) (Dmaj9) (D6) (D) (G) (A7) (D)

This is more or less the same, but with the bass notes

and the high single notes given:

The capital letters after the first / are the bass notes,

the small letters after the next / indicate high notes to be "highlighted".

(D/D/d)(Dj9/C#/c#)(D6/B/b)(D6/A/a)(D6/B/b)(A7/A/c#)(D/D/d)

(D/D/d)(Dj9/C#/c#)(D6/B/b)(D6/A/a)(G/B/b) (A7/A/c#)(D/D/d)

Crossing your heart, you have blood on your (Dmaj9)hands,

You have (Em) mud on your shoes, you are (A7) making a stand,

And you are (D) running the (Dmaj9)race, (D6)and your only (Bm)prize

Is you've (Em)found you a (A)reason to (D)ri(Bm)ise,

(Em)Finding the (A)reasons to (D)rise. (Dmaj9) (D)

To carve out a face on a mountain of (Dmaj9)stone,

(Em)Day after day, (A7)one man alone,

And it (D) took twenty (Dmaj9)years just to get (D6)to his (Bm)eyes,

But he's (Em)found him a (A7)reason to (D)ri(Bm)ise,

(Em)Finding the (A7)reasons to (D)rise. (Dmaj9) (D)

Then you (Bm)must realize that you're (F#m)not telling lies

If it's (Em)crazy, but (A7)shines in your (D)eyes. (Dmaj9) (D)

Then you (Bm)must realize, on a (F#m)star in the (G)sky

You have (Em)found you a (A7)reason to (D)ri(Bm)ise,

(Em)Finding the (A7)reasons to (D)rise. (Dmaj9) (D)

(D) (Dmaj9) (D6) (D) (G) (A7) (D)

(A7) (F#m)(D) (F#m) (Em)(A7) (D) (Dmaj9) (D)

(D)Here's what you do when you give it your (Dmaj9)all,

And there's (Em) nowhere to run and you're (A7) too weak to crawl,

With a (D) pain in your (Dmaj9)heart and (D6) tears in your (Bm)eyes

You just (Em)find you a (A7)reason to (D)ri(Bm)ise,

(Em)Finding the (A7)reasons to (D)ri(Bm)ise,

(Em)Finding the (A7)reasons to (D)rise. (Dmaj9) (D)

(D) (Dmaj9) (D6) (D) (G) (A7) (D)

Charlie Woodward, Art Faller & janhauenstein@gmx.de

(The trio)

Reasons to Rise John Stewart

Capo 4th fret

(G/B) (F/A) (C/G) (F/A) (G7) (C)

Crossing your heart, you have blood on your (Cj7)hands,

You have (Dm)mud on your shoes, you are (G) making a stand.

And you are (C) running the (Cj7)race, (C) and your (C/B)only (Am)prize

Is you've (Dm)found you a (G)reason to (C)ri(Am)ise,

(Dm)Finding the (G)reasons to (C)rise. (Cj7)(C)

To carve out a face on a mountain of (Cj7)stone,

(Dm)Day after day, (G)one man alone,

And it (C) took twenty (Cj7)years just to (C) get (C/B)to his (Am)eyes,

But he's (Dm)found him (G)a reason to (C)ri(Am)ise,

(Dm)Finding (G)the reasons (C)to rise. (Cj7)(C)

Then you (Am)must realize that you' re (Em)not telling lies

If it's (Dm)crazy, but (G)shines in your (C)eyes. (Cj7)(C)

And you (Am)must realize, on a (Em)star in the (F)sky

You have (Dm)found you a (G)reason to (C)ri(Am)ise,

(Dm)Finding the (G)reasons to (C)rise.(C/B)(Am)(Am/G)(F)(G)(C)

(C/B)(Am)(Am/G)(F)(G)(C)(G/D)(C/E)(F)(C/E)(G/D)

(C/E)((F)(C/E)(G/D) (C/E)(F)(C/E)(F)(G/D)(C)( (G) (F) (G) (C)

Here's what you do when you give it your (Cj7)all,

And there's (Dm) nowhere to run and you're (G)too weak to crawl,

With a (C)pain in your (Cj7)heart, (C)tears (C/B)in your (Am)eyes

You just (Dm)find you a (G)reason to (C)ri(Am)ise,

(Dm)Finding the (G)reasons to (C)ri(Am)ise,

(Dm)Finding the (G)reasons to (C)ri(C/B)se.(Am)(Am/G)(F)(G)(C)

(G/B) (F/A) (C/G) (F/A) (G7) (C)

Charlie Woodward, Art Faller & janhauenstein@gmx.de