6 Chords used in the song: Ebm, B, F#, Db, Abm, E

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A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---1--1---2--2---1--1---2--2---1--1---2--2---1--1-|
C|-3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------Ebm
B
Warm yourself by the fire, son
F#
Db
And the morning will come soonEbm
B
I'll tell you stories of a better time
F#
Ebm
In a place that we once knew
---------------------------------------------------------------Ebm
B
Before we packed our bags and left all this
Db
Ebm
Behind us in the dustEbm
B
We had a place that we could call home
Db
Ebm
And a life no one could touch
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Ebm
Don't hold me up now
F#
I can stand my own ground
Db
I don't need your help now
B
You will let me down, down, down
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Ebm
Don't hold me up now
F#
I can stand my own ground
Db
I don't need your help now
B
Ebm
You will let me down, down, down down!
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A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---1--1---2--2---1--1---2--2---1--1---2--2---1--1-|
C|-3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------Ebm
B
We are the angry and the desperate
F#
Db
The hungry and the coldEbm
B
We are the ones who kept quiet
F#
Ebm
And always did what we were told
---------------------------------------------------------------Ebm
B
But we've been sweating while you slept so calm
Db
Ebm
In the safety of your homeEbm
B
We've been pulling out the nails that hold upDb
Ebm
Everything you've known
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Ebm
Don't hold me up now
F#
I can stand my own ground
Db
I don't need your help now
B
You will let me down, down, down
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Ebm
Don't hold me up now
F#
I can stand my own ground
Db
I don't need your help now
B
You will let me down, down, down
---------------------------------------------------------------Abm
F#
So open your eyes child let's be on our wayAbm
F#
Broken windows and ashes are guiding the wayAbm
F#
Keep quiet no longer we'll sing through the dayE
Ebm
B
Of the lives that we've lost and the lives we've reclaimedF#
Db
........ Go!
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A|-1-----1--2--1-----1------1--2--1------------------------1--1--1--1-|
E|----2-----------4-----2------------4--4--4---4--4--4--2-------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|----------------------------------------------|
E|-2---1--1---2--2---1--1---2--2---1--1---------|
C|-3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
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Ebm
Don't hold me up now
F#
I can stand my own ground
Db
I don't need your help now
B
You will let me down, down, down
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Ebm
Don't hold me up now
F#
I can stand my own ground
Db
I don't need your help now
B
You will let me down, down, down
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Ebm
Don't hold me up?
F#
I don't need your help, I'll stand my ground
Db
Don't hold me up?
# I don't need your helpB
No! No! No!
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Ebm
Don't hold me up?
F#
I don't need your help, I'll stand my ground
Db
Don't hold me up?
# I don't need your help, I'll stand my ground
B
Don't let me down, down, down, down, down
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About this song: Prayer Of The Refugee
"Prayer of the Refugee" is one of the most popular songs by American rock group Rise Against, released worldwide in 2006 on the band's album The Sufferer and the Witness. The song was originally titled "Diaspora" and early copies of The Sufferer and the Witness used that title. The song reached #7 on Billboard alternative rock chart. It was Rise Against's first single to reach the top 10 since Swing Life Away.