Biography:
Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Noll first came to prominence as runner-up of the first series of Australian Idol (2003) which led to him being signed to Sony BMG, since Idol he has had more success than any other Idol contestant to date. He has gone on to release two number one, multi-platinum albums, That's What I'm Talking About and Lift and numerous top five singles. Including 3 number 1 debuts and an additional 7 single releases reaching the top 10.
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LIFT
Written by Shannon Noll, Adam Reily,
Bryon Jones, Andrew Roachford
4 beats per chord
` = 2 beats ) always syncopated changes on
' = 1 beat ) the 'and' of the previous beat
Tune down one half step - song is pitched in Eb
VERSE:
N.C.
I know you're
Asus2 Asus2
Hurtin' feels like you're learnin' 'bout life the
E E
Hard way and it ain't workin' seems like for-
Asus2 Asus2
ever that you've been fallin' it's time to
E E
Move on your life is callin' yeah
PRE-CHORUS:
Bsus4 Asus2
This was never meant to be the end
Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS:
Aadd2 E5
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
C#m7 Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2 E5
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
C#m7 Badd4
Stronger stronger than this you gotta
Aadd2 A
Lift you gotta
INTERLUDE: [band enters]
Asus2 Asus2 E E
Lift when you can
VERSE:
Asus2 Asus2
Feel your whole body's achin' what's left of
E E
Your heart it won't stop breakin' you gotta
Asus2 Asus2
Let go you took a hit it's time to pick
E E
Up now move on from this
PRE-CHORUS:
Bsus4 Asus2
This was never meant to be the end
Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E (G#-bass)
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS-SHORT:
Aadd2 E
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
C#m9 Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2 E
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
C#m9 Badd4
Stronger stronger than this you got to
BRIDGE:
Bsus4 `C#m7 `Aadd2
Lift yourself up a-bove all the hurt don't give
Bsus4 `C#m7 `Aadd2
In wipe your eyes and re-member you're better than
F#m7 E (G#-bass)
This let 'em know that they took their best shot and they
Aadd2 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E
Missed come on and lift 'cos
CHORUS-REPEAT:
Aadd2 E
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
C#m9 Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2 E
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
C#m9 Bsus4
Stronger stronger than this yeah
CHORUS:
Aadd2 E
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
C#m9 Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2 E
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
C#m9 Badd4
Stronger stronger than this you gotta
Aadd2 A
Lift you gotta
CODA:
Asus2 Asus2 E E
Lift you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick
Asus2 Asus2 E E
up now) you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick
FADE:
Asus2 Asus2 E E
up now) (pick up now pick up now pick
================================================================================
CHORDS:
Asus2 E Bsus4 C#m7 B/D# Aadd2 E5 C#m9 Badd4 A F#m7
E|---0----0----0-----0------------0----0----0------0----0---2--|
B|---0----0----0-----0-----4------0----0----0------0----5---2--|
G|---2----1----4-----6-----4------6----9----8------8----6---2--|
D|---2----2----4-----6-----4------7----9----11-----9----7---2--|
A|---0----2----2-----4-----6------7----7----11-----9----7---4--|
E|--------0-----------------------5----0----9------7----5---2--|
This arrangement combines several guitar parts into one.
Open 1st-2nd-strings ring according to taste!
C#m9 chord mimics the rising lead guitar line - shift the note
on the 3rd-string to Fret-9 on Beat-3.
Opening rhythm figure adds a couple of passing notes:
VERSE-1: (each bar played twice)
[acoustic]
Asus2 E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
E|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----||-0--0--0--0-----0--0----|
B|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----||-0--0--0--0-----0--0----| L.H. fingering
G|-2--2--1--2-----1--2----||-1--1--1--1-----1--1----| <--index(Fret-1) ring(2)
D|-2--2--2--2-----2--2----||-2--2--4--2-----4--2----| <--middle(2) little(4)
A|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----||------------------------| <--middle finger mute
E|------------------------||-0--0--0--0-----0--0----|
Electric rhythm might be a 12-string:
INTERLUDE/VERSE-2/CODA:
Asus2 Asus2 (#11) Esus2 E Eadd2 E
1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4
E|-12-12-12-12-------|-12-12-12-11-------|-12-12-12-12-------|-12-12-12-12-------|
B|-12-12-12-10-------|-12-12-12-10-------|-12-12-12-9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|
G|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-11-11-11-9--------|-11-11-11-9--------|
D|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
SYNCOPATION-DETAIL:
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
Bsus4 C#m7 B/D# E
"close the book and start a- gain 'cos"
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bsus4 C#m7 Aadd2
"lift your-self up a- bove all the hurt don't give in"
Written by Shannon Noll, Adam Reily,
Bryon Jones, Andrew Roachford
4 beats per chord
` = 2 beats ) always syncopated changes on
' = 1 beat ) the 'and' of the previous beat
Tune down one half step - song is pitched in Eb
VERSE:
N.C.
I know you're
Asus2 Asus2
Hurtin' feels like you're learnin' 'bout life the
E E
Hard way and it ain't workin' seems like for-
Asus2 Asus2
ever that you've been fallin' it's time to
E E
Move on your life is callin' yeah
PRE-CHORUS:
Bsus4 Asus2
This was never meant to be the end
Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS:
Aadd2 E5
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
C#m7 Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2 E5
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
C#m7 Badd4
Stronger stronger than this you gotta
Aadd2 A
Lift you gotta
INTERLUDE: [band enters]
Asus2 Asus2 E E
Lift when you can
VERSE:
Asus2 Asus2
Feel your whole body's achin' what's left of
E E
Your heart it won't stop breakin' you gotta
Asus2 Asus2
Let go you took a hit it's time to pick
E E
Up now move on from this
PRE-CHORUS:
Bsus4 Asus2
This was never meant to be the end
Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E (G#-bass)
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS-SHORT:
Aadd2 E
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
C#m9 Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2 E
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
C#m9 Badd4
Stronger stronger than this you got to
BRIDGE:
Bsus4 `C#m7 `Aadd2
Lift yourself up a-bove all the hurt don't give
Bsus4 `C#m7 `Aadd2
In wipe your eyes and re-member you're better than
F#m7 E (G#-bass)
This let 'em know that they took their best shot and they
Aadd2 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E
Missed come on and lift 'cos
CHORUS-REPEAT:
Aadd2 E
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
C#m9 Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2 E
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
C#m9 Bsus4
Stronger stronger than this yeah
CHORUS:
Aadd2 E
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
C#m9 Badd4
Lift you gotta lift and
Aadd2 E
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
C#m9 Badd4
Stronger stronger than this you gotta
Aadd2 A
Lift you gotta
CODA:
Asus2 Asus2 E E
Lift you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick
Asus2 Asus2 E E
up now) you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick
FADE:
Asus2 Asus2 E E
up now) (pick up now pick up now pick
================================================================================
CHORDS:
Asus2 E Bsus4 C#m7 B/D# Aadd2 E5 C#m9 Badd4 A F#m7
E|---0----0----0-----0------------0----0----0------0----0---2--|
B|---0----0----0-----0-----4------0----0----0------0----5---2--|
G|---2----1----4-----6-----4------6----9----8------8----6---2--|
D|---2----2----4-----6-----4------7----9----11-----9----7---2--|
A|---0----2----2-----4-----6------7----7----11-----9----7---4--|
E|--------0-----------------------5----0----9------7----5---2--|
This arrangement combines several guitar parts into one.
Open 1st-2nd-strings ring according to taste!
C#m9 chord mimics the rising lead guitar line - shift the note
on the 3rd-string to Fret-9 on Beat-3.
Opening rhythm figure adds a couple of passing notes:
VERSE-1: (each bar played twice)
[acoustic]
Asus2 E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
E|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----||-0--0--0--0-----0--0----|
B|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----||-0--0--0--0-----0--0----| L.H. fingering
G|-2--2--1--2-----1--2----||-1--1--1--1-----1--1----| <--index(Fret-1) ring(2)
D|-2--2--2--2-----2--2----||-2--2--4--2-----4--2----| <--middle(2) little(4)
A|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----||------------------------| <--middle finger mute
E|------------------------||-0--0--0--0-----0--0----|
Electric rhythm might be a 12-string:
INTERLUDE/VERSE-2/CODA:
Asus2 Asus2 (#11) Esus2 E Eadd2 E
1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4
E|-12-12-12-12-------|-12-12-12-11-------|-12-12-12-12-------|-12-12-12-12-------|
B|-12-12-12-10-------|-12-12-12-10-------|-12-12-12-9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|
G|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-11-11-11-9--------|-11-11-11-9--------|
D|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
SYNCOPATION-DETAIL:
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
Bsus4 C#m7 B/D# E
"close the book and start a- gain 'cos"
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bsus4 C#m7 Aadd2
"lift your-self up a- bove all the hurt don't give in"
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