Madonna - I Rise: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Rise" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

           Am                                    C
I'm going through it, yeah, I know you see the tragic in it
      G
Just hold on to the little bit of magic in it
Am                  C
I can't break down now
G
I can't take that now

F                G
Died a thousand times
Am             C
Managed to survive
F                   G
I can't break down now
Am
I can't take that (I can't take that)

Chorus:
F  G
I rise
Am C
I rise
F  G
I rise
Am
Up above it, up above it
F  G
I rise
Am C
I rise
F  G
I rise
Am
Up above it all

There's nothin' you can do to me that hasn't been done
Not bulletproof, shouldn't have to run from a gun
River of tears ran dry, let 'em run
No game that you can play with me, I ain't won

'Cause I'm goin' through it, yeah
I know you see the tragic in it (Alright)
Just hold on to the little bit of magic in it (Yeah)
I can't break down now
I can't take that now (I can't take that now)

Died a thousand times
Managed to survive (I managed to survive)
I can't break down now
I can't take that (I can't take that)

Chorus

                 Am C G
I managed to survive

Freedom's what you choose to do with what's been done to you
No one can hurt you now unless you want them to
(Unless you want)
No one can hurt you now unless you love 'em too (B.S.)
Unless you love 'em too

'Cause I'm going through it
Yeah, I know you see the tragic in it
Just hold on to the little bit of magic in it (Magic in it)
I can't break down now
I can't take that (I can't take that)

Chorus

Yeah, we gonna rise up (I will rise)
Yeah, we gonna rise up
Yeah, we gonna get up
Yeah, we gonna get up
Yeah, we gonna get up
Yes, we can, we can get it together (I will rise)
We'll rise up, we can get it together
Yeah, we gonna rise up (I will rise)
Yeah, we gonna rise up
Yeah, we gonna get up
Yeah, we gonna get up
Yeah, we gonna get up
Yes, we can, we can get it together (I will rise)
We'll rise up, we can get it together


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Rise" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Rise" by Madonna.

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