OneRepublic - Lift Me Up: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Lift Me Up" 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.
Chorus:
D#m C#
If I told you I was down I was down would you help me
D#m C# F#
Told you I was down I was down would you lift me up
B
I need your strength I’ll be up someday
D#m C# D#m
If I told you I was down I was down would you lift me up
D#m
I have this human love
C# D#m
It shattered once or twice
D#m
It pulls me up and down
D#m C#
If it’s filled with jagged ice
F# B D#m
Everyday I’m wanting something I ain’t havin’
D#m
I have this human heart
C# D#m
My mother told me so
D#m C#
She said this shit can go to pieces boy be careful
F# B D#m
But you and me and me and you got something magic
D#m
So I say to you
Chorus - x2
F# B D#m F#
Lift me up, lift me up, lift me up, lift me up
D#m
I have this human love
D#m
My mother told me so
D#m C#
She said this world could bring you down so don’t be swinging low
F# B D#m
Cause you and me and me and you got something magic
D#m
So I say to you
Chorus
Lift me up, lift me up, lift me up, lift me up
B D#m F#
I got my problems but I don’t need you to solve them and I don’t care
F#
Like it in that all my shit is right there
B D#m
I wear my issues like tattoos across my chest
F#
And people notice I tell them you ain’t seen nothing yet
F# D#m C# D#m
Brother lift me, brother lift me
C# F# B
Lift me up and be my strength I’ll be up someday
D#m
If I told you I was down, I was down
B D#m F# B D#m F# B
Lift me up, lift me up, lift me up, lift me up
B D#m F#
I got my problems but I don’t need you to solve them and I don’t care
F#
Like it in that all my shit is right there
B D#m
I wear my issues like tattoos across my chest
F#
And people notice I tell them you ain’t seen nothing yet
F#
Brother lift me
You can simplify chords by removing barre
| TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#  D#m  F#  B  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 "Lift Me Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lift Me Up" by OneRepublic.