You Raise Me Up

You Raise Me Up

Brendan Graham (lyricist) 

Rolf Løvland (composer)

Intro:

C     F   C   C

Am   F   G   G 

Am   F   C   F 

C     G   C   C

          C         F              C        C 

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary; 

              C        F                 G      G 

When troubles come and my heart burdened be; 

           Am        F                C         F 

Then, I am still and wait here in the silence, 

          C        G               C         C 

Until you come and sit awhile with me. 

             Am     F              C          G 

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains; 

              Am     F              C          G 

 You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas; 

     Am           F            C          F 

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders; 

              C     G               C       C

 You raise me up to more than I can be. 

Did you know?

"You Raise Me Up" is a song that was originally composed by the duo Secret Garden. The music was written by Secret Garden's Rolf Løvland and the lyrics by Brendan Graham.

Initially, the original version only became a minor hit in the United Kingdom. However the song has now been covered more than 125 times, with the most successful covers being by Josh Groban (#73 in the US and #1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart), Westlife (#1 in the UK), Daniel O'Donnell (#22 in the UK) and Dutch Popstars winner Wesley Klein (#4 in the Netherlands). 

 
(Retrieved from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Raise_Me_Up)

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