Verse 1
Dm Waking in the rubble
[Am/C] Walking over glass
Gm Neighbours say we’re trouble
Asus4 Well that time has A passed
Dm Fearing from the mirror
[Am/C] No, that isn’t me
Gm A stranger getting nearer
Asus4 Who can this A person be?
Gm You wouldn’t [Dm/F] know me at all A today
A7 From the fading light I fly
Chorus
Gm Rise like a phoenix
Bb Out of the ashes
Seeking Dm rather than vengeance
C Retribution, you were Gm warned
Once I’m A transformed, once I’m F reborn
You know I will Gm rise like a phoenix
Asus4 But you’re my A flame
Verse 2
Dm Go about your business
[Am/C] Act as if you’re free
Gm No one could have witnessed
Asus4 What you did to A me
Gm ‘Cause you wouldn’t [Dm/F] know me today
Eb And [Eb/D] you have got to Cm see [Cm/Bb] to A believe
A7 From the fading light I fly
Chorus
Gm Rise like a phoenix
Bb Out of the ashes
Seeking Dm rather than vengeance
C Retribution, you were Bb warned
Once I’m A transformed, once I’m D reborn
Bridge
[Dm/F] I rise up to the Bb sky
A You threw me down but I’m gonna fly
Chorus
Gm Rise like a phoenix
Bb Out of the ashes
Seeking Dm rather than vengeance
C Retribution, you were Bb warned
Once I’m A transformed, once I’m F reborn
You know I will Gm rise like a phoenix
Outro
A But you’re my Dm flame
