Chords with lyrics
Mark Erelli - Hope Dies Last
CAPO: 4th fret
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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The alarm goes off and you hit the shower first
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I make the coffee, it’s a routine we’ve rehearsed
FF C majorC G+G
Turn the radio on and they’re wishing us a happy new year
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But nothing much has changed here
Verse 2:
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Another suicide bomb at a market in the Middle East
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The authorities estimate 28 dead, at least
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Sand soaked with martyr’s blood and mothers’ tears
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But nothing much has changed here
Verse 3:
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The whole country’s holding those coalminers in its prayers
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Counting down how long they’ve gone without air
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The reporter does his best to sound sincere
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But nothing much has changed here
Verse 4:
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Now there’s a man of God saying something ‘bout New Orleans
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How the Mississippi River gonna wash them sinners clean
FF C majorC G+G
Oh the righteous prey on ignorance and fear
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Oh nothing much has changed here
Chorus:
G+G C majorC FF
And there’s a storm coming up fast
G+G C majorC
Better lash yourself to the mast
E minorEm FF
But of all that comes to pass
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Hope dies last
Verse 5:
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Politicians pointing fingers like they always do
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When there’s a scandal looming larger in the rearview
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When elections may be closer than they appear
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Oh nothing much has changed here
Verse 6:
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In the eyes of the President citizens are enemies
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He’d rather talk to Jesus than to anyone who disagrees
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But the phones are bugged and Big Brother is all ears
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Oh nothing much has changed here
Chorus:
G+G C majorC FF
And there’s a storm coming up fast
G+G C majorC
Better lash yourself to the mast
E minorEm FF
But of all that comes to pass
Bb majorBb G7G7
Hope dies last
Verse 7:
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Sometimes it’s all that you can do to avert your eyes
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If you let too much in it will leave you paralysed
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It's a world where all you love could disappear
Verse 8:
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So I take you in my arms before you leave for work
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I got a love for you so fierce and true it hurts
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You smile at something that I whisper in your ear
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Nothing has changed
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Nothing has changed
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Nothing’s ever gonna change here
Outro:
A minorAm FF C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC