Hopin’ for Hope
©2019
Garrett Clevenger
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E A lazy, hazy afternoon
E in a forest facin’ doom
D E from
the cost of modern life
A D B intended to ease our strife.
B From the north a storm blows in
B shakin’ every leaf and limb.
A B An
endless wind circles the globe.
E A F# I breath the air, hopin’ for hope.
E Drop by drop falls on me.
E Seems like a great mystery.
D E How
does the rain get up there,
A D B in the clouds floatin’ in the air?
B From the storm a sound comes through.
B Thunder rumbles out a tune.
A B The
pitter-patter raindrops keepin’ time.
E A F# It calms the rollin’ in my mind.
Chorus:
A E F# Still I can’t help but think of them.
A B F# The other creatures roaming the land.
A B C# They’ve been here way before modern man.
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E My thoughts are of eons passed
E unspoiled by man-made gas
D E now
pollutin’ the atmosphere.
A D B Makes me wish the air was still clear.
B How will nature cope
B with our waste? I’m losin’ hope.
A B Every
day we wait to change our way
E A F# means another species fades away.
Jam through complete verse
E The storm blows by. The sun returns.
E Still despair in my mind burns.
D E I
hear a roarin’ jet high above.
A D B A metal beast lacking love.
B I pack my things to head home.
B I find my car and drive alone.
A B Another
human takin’ a toll.
E A F# I wonder, “What’s my life’s goal?”
Chorus:
A E F# ‘Cause I can’t help but think of them.
A B F# The other creatures who roam the land.
A B C# They’ve been here way before modern man.
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E I breath the air, hopin’ for hope.
E I breath the air, hopin’ for hope.
D E I
breath the air, hopin’ for hope.
A D B I breath the air, hopin’ for hope.
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