Hope and Despair
by Ben Francis 2013
VERSE 1
Em
I jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire because
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I thought I was afraid of the heat.
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But now I find it's hot out here, things become so very clear
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When flames are licking right at your feet.
Em Am C D7
Tell me where the people take their sorrows when they're alone.
Em Am C D7
Show me where this place is where the sun has never shone.
CHORUS
Em EmaddG Am7 Am7addG
'Caus I don't believe in hopelessness, I won't accept the loneliness.
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No I don't believe hope is really ever gone.
Em EmaddG Am7 Am7addG
We all deserve a second chance, don't accept a bad romance,
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your heart will know, if it's time that you were moving on.
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And remember, hope is never really gone.
VERSE 2
Em
Take my hand I'll lead you to the edge of this cliff
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And we will peer into the ocean below.
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But now we're perched upon the edge,
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can you still stick to your pledge, throw it all away and let go?
Em Am C D7
Tell me what's so painful that you cannot bear to survive,
Em Am C D7
Listen when I tell you that the pain just shows you're alive.
CHORUS
Em EmaddG Am7 Am7addG
I don't believe in hopelessness, I won't accept the loneliness.
D7 D7sus4 D7 D9 D7 Em
No I don't believe hope is really ever gone.
Em EmaddG Am7 Am7addG
We all deserve a second chance, don't accept a bad romance,
D7 D7Sus4 D7 D9 D7 Em
your heart will know, if it's time that you were moving on.
B7 Em
And remember, hope is never really gone.
VERSE 3
Em
Raise your head and look around, enjoy the sights absorb the sounds,
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There's beauty and there's wonder to see.
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Don't ever tell me you are bored if there are things that you've
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ignored in mountains and the rivers and trees.
Em Am C D7
Open up your eyes and tell me there's nothing left to see.
Em Am C D7
You can criticise and fuel despair with apathy.
CHORUS
Em EmaddG Am7 Am7addG
But I don't believe in hopelessness, I won't accept the loneliness.
D7 D7sus4 D7 D9 D7 Em
No I don't believe hope is really ever gone.
Em EmaddG Am7 Am7addG
We all deserve a second chance, don't accept a bad romance,
D7 D7Sus4 D7 D9 D7 Em
your heart will know, if it's time that you were moving on.
B7 Em
And remember, hope is never really gone.
Hope and Despair by Ben Francis is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.