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[Verse 1]
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I come to sing a song about hope
            Gm
I'm not in-spired much right now, but
          Eb
    even so
             Cm
I came out here to sing a song, so here
       Eb
     I go
           Cm              Eb
I guess I think that if I tinker long
                          Cm
     enough, one might a-ppear
                  Eb
And, look, it's here
              F
One verse is done
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The work's begun


[Verse 2]
   Bb                   B    Bb
I come to sing a song about hope
             Gm
In spite of everything ridiculous and
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      sad
               Cm
Though I'm be-yond belief, depressed,
                    Eb
      confused, and mad
               Cm              Eb
Well, I got dressed, I under-estimated
                            Cm
       how much that would take
          Eb
I didn't break
             Eb
Until right now
           F
I sing of hope
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And don't know how


[Bridge]
Eb
So maybe I can substitute "strength,"
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Because I'm strong, I'm strong enough

I got through lots of things I didn't
                Eb
       think I could

And so did you
                F
I know that's true


[Verse 3]
    Bb                   B    Bb
And so, we sing a song about hope
                Gm
Though I can't guarantee there's
                          Eb
       something real be-hind it
          Cm
I have to try to show my daughters I
            Eb
       can find it
           Cm                Eb
And so to-day, when life is crazy and
                       Cm
        impossible to bear
            Eb
It must be there
             F
Fear never wins
               Cm
That's what I hope
              Cm
See? I said "hope"
           [repeat Bb B intro + rhythm]
The work begins