A Hope To Live Chords - Steven Jesse Bernstein

{c: Capo 3}

C Pattern C C/G C

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Fmaj7 to G to C Pattern Fmaj7 G C

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Verse 1

C Fmaj7 C I hear child practicing their music Fmaj7 G C A trumpet is to sloppy to be sure Fmaj7 G C A soul trying to get out of that building C Am G C But their feet are nailed to the floor

Chorus

Fmaj7 G C And its a beautiful thing yes it is Fmaj7 G C It's a thing that gives me hope to live Fmaj7 G C Somebody's looking for their voice C Am G C In an open window with their supper on the stove

Verse 2

C Fmaj7 C And you can hear it just going down the street Fmaj7 G C Singing and playing out a beat Fmaj7 G C C Someone who life has gave no reason C Am G C Making up a reason of their own

Chorus

Fmaj7 G C And its a beautiful thing yes it is Fmaj7 G C It's a thing that gives me hope to live Fmaj7 G C Somebody's looking for their voice C Am G C In an open window with their supper on the stove

Verse 3

C Fmaj7 C There's a man shadow boxing in a doorway Fmaj7 G C With his eyes closed, I know he's gonna win Fmaj7 G C and he's kicking the trash out of the way C Am G C He's gone down but he always gets up again

Chorus

Fmaj7 G C And its a beautiful thing yes it is Fmaj7 G C It's a thing that gives me hope to live Fmaj7 G C Somebody's looking for their voice C Am G C In an open window with their supper on the stove

Verse 4

C Fmaj7 C There's a woman standing at the bus stop Fmaj7 G C She's yelling that the city is on fire Fmaj7 G C The cops come looking clumsy and disgusted C Am G C Everything she says, they say, she says they are a liar

Chorus

Fmaj7 G C And its a beautiful thing yes it is Fmaj7 G C It's a thing that gives me hope to live Fmaj7 G C Somebody's looking for their voice C Am G C In an open window with their supper on the stove

Verse 5

C Fmaj7 C Everybody's lost among the buildings Fmaj7 G C The ruins that we leave will last forever Fmaj7 G C While everything that's said may be forgotten C Am G C There's something that connects us like a river

Chorus

Fmaj7 G C And its a beautiful thing yes it is Fmaj7 G C It's a thing that gives me hope to live Fmaj7 G C Somebody's looking for their voice C Am G C In an open window with their supper on the stove Fmaj7 G C Somebody's looking for their voice C Am G C In an open window with their supper on the stove