Livin' In Hope
[Intro]: A D A D A D E
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I grew up in the country
A D
Beside a chicken shack
A D
So I left for the city
F#m E D
And I didn't look back
A D
Now, I'm livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
A D
Livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
A D
Yes, I'm livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
F#m E D
Livin' in ho--o--o--o--ope
A D
Walkin' round the city
A D
Feelin' all alone
A D
Nobody told me
F#m E D
The streets are paved with stone
A D
But, I'm livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
A D
Yes, I'm livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
A D
I'm livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
F#m E D
I'm livin' in ho--o--o--o--o--ope
C#m Bm A
Can't find my feet, or a friendly face
F#m E
In this God-forsaken town
F#m Bm
Nobody stops to lend a hand
G# C#m
Unless they wanna put you down
E
No
[Instr]: A D A D A D E
A D
Got no woman
A D
Or a steady job
A D
Feelin' like a cowboy
F#m E D
And lookin' like a slob
A D
But, I'm livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
A D
Livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
A D
Yes, I'm livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
F#m E D
I'm livin' in ho--o--o--o--ope
A D
Nothin' in my pocket
A D
Nowhere to go
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Lookin' for a handout
F#m E D
But no one wants to know
A D
Well, I'm livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
A D
Livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
A D
Yes, I'm livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
F#m E D
Livin' in ho--o--o--o--ope
A D
I'm livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
A D
Livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
A D
Yes, I'm livin' in hope (livin' in hope)
F#m E D A
Livin' in ho------ope
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