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HOPE
Shawn McDonald
Verse 1
   EmYou are a lighDthouse when I'm lost at sea
   EmYou are the lanDguage that I'm trying to speak
   EmYou are the tDaste that keeps me thirstGing
   EmYou are the couDrage running through my veins
   EmYou are the compDass pointing to a better way
   EmAnd You are the wDhisper beckoning BmmeA  
Chorus
GHo    -      Bmpe      is rAising, GHo    -      Bmpe       is Aon the move
   GIn the air and on the ground        Bmin my head and alAl around
GHo    -      Bmpe      is rAising
Verse 2
   EmYou are infectiouDs you're spreading through me
   EmAnd you are the meloDdy that I want to sing
   EmYou are the teDmpo beating wiBmthin my chest, withAin my chest
Bridge
       Cadd9It is rDising,         it is Emrising,        it is rGising up   
       Cadd9It is rDising,         it is Emrising,        it is rFising up   

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Hope

by Shawn McDonald

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Cadd9

HOPE

Shawn McDonald

Verse 1

Em D

You are a lighthouse when I'm lost at sea

Em D

You are the language that I'm trying to speak

Em D G

You are the taste that keeps me thirsting

Em D

You are the courage running through my veins

Em D

You are the compass pointing to a better way

Em D Bm A

And You are the whisper beckoning me

Chorus

G Bm A G Bm A

Ho - pe is rising, Ho - pe is on the move

G Bm A

In the air and on the ground in my head and all around

G Bm A

Ho - pe is rising

Verse 2

Em D

You are infectious you're spreading through me

Em D

And you are the melody that I want to sing

Em D Bm A

You are the tempo beating within my chest, within my chest

Bridge

Cadd9 D Em G

It is rising, it is rising, it is rising up

Cadd9 D Em F

It is rising, it is rising, it is rising up

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