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For Future Generations – 4Him
Intro:
C  Dm  G  C
Verse 1:
FThe signs are oC/Ebvious; they are eGverywChere
FAll that we C/Ehear about is the glCoom and dD/F#espair
Too mFany would be prC/Eophets sayin’ it’s the eG/Bnd of it aCll
‘Cause moFther earth can’t tGake much more; the Amhammer’s gonna Gfall
Verse 2:
FSo nature C/Ehas its needs, that’s a leGsson leCarned
FBut it apC/Epears to me there are grCeater conDcerns
‘Cause wFe can save the pC/Elanet, thinkin’ we will sG/Bomehow suCrvive
But faAmther time is caGlling us to sAmave somebody’s lGife
Chorus 1:
So I won’t bCend and I won’t break
I won’t wAmater down my faith
I won’t coFmpromise in a wGorld of desperCationG  
What has bCeen I cannot change
But for toDm7morrow and today
I must Fbe a light for futGure generCationsAm  G  
Verse 3:
FIf we could C/Efind a way to preGserve our fCaith
FSo those who fC/Eollow us see the pCrice that was pDaid
Then maFybe when they quC/Eestion what it’s gonna G/Btake to suCrvive
They’ll fAmind the strength to cGarry on in wAmhat we leave beGhind
[Repeat Chorus 1]
Bridge:
FLookin’ in the eyes of the children
C/EKnowing that tomorrow is at stake
AmWhen the choice is up to them
Will they have the stG/Brength to say
Chorus 2:  (key change up a half step)
We won’t bC#end and we won’t break
We won’t wA#mater down our faith
We won’t coF#mpromise in a wG#orld of despeC#rationG#  
What has bC#een we cannot change
But for toD#m7morrow and today
We must F#be a light for fG#uture geneC#rations
[Repeat Chorus 2]
Tag:
We must C#be a light for fG#uture generC#ations
We must C#be a light for fG#uture generC#ations
We must C#be a light for fG#uture generC#ations

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For Future Generations

by 4Him

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

D/F#

G/B

Dm7

A#m

D#m7

For Future Generations – 4Him

Intro:

C Dm G C

Verse 1:

F C/E G C

The signs are obvious; they are everywhere

F C/E C D/F#

All that we hear about is the gloom and despair

F C/E G/B C

Too many would be prophets sayin’ it’s the end of it all

F G Am G

‘Cause mother earth can’t take much more; the hammer’s gonna fall

Verse 2:

F C/E G C

So nature has its needs, that’s a lesson learned

F C/E C D

But it appears to me there are greater concerns

F C/E G/B C

‘Cause we can save the planet, thinkin’ we will somehow survive

Am G Am G

But father time is calling us to save somebody’s life

Chorus 1:

So I won’t bend and I won’t break

I won’t water down my faith

F G C G

I won’t compromise in a world of desperation

What has been I cannot change

Dm7

But for tomorrow and today

F G C Am G

I must be a light for future generations

Verse 3:

F C/E G C

If we could find a way to preserve our faith

F C/E C D

So those who follow us see the price that was paid

F C/E G/B C

Then maybe when they question what it’s gonna take to survive

Am G Am G

They’ll find the strength to carry on in what we leave behind

[Repeat Chorus 1]

Bridge:

Lookin’ in the eyes of the children

C/E

Knowing that tomorrow is at stake

When the choice is up to them

G/B

Will they have the strength to say

Chorus 2: (key change up a half step)

We won’t bend and we won’t break

A#m

We won’t water down our faith

F# G# C# G#

We won’t compromise in a world of desperation

What has been we cannot change

D#m7

But for tomorrow and today

F# G# C#

We must be a light for future generations

[Repeat Chorus 2]

Tag:

C# G# C#

We must be a light for future generations

C# G# C#

We must be a light for future generations

C# G# C#

We must be a light for future generations

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