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Hope Is Marching On

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Tempo: Slow
BPM: 74
Original Key: A
[Intro]
A  D A F#m
A/E D A
[Verse 1]
F#mLong can be the A/Enight of our strDuggle
F#mDeep can be the A/C#wounds of this lifeD  
But F#mhope lives on in A/Espite of our trDials
And Bmthese F#msoon shall passE  
Yes, Bmthese F#msoon shall passE  
[Chorus]
AYou take the world off my Dshoul-Aders
The F#mweight of it A/Eall off my Dshoul-Aders
AYou breathe Your hope. You watch Do-Aver
And F#mYou take the A/Eworld
All the Dweight A/Eof   Bmthis Aworld
[Interlude]
D A/C# Bm A
[Verse 2]
F#mThere are times of A/C#tears and of troDuble
We F#mwander through the A/C#darkness of nightD  
But F#mhope will shine A/C#inside of this Dbattle
And Bmthis F#mtoo shall passE/G#  
Yes, Bmthis F#mtoo shall passE  
EBut until it does
[Chorus]
AYou take the world off my Dshoul-Aders
The F#mweight of it A/Eall off my Dshoul-Aders
AYou breathe Your hope. You watch Do-Aver
And F#mYou take the A/Eworld
All the Dweight A/Eof   Bmthis Aworld
[Instrumental]
Bm F#m  E  Bm F#m E
Bm F#m  E  Bm F#m E
[Bridge]
And Your Alove, it keeps on Dlifting Ame
And Your F#mhope is A/Emarching DonA/C#  Bm  A  
And Your Amercy surely Dcarries Ame
And Your F#mhope is A/Emarching DonA/C#  Bm  A  
And Your Alove, it keeps on Dlifting Ame
And Your F#mhope is A/Emarching DonA/C#  Bm  A  
And Your Amercy surely Dcarries Ame
And Your F#mhope is A/Emarching DonA/C#  Bm  A  
[Chorus]
AYou take the world off my Dshoul-Aders
The F#mweight of it A/Eall off my Dshoul-Aders
AYou breathe Your hope. You watch Do-Aver
And F#mYou take the A/Eworld
All the Dweight A/Eof   Bmthis Aworld
[Tag]
D A/C# Bm A
All the Dweight A/C#of   Bmthis Aworld
D A/C# Bm A

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Hope Is Marching On

by Matt Redman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A/E

A/C#

E/G#

Tempo: Slow

BPM: 74

Original Key: A

[Intro]

A D A F#m

A/E D A

[Verse 1]

F#m A/E D

Long can be the night of our struggle

F#m A/C# D

Deep can be the wounds of this life

F#m A/E D

But hope lives on in spite of our trials

Bm F#m E

And these soon shall pass

Bm F#m E

Yes, these soon shall pass

[Chorus]

A D A

You take the world off my shoul-ders

F#m A/E D A

The weight of it all off my shoul-ders

A D A

You breathe Your hope. You watch o-ver

F#m A/E

And You take the world

D A/E Bm A

All the weight of this world

[Interlude]

D A/C# Bm A

[Verse 2]

F#m A/C# D

There are times of tears and of trouble

F#m A/C# D

We wander through the darkness of night

F#m A/C# D

But hope will shine inside of this battle

Bm F#m E/G#

And this too shall pass

Bm F#m E

Yes, this too shall pass

But until it does

[Chorus]

A D A

You take the world off my shoul-ders

F#m A/E D A

The weight of it all off my shoul-ders

A D A

You breathe Your hope. You watch o-ver

F#m A/E

And You take the world

D A/E Bm A

All the weight of this world

[Instrumental]

Bm F#m E Bm F#m E

[Bridge]

A D A

And Your love, it keeps on lifting me

F#m A/E D A/C# Bm A

And Your hope is marching on

A D A

And Your mercy surely carries me

F#m A/E D A/C# Bm A

And Your hope is marching on

A D A

And Your love, it keeps on lifting me

F#m A/E D A/C# Bm A

And Your hope is marching on

A D A

And Your mercy surely carries me

F#m A/E D A/C# Bm A

And Your hope is marching on

[Chorus]

A D A

You take the world off my shoul-ders

F#m A/E D A

The weight of it all off my shoul-ders

A D A

You breathe Your hope. You watch o-ver

F#m A/E

And You take the world

D A/E Bm A

All the weight of this world

[Tag]

D A/C# Bm A

All the weight of this world

D A/C# Bm A

About Hope Is Marching On Chords by Matt Redman

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