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[Intro]
D Dsus2 D D5 D Dsus2 D Dsus2
D Dsus2 D D5 D Dsus2 D Dsus2
[Verse 1]
DBareley standing upright
When the Bmrain hit the road
I was Gjust on my way back Dhome
DFires slowly fading
And Bmwithin dies my hope
The Gcold's creeping up my Dbones
[Pre-Chorus 1]
BmJust like a G6revenant
Dreading Deach new dawn
I was Bmjust on my G6way back Dhome
[Chorus 1]
GAll these Dshackles holding Gback my Dfeet
Take aBmway everything I was trying to Akeep
There's no Groad left beDfore me
  GI've lost my Dchance
See your Bmshadow through the rain
And I hope you Adance
I hope you Ddance
Dsus2Uh,   Duh
Dsus2Uh,   Duh
[Verse 2]
DWonder if we were speaking
Would our Bmstory be untold
Still I Gknow I'd never try to caDll
Once aDgain you leave me speechless
Got me Bmdown upon my knees
  GThere ain't a lot of air left to breaDthe
[Pre-Chorus 2]
BmThe old tales are unG6raveling
And all Dalong you must have known
We won't Bmmake our G6way back Dhome
[Chorus 2]
GAll these Dshackles holding Gback my Dfeet
Take aBmway everything I was trying to Akeep
There's no Groad left beDfore me
  GI've lost my Dchance
See your Bmshadow through the rain
And I hope you Adance
I hope you G6da-   Bm    G    Ance, oh
G6 Bm G A
[Chorus 3]
GAll these Dshackles holding Gback my Dfeet
Take aBmway everything I was trying to Akeep
There's no Groad left beDfore me
  GI've lost my Dchance
See your Bmshadow through the rain
And I hope you Adance
I hope you Ddance
Dsus2Uh,   Duh
Dsus2Uh,   Duh
Dsus2Uh,   Duh

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I Hope You Dance

by Hanne Kah

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Dsus2

[Intro]

D Dsus2 D D5 D Dsus2 D Dsus2

[Verse 1]

Bareley standing upright

When the rain hit the road

G D

I was just on my way back home

Fires slowly fading

And within dies my hope

G D

The cold's creeping up my bones

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Bm G6

Just like a revenant

Dreading each new dawn

Bm G6 D

I was just on my way back home

[Chorus 1]

G D G D

All these shackles holding back my feet

Bm A

Take away everything I was trying to keep

G D

There's no road left before me

G D

I've lost my chance

See your shadow through the rain

And I hope you dance

I hope you dance

Dsus2 D

Uh, uh

Dsus2 D

Uh, uh

[Verse 2]

Wonder if we were speaking

Would our story be untold

G D

Still I know I'd never try to call

Once again you leave me speechless

Got me down upon my knees

G D

There ain't a lot of air left to breathe

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Bm G6

The old tales are unraveling

And all along you must have known

Bm G6 D

We won't make our way back home

[Chorus 2]

G D G D

All these shackles holding back my feet

Bm A

Take away everything I was trying to keep

G D

There's no road left before me

G D

I've lost my chance

See your shadow through the rain

And I hope you dance

G6 Bm G A

I hope you da- nce, oh

G6 Bm G A

[Chorus 3]

G D G D

All these shackles holding back my feet

Bm A

Take away everything I was trying to keep

G D

There's no road left before me

G D

I've lost my chance

See your shadow through the rain

And I hope you dance

I hope you dance

Dsus2 D

Uh, uh

Dsus2 D

Uh, uh

Dsus2 D

Uh, uh

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