James Keelaghan - Hold your ground

Some^Gwhere^N.C. inside my soul there is an echo of my youth Some ^Gpithy ^N.C.little saying that contained a grain of truth ^G If ^Cpatience is a virtue, persistence is its mark It's ^Gbetter to light a candle than to stand and curse the dark But ^Dif we stand together, we might ^Amturn this ^Gworld a^Cround C-G-D-G C ~ Hold your ground__

In the ^Gcorridors of power, where our voice is seldom heard The status quo is what they want, they can get it with a word For ^Cus it takes a thousand voices, a million angry shouts To ^Gnotify the ship of state to bring its course about But ^Dif we pull together, we might ^Amturn this ^Gship a^Cround C-G-D-G C-G-D-G C-G-D-G C ~ Hold your ground__

^EmOh___, this world is ^Cchang^Ging ^Em Spinning out through sp^Cace and time ^EmOh___, it's rear^Crang^Ging ^AmAll the things we thought were yours and ^Cmine You've got to ^Fhold ^Cyour ^Gground ^AmHold ^Gyour ^Fground Hold ^Cyour ^Gground ^AmHold ^Gyour ^Fground

Some^Gtimes it seems the motion is strictly retrograde There are so many reversals of advances that you've made The ^Cthings you thought were changing have shuddered to a halt The ^Gonly view is forward when your back's against the wall But ^Dif we stand together we might ^Amturn this ^Gworld ^Caround C-G-D-G C ~ Hold your ground__

You've got to ^Fhold ^Cyour ^Gground ^AmHold ^Gyour ^Fground Hold ^Cyour ^Gground ^AmHold ^Gyour ^Fground

It ^Gisn't for the faint of heart to bet when odds are long And neither is it easy to be right in face of wrong You ^Cmust proceed from strength to strength, although the road is rough And ^Gsometimes human courage just isn't quite enough But ^Dif we stand together we might ^Amturn this ^Gworld ^Caround

^EmOh, this world is ^Cchang^Ging