Mark Erelli - Hope dies last

The a^Amlarm goes off and ^Fyou hit the shower ^Cfirst ^AmI make the coffee, it’s a ^Froutine we’ve re^Chearsed Turn the ^Fradio on and they’re wishing us a happy new ^Cyear ^G But ^Amnothing much has ^Fchanged here^{C Am F C}

Another ^Amsuicide bomb at a ^Fmarket in the Middle ^CEast The ^Amauthorities estimate ^F28 dead, at ^Cleast Sand ^Fsoaked with martyr’s blood and mothers’ ^Ctears ^G But ^Amnothing much has ^Fchanged here ^{C Am F C}

The whole ^Amcountry’s holding those ^Fcoalminers in its ^Cprayers ^AmCounting down how ^Flong they’ve gone without ^Cair The re^Fporter does his best to sound ^Csincere ^G But ^Amnothing much has ^Fchanged here ^C

Now there’s a ^Amman of God saying ^Fsomething ‘bout New Or^Cleans How the ^AmMississippi River gonna ^Fwash them sinners ^Cclean Oh the ^Frighteous prey on ignorance and ^Cfear ^G Oh ^Amnothing much has ^Fchanged here ^C

And there’s a ^Gstorm ^Ccoming up ^Ffast Better ^Glash yourself to the ^Cmast But of ^Emall that comes to ^Fpass ^BbHope dies ^G7last

Poli^Amticians pointing ^Ffingers like they always ^Cdo When there’s a ^Amscandal looming ^Flarger in the rear^Cview When ^Felections may be closer than they ap^Cpear ^G Oh ^Amnothing much has ^Fchanged here ^C

In the ^Ameyes of the President ^Fcitizens are ene^Cmies He’d ^Amrather talk to Jesus than to ^Fanyone who disa^Cgrees But the ^Fphones are bugged and Big Brother is all ^Cears ^G Oh ^Amnothing much has ^Fchanged here ^C

And there’s a ^Gstorm ^Ccoming up ^Ffast Better ^Glash yourself to the ^Cmast But of ^Emall that comes to ^Fpass ^BbHope dies ^G7last

Some^Amtimes it’s all that ^Fyou can do to a^Cvert your eyes If you ^Amlet too much in it will ^Fleave you para^Clysed It's a ^Fworld where all you love could disap^Cpear ^{G Am F C}

So I ^Amtake you in my ^Farms before you leave for ^Cwork I got a ^Amlove for you so ^Ffierce and true it ^Churts You ^Fsmile at something that I whisper in your ^Cear ^{G Am}Nothing has ^Fchanged ^AmNothing has ^Fchanged Nothing’s ^Amever gonna ^Fchange here