Tuning: E A D G B E

[Verse]

^DI walk the streets^A alone here, I ^Dgo with head hung ^Adown The^F#m heavens laugh so ^Ghard at me that I ca^Bmnnot bear the so^F#mund A h^Dome to every l^Aonely, an e^Dar to every ^Acry An^F#m eye to every ^Gsuffering and^Bm lost to reasons^F#m why

[Chorus]

^DAnd of all the awful ^Athings I’ve heard ^BmThe worst must be those^F#m terrible words If ^GI don’t do it, t^Ahat man will Be ^Git steal, ^Arape or ki^All

[Verse 2]

I s^Dtrive to be a ^Agood man, I ^Dknow it serves me ^Awell 'Th^F#mough how and when this^G start was made, ^BmI truly cannot ^F#mtell I^D’ve loved and I have ^Abeen loved, I w^Das not always ^Atrue And ^F#mat times I feel to s^Gtay alone, Is the^Bm honest thing t^F#mo do

[Chorus]

^DStill in all I’ve ^Abest conceived ^BmThat I did fall in^F#m fleshy need A^Gnd taking water ^Alaced with sin See^Gn what love is u^Ap against ^A

[Interlude] D A D A F#m G Bm F#m [Verse 3]

My m^Dind is full of w^Aorry, and ^Dwonder at it^Aself I^F#m search all day for an^Gswers, and ^Bmnothing eve^F#mr helps I^D don’t believe the st^Aories of h^Digh and holy ^Aghosts A^F#mnd if anything should ^Gmatter, then ^Bmwhat should matter^F#m most?

[Chorus]

^DTo the thought I w^Aill abide ^BmThat hate is foolish, ^F#mlove is wise ^GWords the old ma^An softly spoke ^GLeft the world t^Ao live in ^Ahope

[outro] D A D A F#m G Bm F#m D A D

Mick Flannery - Live in hope