Capo: 1

Standard Tuning OR Capo 1 OR Capo 2 VERSE 1

^DMet a little girl, ^Ayeste^Grday ^DShe's so poor,^A doesn't even have a^F#m name ^GBut mom and dad, they ^Dlove her ^GJust can't her or her ^F#mbrother ^DHunger like that,^A you can't even ^Gpray

VERSE 2 Young black man on the streets of Chicago Mom and Dad are wishing he'd come home And he could always see their faces, and he could like an angel, Two shots ran out so, we'll never know CHORUS

^DI'm singing for hope ^GI'm singing for life ^DI'm singing for ^Achange, ^Gtonight ^DAnd you can tell me, that ^GI'm wasting my time ^DBut someone has to ^Akeep hope ^Dalive

VERSE 3 Little boy, living on the prairie Hears a story of when the West was free And he's too young to think it, but with one less broken promise, He thinks will the world even miss me' CHORUS BRIDGE

^AAnd what can I do, ^F#mFrom my lucky side' ^GI can barely ^Awrite down a ^Dsong,

^ABut I can take, ^F#mjust one stride, ^GPut their hands in mine and hold ^Aon

CHORUS Repeatx3, end

Misc Unsigned Bands - Kristen graves - keep hope alive