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Intro: Am F C Am F C verse 1 Am F C The alarm goes off and you hit the shower first Am F C I make the coffee, it?s a routine we?ve rehearsed F C G Turn the radio on and they?re wishing us a happy new year Am F C Am F C But nothing much has changed here verse 2 Am F C Another suicide bomb at a market in the Middle East Am F C The authorities estimate 28 dead, at least F C G Sand soaked with martyr?s blood and mothers? tears Am F C Am F C But nothing much has changed here verse 3 Am F C The whole country?s holding those coalminers in its prayers Am F C Counting down how long they?ve gone without air F C G The reporter does his best to sound sincere Am F C But nothing much has changed here verse 4 Am F C Now there?s a man of God saying something ?bout New Orleans Am F C How the Mississippi River gonna wash them sinners clean F C G Oh the righteous prey on ignorance and fear Am F C Oh nothing much has changed here G C F And there?s a storm coming up fast G C Better lash yourself to the mast Em F But of all that comes to pass Bb G7 Hope dies last Verse 5 Am F C Politicians pointing fingers like they always do Am F C When there?s a scandal looming larger in the rearview F C G When elections may be closer than they appear Am F C Oh nothing much has changed here Verse 6 Am F C In the eyes of the President citizens are enemies Am F C He?d rather talk to Jesus than to anyone who disagrees F C G But the phones are bugged and Big Brother is all ears Am F C Oh nothing much has changed here G C F And there?s a storm coming up fast G C Better lash yourself to the mast Em F But of all that comes to pass Bb G7 Hope dies last Verse 7 Am F C Sometimes it?s all that you can do to avert your eyes Am F C If you let too much in it will leave you paralysed F C G Am F C It's a world where all you love could disappear Verse 8 Am F C So I take you in my arms before you leave for work Am F C I got a love for you so fierce and true it hurts F C G You smile at something that I whisper in your ear Am F Nothing has changed Am F Nothing has changed Am F Nothing?s ever gonna change here Outro: Am F C Am F C
G C F And there?s a storm coming up fast G C Better lash yourself to the mast Em F But of all that comes to pass Bb G7 Hope dies last
Written by Mark Erelli
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