High Hopes

Intro: Dm  Dm7  Bb/D

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Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
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In a world of magnets and miracles
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Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
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The ringing of the division bell had begun

Dm7           C/Bb             A4             A
Along the long road and on down the causeway
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Do they still meet there by the cut
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There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
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Running before time took our dreams away
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Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground
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To a life consumed by slow decay

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  The grass was greener
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  The light was brighter
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  With friends surrounded
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  The nights of wonder

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Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
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To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
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Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
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Dragged by the force of some inner tide
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At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
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We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world

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Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
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There's a hunger still unsatisfied
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Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
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though down this road we've been so many times

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The grass was greener
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The light was brighter
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The taste was sweeter
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The nights of wonder
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With friends surrounded
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The dawn mist glowing
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The water flowing
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The endless river

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Forever and ever