Capo 4 Verse 1 A Asus4
You say: Hope was on the ballot G G9 And they voted it down F Punching out their angry pick G G9
With a vicious frown A Asus4 Joy was on the ballot G G9 And they threw it away F Voting for their hateful spite G G9 E Just to make us pay

Chorus F G They think they’ve won forever A Asus4
‘Cause they’re so full of hate F G But they don’t know it doesn’t last A Asus4 It’s just too little, too late F G We will live, we will survive A Asus4 We will outlast them, too F When their hate has burned them out G A Asus4 We will be here, me and you

Verse 2 You say: Hate was on the ballot And they voted it in Punching out their angry choice With a vicious grin

Dumb was on the ballot And they hugged it tight Happy in their anger And in their fear and spite

Chorus 2 So watch me wrap myself in joy As I defy their hate Watch me hope for a better world While they’re still too little, too late Hate is temporary Hope will never die They can’t take our hope away And hope will never lie

Bridge F
Because hope is the best of all good things G And never really dies A Asus4 Even when things look hopeless A Asus4 Hope gets back up and tries F
They can vote it down or throw it out G
But they can’t take it away F I will hope until the end of time G E Because hope will always stay Verse 3 Sometimes it’s hard to do it Sometimes it’s hard to see Beyond their hate and anger Living in your head rent-free

But even in the worst of times Hope will stand by you Reminding you of who you are Defending what is true

Chorus 2

Verse 4 Let’s put hope back on the ballot Let’s rub it in their face Let’s make them see us hoping In every time and place

Let’s run a joyful platform And find hope everywhere We will be unstoppable And give them quite a scare

Chorus 3 So let’s wrap ourselves in joy And let’s defy their hate Now let’s hope for a better world While they’re still too little, too late

And now let’s grab for happiness With everything we do They can’t take our hope away We will be here, me and you