Original key is Bb. Capo at 3rd fret to use these chords
VERSE 1
[Em]Sunday morning, I heard the [D]preacher say
[C]~TThou shall not kill~T
[Em]I don't wanna hear [D]nothing else about [C]killing
And that it's God's will
[Em]'Cause our children are [D]watching us
They put their [C]trust in us
They're gonna be like us
[Em]So let's learn from our [D]history
And do it [C]differently
CHORUS
I [G]hope
For more love, more joy and laughter
I hope
We'll have more than we'll ever need
I [C]hope
We'll have more happy ever afters
I [G]hope
We can all live more fearlessly
And we can [D]lose all the [C]pain and mis[G]ery
I hope
I hope
VERSE 2
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[Em]Oh Rosie, her man [D]he gets too rough
[C]That's all she can say,
[Em]Is he's a good man
He don't [D]mean no harm
He was [C]just brought up that way
[Em]But our children are [D]watching us
They put their [C]trust in us
They're gonna be like us
[Em]It's okay for us to [D]disagree
We can [C]work it out lovingly
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE
[G]There must be a [Em]way to [C]change what's going on
[G]No I don't have [Em]all the [C]answers
REPEAT CHORUS
I [G]hope
For more love, more joy and laughter
I hope
We'll have more than we'll ever need
I [C]hope
We'll have more happy ever afters
I [G]hope
We can all live more fearlessly
And we can [D]lose all the [C]pain and mis[G]ery
I hope
I hope
I hope
I hope
I hope