Key: Dm
Introduction: C Dm C Dm C Dm A C Dm C
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High above the forest in an unseen place
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Where the clouds will gather on another race
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In the dungeon depths of an unknown cave
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There&rsquo s a stream that springs with a world to save
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And it gathers up strength as it rolls along
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And it gathers up hope for everyone
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But it runs to plains where the farmlands weep
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Through the brand new gardens where rich men sleep
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I&rsquo m gonna find it, I&rsquo m gonna prove it
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And show the whole damned world how to use it
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When I find it, when I prove it
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I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it
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For it&rsquo s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
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It&rsquo s the river of hope, it&rsquo s the river we lost for years
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Past the chemical plant where the junk flows in
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By the nuclear project where the children swim
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Under bridges in a city where the bodies float
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And the summer smell keeps the flies remote
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I&rsquo m gonna find it, I&rsquo m gonna prove it
Dm C
And show the whole damned world how to use it
Dm C
When I find it, when I prove it
Dm C
I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it
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For it&rsquo s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
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It&rsquo s the river of hope, it&rsquo s the river we lost for years
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Through the swamp of a ghetto where the mission was lost
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Where the dope is king and the silver boss
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Past the trash and wreckage from the garbage trucks
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Past the oil slick where the jail boat docks
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To a home in some sea at the nations end
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Where the submarine is freedom&rsquo s friend
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If we need that river like we did before
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There can be no need for it lives no more
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I&rsquo m gonna find it, I&rsquo m gonna prove it
Dm C
And show the whole damned world how to use it
Dm C
When I find it, when I prove it
Dm C
I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it
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For it&rsquo s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
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It&rsquo s the river of hope, it&rsquo s the river we lost for years
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For it&rsquo s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
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It&rsquo s the river of hope, it&rsquo s the river we lost for years
Mark W