Tom: C5

   C5
I remember, wasn't so long ago 

We had a one room shack and the livin' was low 
        F5
And my mama by herself raised me and my bro 

Wasn't easy, but we did it with the little that go 
        C5 
Worked hard while the suckers cool every day 

And kept her eyes on the stars when the skies were gray 
          F5
Gave us pride to survive, really showed us the way 

Now I really understood what she was tryin' to say 
            C5
She said, "Son there'll be times when the tides are high 

And the boat may be rocky, you can cry 
                F5
Just never give up  you can never give up," uh-uh 
         C5
In this life you could lead if you only believe 

And in order to achieve what you need 
                   F5  
You can never give up 

You can never give up 
          C5         C5              F5
And this hope that keeps me holding on on and on 
          C5         C5             F5
and this hope that makes me carry on  on and on 
 C5
Boom-boom , couldn't have made it alone 

I got a wonderful life, two kids on my own 
          F5
With a strong foundation that was carved in stone 

And my mama for the love that made my house a home 
         C5
Made me wonder some time if this was meant to be 

All this for a humble little guy like me 
          F5
And all I ever really wanted was a family 

To teach my kids the same value that she gave to me 
           C5
She said, Son there'll be times when the tides are high 

And the boat may be rocky, you can cry 
                F5
Just never give up 

You can never give up, uh-uh 
         C5
In this life you could lead if you only believe 

And in order to achieve what you need 
                   F5
You can never give up 

You can never give up 
          C5         C5              F5
And this hope that keeps me holding on on and on 
          C5         C5             F5
and this hope that makes me carry on  on and on 
    C5
We nah turn no stepper, things a go better

Never let yourself be overcome by pressure
 F5
Cool yah me bredda, have faith instead a

Sid-dung and a watch and all a fight one another
  C5
Blaze like fire,nah go retire 

God nah sleep and a him inspire
   F5 
We hav a reach higher a that him require

Haffi mek we mark before the time expire 
          C5         C5              F5
And this hope that keeps me holding on on and on 
          C5         C5             F5
and this hope that makes me carry on  on and on 
          C5         C5              F5
And this hope that keeps me holding on on and on 
          C5         C5             F5
and this hope that makes me carry on  on and on 

               
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There's hope, yeah 
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, uh 
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, uh 
And it strikes an iron, uh 
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, yeah 
Hope keeps it alive, yeah 
Only the strong survive, yeah 
Keep it carry on, keep it carry on, yeah Uh-uh 
I'll keep it carry on, yeah 
I gotta carry on, gotta carry on and be strong 
Uh-uh-uh  Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh-uh