Am
I need a little bit of hope
    F/C    C
One ray of light
     F/C         C
Need just enough peace
   G                   Am
To make it through the night
          Am
I want to leave all I know
   F/C    C
Forget my name
         F/C    C
I want a wisdom deep enough
   G                          Am     Am/G
To stand through the constant change

[Chorus 1]

   F                          F/E
So where is our common ground
Dm
Everything’s falling down
                Am
Hold on to what matters

[Verse 2]

             Am
Give me your tired and your poor
    F/C              C
Who yearn to breathe free
         F/C      C       G         Am
Send the homeless tempest-tossed to me
            Am
Where’s the line that we crossed
               F/C     C
That broke the bond of trust
        F/C        C          G        Am Am/G
How did everything come to be them and us

[Chorus 2]

   F                          F/E
So where is our common ground
Dm
Everything’s falling down
           Am
Everything shattered
                C      G
Hold on to what matters
     F   F/E  Dm
Hold on, hold on
                Am
Hold on to what matters

[Interlude]

Am F/C C F/C C G Am
Am F/C C F/C C G Am

[Verse 3]

       Am
We are all afraid
       F/C   C
We are all unsure
           F/C           C       G       Am
There’s no waving of the wand no miracle cure
             Am
It’s not the end of the world
        F/C           C
Not the worst of your fears
              F/C           C         G       Am
It’s just the price for the last five hundred years
         F/C            C        G       Am    Am/G
It’s the price for the last five hundred years

[Chorus 3]

   F                          F/E
So where is our common ground
Dm
Everything’s falling down
           Am
Everything shattered
                G
Hold on to what matters
     F   F/E  Dm       Am
Hold on, hold on, hold on
F/C C F/C C G  Am
Hold  on