CAPO: 2nd Fret G N.C. Somewhere inside my soul there is an echo of my youth G N.C. G Some pithy little saying that contained a grain of truth C If patience is a virtue, persistence is its mark G It's better to light a candle than to stand and curse the dark D Am G C But if we stand together, we might turn this world around C-G-D-G C ~ Hold your ground__ G In the corridors of power, where our voice is seldom heard The status quo is what they want, they can get it with a word C For us it takes a thousand voices, a million angry shouts G To notify the ship of state to bring its course about D Am G C But if we pull together, we might turn this ship around C-G-D-G C-G-D-G C-G-D-G C ~ Hold your ground__ Em C G Em Oh___, this world is changing C Spinning out through space and time Em C G Oh___, it's rearranging Am C All the things we thought were yours and mine F C G You've got to hold your ground Am G F Hold your ground C G Hold your ground Am G F Hold your ground G Sometimes it seems the motion is strictly retrograde There are so many reversals of advances that you've made C The things you thought were changing have shuddered to a halt G The only view is forward when your back's against the wall D Am G C But if we stand together we might turn this world around C-G-D-G C ~ Hold your ground__ INSTRUMENTAL: Em C G Em C Em C G Am G C F C G You've got to hold your ground Am G F Hold your ground C G Hold your ground Am G F Hold your ground G It isn't for the faint of heart to bet when odds are long And neither is it easy to be right in face of wrong C You must proceed from strength to strength, although the road is rough G And sometimes human courage just isn't quite enough D Am G C But if we stand together we might turn this world around Hold your ground (Hold your ground) Hold your ground (Hold your ground) ~ G C ~ Hold your ground Em C G Oh, this world is changing