Hope And Despair chords by Edwyn Collins

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Verse 1

Now is the time

To show that you care

You were offered hope

But you chose despair

Verse 2

Well you won't know what hit you

When it all comes down

You will crawl through the rubble

Of your one- horse town

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Verse 3

But beware the false prophet

Who foretells of this doom

Sitting smug and complacent

In this mansion house room

Verse 4

Well he poisoned the bride then

ran off with the groom

Now he travels by night 'neath a

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world weary moon

Verse 5
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He's a wandering minstrel
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In a bodily cut suit
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Resplendent with afro
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And electric lute
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And he's speaking in

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riddles
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And he's speaking in tongues
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Whilst he plays through
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a fuzzbox
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To an audience of one

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And he's speaking in riddles
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And he's speaking in tongues
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But his words fall like snowflakes
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Which melt in the sun
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So now is the

Verse 8
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time
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To show that you care
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You were offered hope
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But you chose despair
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You were offered hope
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So why choose despair?
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