C  Em  F  G  C

[Verse 1]
           C
I read the paper 
                Em
And I watch the news 
                 Am
It seems there's only pain and suffering
                Em
And there ain't nothing I can do
        F
It's so senseless 
         G
I feel defenceless 
   C      G
So small 


[Verse 2]
                C
I could shut my windows 
             Em
I could bolt doors 
         Am
But if I don't feel safe enough 
            Em
To speak my mind anymore 
                F
Then what's the use 
                     G
I've nothing left to lose 
                  C
And no further to fall


[Chorus]
             G
So I'm gonna love 
                Am
And I'm gonna believe 
          G
I'm gonna dream 
              Am
But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves 
     Em                               F
Give everything until there's nothing left to give 
           C        G             F
That's the only way I know how to live


[Verse 3]
         C
It was a nightmare 
              Em
No tongue can tell 
    Am
The streets of New York city 
            Em
Looked just like the gates of Hell
     F
In a flash 
                  G
The smoke and the ash 
                  C     G
Pouring down like rain 


[Verse 4]
                 C
But they circled wagons 
                  Em
And they gathered round 
        Am
As they bravely pulled our brothers 
        Em
And our sisters from the ground 
      F
And I know 
                 G
That we owe them more 
            C
Than to be afraid


[Chorus]
             G
So I'm gonna love 
                Am
And I'm gonna believe 
          G
I'm gonna dream 
              Am
But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves 
     Em                               F
Give everything until there's nothing left to give 
           C        G             F
That's the only way I know how to live


[Verse 5]
            C
So why seek vengeance? 
              Em
What comes of war? 
       Am
I know freedom has a price 
       Em
But it doesn't keep score 
                 F
It's too much to swallow 
             G
It's left me hollow 
               C
After all this time
            G
All of this time


[Verse 6]
            C
But I won't tell you 
          Em
What to believe 
            Am
But I'm too young to be so cynical
        Em
And too old to be naïve 
      F
Every action 
           G
Breeds a reaction 
               C
So let this be mine


[Chorus]
             G
So I'm gonna love 
                Am
And I'm gonna believe 
          G
I'm gonna dream 
              Am
But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves 
     Em                               F
Give everything until there's nothing left to give 
           C        G             F
That's the only way I know how to live