Chords for Lee Ann Womack — "I Hope You Dance" — Maya Angelou's Memorial Service | 2014

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_ [Fm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] I hope you never lose your sense of wonder.
Get [Gm] your fill to eat, but always keep that humble.
May [Eb] you never take what you see for granted.
God [F] forbid I ever leave you empty-handed.
_ I hope you [Eb] still feel [Fm] small when you stand beside [Bb] the ocean.
Whenever [Eb] one door [F] closes, I [C] hope one [Bb] will open.
[Cm] And promise me [Bb] that you'll give faith a [Eb] fighting chance.
And when it hurts, just sit it out [F] or dance.
I hope you [Gm] dare, [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] I hope [Gm] you [Eb] dare.
_ _ [F] _
I hope you [Bb] never fear those mountains in the distance.
Never [Gm] settle for the fact of each resistance.
[Eb] Living like me, taking chances that they're worth taking.
And loving [F] might be a mistake, but it's worth making.
And [Eb] don't let [F] some helping heart leave you [Bb] bitter.
_ When you come [Eb] close [F] to selling out, [Bb] reconsider.
_ Oh, and give [Cm] the heavens [Bb] above more than just [Eb] a passing glance.
And then you get the chance to sit it [Fm] out or dance.
I hope [Gm] you dare, [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ I [Gm] hope you [Eb] dare.
_ _ [F] _
I hope [Gm] you dare, [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] I hope [Gm] you [Eb] dare.
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I hope you [Eb] still feel [Fm] small when you stand beside [Bb] the ocean.
Whenever [Eb] one [F] door closes, I hope one [Bb] will open.
And [Cm] promise me [Bb] that you'll give faith a [Eb] fighting chance.
_ And when you get the chance to sit [Bb] it out or dance.
[Fm] _ [Gm] I _ [Eb] _ [Bb] hope [F] _ _ [Gm] you [Eb] dare, _ _ [F] _
_ I hope [Gm] you [Eb] dare.
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[F] _ I [Gm] hope [Eb] you dare.
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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