| C | Am | C | Am |
| C | Am | Dm7 | |
| I will always | be | hoping, | hoping |
| C | Am | Dm7 | |
| You will always | be | holding, | holding |
| My heart in your hand. |
| C | C | Am | C | Am | |
| I will under | stand |
| C | Am | Dm7 | |
| I will under | stand | someday, | one day. |
| C | Am | |
| You will under | stand | always, |
| Dm7 | |
| Always from now until then. |
| Am | Dm7 | |
| When it will be | right, I don | 't know. |
| Am | Dm7 | |
| What it will be | like, I don | 't know |
| F | Am/E | |
| We live in | hope of de | liverance |
| Dm | Dm7/C | |
| From the dark | ness that surround | s us. |
| Fill 1 Measure |
| F | Am | F | Am | |
| Hope of de | liverance, | hope of de | liverance |
| F | Am | Dm | |
| Hope of de | liverance from the dark | ness |
| Dm7/C | C | Am | C | Am | |
| That surrounds | us. |
| C | Am | Dm7 | |
| And I wouldn't | mind | knowing, | knowing |
| C | Am | |
| That you wouldn't | mind | going, |
| Dm7 | |
| Going along with my plan. |
| Am | Dm7 | |
| When it will be | right, I don | 't know. |
| Am | Dm7 | |
| What it will be | like, I don | 't know |
| F | Am/E | |
| We live in | hope of de | liverance |
| Dm | Dm7/C | |
| >From the dark | ness that surround | s us. |
| F | Am | F | Am | |
| Hope of de | liverance, | hope of de | liverance |
| F | Am | Dm | |
| Hope of de | liverance from the dark | ness |
| Dm7/C | |
| That surrounds | us. |
| Interlude |
| F | Am | F | Am | |
| Hope of de | liverance, | hope of de | liverance |
| F | Am | Dm | |
| Hope of de | liverance from the dark | ness |
| Dm7/C | C | Am | C | Am | |
| That surrounds | us. |
| F | Am | |
| Hope of de | liverance, |
| F | Am | |
| Hope of de | liverance, (I will understand) |
| F | Am | |
| Hope of de | liverance, |
| F | Am | |
| Hope of de | liverance, (I will understand) |
| F | Am | |
| Hope of de | liverance, |
| F | Am | C | |
| Hope of de | liverance. |