Rhythm of Hope Written by Chris DeGarmo / Geoff Tate classics such as "Silent Lucidity" and especially "Real World" (compare the two chord progressions), but this song has a much more uplifting feel to it. Intro E |--------------------| A |---2--------2-------| D |----2-4------2-4----| G |-------0--------0-2-| then go directly to strumming an open Em chord. B |--------------------| E |--------------------| Verse 1: Em Lying here awake again, minutes before dawn Am Em I hear your breathing, your heartbeat is just a song, Em Lately I've been feeling less than good, Am Em But seeing things for the first time like I never could, Chorus: G I've had my head down against the door, C Trying to get to something I couldn't find before, G That special something, that feeds my soul, C Am (play the Intro riff, then back to Em) Is a rhythm to live by, a rhythm of hope... Verse 2, same progression: Em Something drives us onward, something gives us strength, Am What makes us falter is the questions - we think: Em "Who am I to fly so high? What gives me the right," Am "To dream of what could be, keep reaching for the light?" Chorus, same progression: G And I've been standing in front of that door, C Basing my happiness on what I knew before, G Searching for something that would move my soul, C G and now on to the solo..... A rhythm to hold to, a rhythm to live to..... solo, as it's played on a lap steel, but it's not too hard to figure out. Slide guitar would do equally fine. Then end on G. Final chorus, same progression: G Have you been down like this before? C G I guarantee there's something waiting for you, just open that door G A rhythm to live by, that holds your soul, C A rhythm that holds you, a rhythm to live to, G And if there's one thing we all need now, C Am Play intro 3 times It's a rhythm to live by, a rhythm of hope..... End on an Em chord strummed with an upstroke. That's it! May you all find something waiting for you behind that door! - G.