"Don't Lose Heart" - by Dan Fogelberg 1996 (from the CD set "Portrait")

Intro: C  F  C  F  C  G
       C  F  C  F  C  G  C

C                               F      C
This life is heartless and it's rarely just

                          G
Full of sad betrayals and misplaced trust

C                                   F
And it can suck your spirit just as dry as dust

C                            G
And steal your soul if you let it



C                           F           C
Oh, every life contains its sorrows and pains

                           G
Its stormy weather and its rough terrains

C                            F 
You watch me wrestle with my length of chain

C                           G
And smile so bravely as you tell me:


CHORUS:
C          C/B    F
Don't lose heart, don't lose heart

C                               G
Though it feels like yours will fall apart

C                      F
Just remember when the road gets dark

C                  G    C
I will always be beside you


I've spent my life pursuing fortune and fame
Chasing rainbows in a shadow game
And I'm not sure what I've lost is worth the gain
Or why my soul remains so restless

You've seen my stumble, Lord, you've seen me fall
You've shared my triumphs and you've seen me crawl
And when I think that I could lose it all
You give me courage and you tell me:

repeat Chorus

Bridge:

Am                               F
When the road gets rocky and the ride gets rough

Am                                 F
And the best you got to give ain't good enough

Am                             F
There will always be a place inside my love

                   D                           G
Where you can find shelter, where you can find shelter


repeat second verse and chorus then:

Am                 G     G7     C     F C  F C  G C 
I will always be beside, beside you