For Future Generations – 4Him
Intro:
C Dm G C
Verse 1:
F C/E G C
The signs are obvious; they are everywhere
F C/E C D/F#
All that we hear about is the gloom and despair
F C/E G/B C
Too many would be prophets sayin’ it’s the end of it all
F G Am G
‘Cause mother earth can’t take much more; the hammer’s gonna fall
Verse 2:
F C/E G C
So nature has its needs, that’s a lesson learned
F C/E C D
But it appears to me there are greater concerns
F C/E G/B C
‘Cause we can save the planet, thinkin’ we will somehow survive
Am G Am G
But father time is calling us to save somebody’s life
Chorus 1:
C
So I won’t bend and I won’t break
Am
I won’t water down my faith
F G C G
I won’t compromise in a world of desperation
C
What has been I cannot change
Dm7
But for tomorrow and today
G C Am G
I must be a light for future generations
Verse 3:
F C/E G C
If we could find a way to preserve our faith
F C/E C D
So those who follow us see the price that was paid
F C/E G/B C
Then maybe when they question what it’s gonna take to survive
Am G Am G
They’ll find the strength to carry on in what we leave behind
[Repeat Chorus 1]
Bridge:
F
Lookin’ in the eyes of the children
C/E
Knowing that tomorrow is at stake
Am
When the choice is up to them
G/B
Will they have the strength to say
Chorus 2: (key change up a half step)
C#
We won’t bend and we won’t break
A#m
We won’t water down our faith
F# G# C# G#
We won’t compromise in a world of desperation
C#
What has been we cannot change
D#m7
But for tomorrow and today
G# C#
We must be a light for future generations
[Repeat Chorus 2]
Tag:
C# G# C#
We must be a light for future generations
C# G# C#
We must be a light for future generations
C# G# C#
We must be a light for future generations
