{intro: electric guitar(s)} {whole band} Show a little inspiration, show a little spark And show that things that drew me to you and stole my heart And tell me something I don't know instead of everything I do And look at me as if I mean something to you Our hearts are beating while we sleep, but while we're wide awake You know the world won't stop, and actions speak louder Listen to your heart, and what your heart might say Everything we got, we got the hard way Show a little passion, baby, show a little style And show the knack for knowing when and the gift for knowing how And have a little trust in us when fear obscures the path You know we got this far, darling, not by luck, but by never turning back Some will call on destiny, but I just call on faith That the world won't stop, and actions speak louder Listen to your heart, to what your heart might say Everything we got, we got the hard way Caught up in our little lives, there's not a lot left over I see what's missing in your eyes; you're searching for that field of clover {instrumental} So show a little inspiration, show a little spark Show the world a little light when you show it your heart We've got two lives, one we're given and the other one we make And the world won't stop, and actions speak louder Listen to your heart, and your heart might say Everything we got, we got the hard (everything we got, we got the hard way) Everything we got, we got the hard way (because the world won't stop) hang on, baby... {instrumental; repeat and fade} INTRO TAB: {The high notes are played by one electric guitar, the low notes by another; no capo on the electrics.} E ----0-------0---|----0--------0--|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| B --2---2---3---3-|--3---3----2--2-|--2---2---3---3-|--3---3---2---2-| G 2-------4-------|0--------2------|2-------4-------|0-------2-------| D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A ----------------|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-9-9-9-5-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| E ----------------|--------------3-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| * * * * * * * * (accents) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (timing)

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