[Intro]
e|-0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|
B|-0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|
G|-4--4--4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4-|
D|-4--4--4--4-2--2-2--2--2-2-|
A|-2--2--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2-|
E|---------------------------| x4
 
[Intro Solo]
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B|----------------------------------------9-|
G|------9b(11)r(9)b(11)-9b(11)---9---9-11---|
D|-9----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------12---10p9----------|
B|-10---9-----------------12---10--|
G|----------9----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------12b(14)r(12)b(14)-12b(14)---12---12/14/16-|
B|-12-----x------------------------------------------|
G|-------x-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-16b(17)---16---12-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------14---(14)b(15)r(14)---(14)b(15)r(14)----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
B                    E
He goes to work in a brand new dawn
         D             A
With the early morning sunrise
B                           E
He's got his dream and he's holding on
             D            A
It's getting harder every day
B                   E
He loves a girl who speaks her mind
             D                A
Don't always look at life the same way
B                       E
Sharing truth that will heal in time
 
[Chorus 1]
     A                         D
They want to believe something real... still they're searching
        F#m                      D           E
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
 
[Intro Solo Repeat]
B   E   D   A   x2
 
[Verse 2]
B                    E
Time moves on as the fading town
        D                 A
As they struggle with the changes
B                                    E
The stores have closed, friends have moved away
         D                   A
Now it's hope that sees them through
B                               E
The kids have grown but they'll see them all
       D            A
At the Sunday congregation
B                         E
Sharing dreams truth will heal in time
 
[Chorus 2]
     A                         D
They want to believe something real... still they're searching
        F#m                      D           E
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
     A                              D
It's words that divide them... it's love that defines them
        F#m                      D           E
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
 
[Bridge]
C                             G
  In our darkest hour, oh, we look to the sky
Bb                                      F
   With a silent prayer... believe that God's on our side
G                                   D
  In a land where freedom rings and where eagles fly
 
(Repeat Intro Riff x4)
 
[Solo]
E  C  D  A  (x3)
E  C  A
 
Repeat intro solo, 3rd line, end with
e|---------12b(14)r(12)b(14)-12b(14)---12-----|
B|-12-----x-----------------------------------|
G|-------x------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 2]
     A                         D
They want to believe something real... still they're searching
        F#m                      D           E
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
     A                              D
It's words that divide them... it's love that defines them
        F#m                      D           E
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
 
[Chorus Extension]
A                          D          F#m        D    E
       Ooh, I just wanna believe it
A                             D
       Give me something to believe in
             F#m                      D     E
We all need something to believe in, ooh, tonight
 
[Break]
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B|---------------3-------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4--x-x--------2--x-x-2--x-x-|--------5--x-x--------4-----------|
D|-4--x-x-2--x-x-0--x-x-2--x-x-|-5--x-x-5--x-x-4--x-x-4--2--------|
A|-2--x-x-2--x-x----x-x-0--x-x-|-5--x-x-3--x-x-4--x-x-2--2--------|
E|--------0--x-x---------------|-3--x-x--------2--x-x----0--------|
 
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------3-------------|--------------------------------|
G|-4--x-x--------2--x-x-2--x-x-|---------5----------4-----------|
D|-4--x-x-2--x-x-0--x-x-2--x-x-|-x-x-5---5---4--x-x-4--2--------|
A|-2--x-x-2--x-x----x-x-0--x-x-|-x-x-5---3---4--x-x-2--2--------|
E|--------0--x-x---------------|-x-x-3-------2--x-x----0--------|
 
[Outro]
(E)  E   E   E
(cont. from break)
 E   C   D   A   (x2)
 
    E            C           D       A
Got faith... got dreams... believe
E        C                   D       A
   We're keeping the faith tonight
 
E   C   D   A   (x2)
E   C   D
 
(fade out)