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D 
If it seems... 
D 
If you think... 
             G 
Oh, then you should... 
G 
Cause my past... 
          D 
Got in my way 
 
D 
Still I would... 
D 
And I'm not... 
           G 
Oh cause I never felt... 
 
               A6    G 
And then I was saved, yeah 
   A6 
...keeping the faith 
G 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
            D 
Keeping the faith 
 
D 
We wore matador... 
 
D 
Iridescent socks... 
  G 
I put on my... 
              D 
And ditty-bop shades 
 
D 
I took a fresh... 
D 
My old man's... 
          G 
Combed my hair... 
 
            A6 G 
A permanent wave Yeah 
         A6 
....the faith 
G 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
            D 
Keeping the faith 
 
        A         G         D 
You can get just so much from a good thing 
        A        G          D 
You can linger too long in your dreams 
        A        G        D 
Say goodbye to the oldies but goodies 
          { Em7 } 
Cause the good ole... 
    A7 
And tomorrow... 
 
D 
Learned stickball... 
D 
Lost a lot of fights... 
  G 
I heard about... 
G 
I found you... 
   D 
anyway 
 
D 
I found out... 
D 
Ate an awful lot... 
D 
Drank a lot... 
  G 
I thought I was... 
       G 
When I made it... 
 
             A6   G 
In the Chevrolet Oh yeah 
                    A6 
We were keeping the faith 
G 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
            D 
Keeping the faith 
 
solo: 
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{ A }{ G }{ D } 
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         { Em7 }
You know the good... 
    A7 
And tomorrow... 
 
D 
Now I told... 
 
Now I'm going... 
             G 
I'm going to listen... 
                       A6  G 
When the rock 'n' roll plays Yeah 
                A6  G 
When the memory stays Yeah 
                A6 
I'm keeping the faith 
G 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
D 
Keeping the faith...