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Hope Fell Down

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From the Difford & Tilbrook album 
Arpeggios intro: You're on your own here!
VERSE:
    DYou’re banging your Em7drum
    You blow your own CtrumpetG  
    DYour ship came Em7in
    And your fanfare Csunk itG  
    DThe tide has Em7turned, our love’s gone forFever,   Gever
    Em7I stand on the F#m7shore
    As it floats down the Griver,   G/Ariver
CHORUS:
D/F#I had such F6hopes
I had such visions BbplannedG  G/A  
The D/F#frames were F6shot
But now our future’s BbcannedG  G/A  
    A6I had my hopes so high they fell right G9down
    A6I had my hopes so high they fell right G9down
VERSE:
DI’m banging my heEm7ad
CYou watch without malGice
(You watch with no interest at all)
DI bet all your frEm7iends
CCompare this to “DallGas”
(I might as well talk to a brick wall)
DSo under the arm Em7I feel the colFd shouldGer
Em7So I’ll once again F#m7  
have to play the Gwild rovG/Aer
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL:
D/F#      G        C/A C/B  G/D G/E
      D/F#          G   C/E    C/A     G  G/A
D/F#Do I F6need all this BbpressureG  G/A  
D/F#Do I F6bury my BbtemperG  G/A  
    D/F#I had my hopes so high they fell right F6down
    A6I had my hopes so high they fell right G9down
D/F#               F6                A6                 G9
(Ad lib vocals)
D/F#               F6                A6                 G9
CODA:
D/F#      G        C/A C/B  G/D G/E
D/F#      G        C/E C/A  G/D          D
                            (slow tempo to finish)

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Hope Fell Down

by Squeeze

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

F#m7

G/A

D/F#

C/A

C/B

G/D

G/E

C/E

From the Difford & Tilbrook album

Arpeggios intro: You're on your own here!

VERSE:

D Em7

You’re banging your drum

C G

You blow your own trumpet

D Em7

Your ship came in

C G

And your fanfare sunk it

D Em7 F G

The tide has turned, our love’s gone forever, ever

Em7 F#m7

I stand on the shore

G G/A

As it floats down the river, river

CHORUS:

D/F# F6

I had such hopes

Bb G G/A

I had such visions planned

D/F# F6

The frames were shot

Bb G G/A

But now our future’s canned

A6 G9

I had my hopes so high they fell right down

A6 G9

I had my hopes so high they fell right down

VERSE:

D Em7

I’m banging my head

C G

You watch without malice

(You watch with no interest at all)

D Em7

I bet all your friends

C G

Compare this to “Dallas”

(I might as well talk to a brick wall)

D Em7 F G

So under the arm I feel the cold shoulder

Em7 F#m7

So I’ll once again

G G/A

have to play the wild rover

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL:

D/F# G C/A C/B G/D G/E

D/F# G C/E C/A G G

D/F# F6 Bb G G/A

Do I need all this pressure

D/F# F6 Bb G G/A

Do I bury my temper

D/F# F6

I had my hopes so high they fell right down

A6 G9

I had my hopes so high they fell right down

D/F# F6 A6 G9

(Ad lib vocals)

D/F# F6 A6 G9

CODA:

D/F# G C/A C/B G/D G/E

D/F# G C/E C/A G/D D

(slow tempo to finish)

About Hope Fell Down Chords by Squeeze

Learn how to play Hope Fell Down by Squeeze with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Hope Fell Down chords”, “Hope Fell Down guitar chords”, or “Squeeze Hope Fell Down chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Hope Fell Down chords and for experienced players who want accurate Hope Fell Down lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, Em7, C, G, F, F#m7.

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What key is "Hope Fell Down" in?

The chords for "Hope Fell Down" show the original chord names (including D, Em7, C, G, F, F#m7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.