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Hopeless Wanderer

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                          HOPELESS WANDERER - Mumford And Sons
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Tabbed by: Macheeoo
Email: macheeoo@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
Capo 3
[Intro]
|      G|       G|
|      G|   G  D/F#|     Am|     Am|
|     Em|       D|      C|      C|
[Verse]
  GYou heard Dmy Amvoice
I came Emout of the Dwoods by Cchoice
  GShelter also Dgave us Amshade
But in the Emdark I Dhave no Gname
  GSo leave that click D/F#in my Amhead
And I will reEmmember the Dwords that you Csaid
  GLeft a clouded mind and a D/F#heavy heAmart
But I was Emsure we could Dsee a new Cstart
[Chorus]
    Em    DSo when your Ghopes on Cfire
    Em    DBut you know Gyour desCire
Don't hold a Emglass over the flDame
Don't let your Gheart grow Ccold
I will Emcall you bDy name
I will Gshare your roCad
|    Em|    Em|    Em|    Em|
[Bridge]
  EmHold me fastEm, hold me fast
Cause I'm a ChopeEmless DwandEmerer
Hold me fastEm, hold me fast
Cause I'm a ChopeEmless DwandGerer
[Instrumental]
|      G|   G  D/F#|     Am|     Am|
|     Em|       D|      C|      C|
[Verse]
  GI wrestled long D/F#with mAmy youth
We tried so Emhard to Dlive in the Ctruth
  GBut do not tell me D/F#all iAms fine
When I lose my Emhead, I Dlose my Gspine
  GSo leave that click D/F#in my Amhead
And I will reEmmember the Dwords that yoCu said
  GYou brought me out D/F#from thAme cold
Now how I Emlong, how I Dlong to groCw old
[Chorus]
    Em    DSo when your Ghopes on Cfire
    Em    DBut you know Gyour desCire
Don't hold a Emglass over the flDame
Don't let your Gheart grow Ccold
I will Emcall you bDy name
I will Gshare your roCad
[Pre-Bridge]
|    Em|    Em|    Em|    Em|
|     C|    Em|     D|
|    Em|    Em|    Em|    Em|
|     C|    Em|     D|
[Bridge]
  EmHold me fastEm, hold me fast
Cause I'm a ChopeEmless DwandEmerer
Hold me fastEm, hold me fast
Cause I'm a ChopeEmless DwandEmerer
I will learnEm, I will learn to love the Cskies EmI'm Dun-Gder
I will learnG, I will learn to love the Cskies EmI'm Dun-Gder
The Cskies GI'm Dun-Emder-Der-eCr...C. 
[Outro]
G  G  G  G  G

The story behind the song

Mumford & Sons are an English folk rock band, formed in Greater London, consisting of Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, and Ted Dwane. They have released six studio albums, with their debut, Sigh No More, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200. Their album Babel became the fastest-selling rock album of the decade, leading to a headline performance at Glastonbury Festival in 2013.

AI-written from these sources:Mumford & Sons — Wikipedia ↗

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Hopeless Wanderer

by Mumford & Sons

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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HOPELESS WANDERER - Mumford And Sons

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Tabbed by: Macheeoo

Email: macheeoo@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard

Capo 3

[Intro]

G G

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G G D/F# Am Am

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Em D C C

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[Verse]

G D Am

You heard my voice

Em D C

I came out of the woods by choice

G D Am

Shelter also gave us shade

Em D G

But in the dark I have no name

G D/F# Am

So leave that click in my head

Em D C

And I will remember the words that you said

G D/F# Am

Left a clouded mind and a heavy heart

Em D C

But I was sure we could see a new start

[Chorus]

Em D G C

So when your hopes on fire

Em D G C

But you know your desire

Em D

Don't hold a glass over the flame

G C

Don't let your heart grow cold

Em D

I will call you by name

G C

I will share your road

Em Em Em Em

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[Bridge]

Em Em

Hold me fast, hold me fast

C Em D Em

Cause I'm a hopeless wanderer

Hold me fast, hold me fast

C Em D G

Cause I'm a hopeless wanderer

[Instrumental]

G G D/F# Am Am

| | | | |

Em D C C

| | | | |

[Verse]

G D/F# Am

I wrestled long with my youth

Em D C

We tried so hard to live in the truth

G D/F# Am

But do not tell me all is fine

Em D G

When I lose my head, I lose my spine

G D/F# Am

So leave that click in my head

Em D C

And I will remember the words that you said

G D/F# Am

You brought me out from the cold

Em D C

Now how I long, how I long to grow old

[Chorus]

Em D G C

So when your hopes on fire

Em D G C

But you know your desire

Em D

Don't hold a glass over the flame

G C

Don't let your heart grow cold

Em D

I will call you by name

G C

I will share your road

[Pre-Bridge]

Em Em Em Em

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C Em D

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Em Em Em Em

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C Em D

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[Bridge]

Em Em

Hold me fast, hold me fast

C Em D Em

Cause I'm a hopeless wanderer

Hold me fast, hold me fast

C Em D Em

Cause I'm a hopeless wanderer

Em C Em D G

I will learn, I will learn to love the skies I'm un-der

G C Em D G

I will learn, I will learn to love the skies I'm un-der

C G D Em D C C

The skies I'm un-der-er-er....

[Outro]

G G G G G

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