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Three Hopeful Thoughts

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(capo 4)
          E   A   D   G   Be
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G        3 2 0 0 2 2
Am       x 0 2 2 1 0
C        x 3 2 0 1 0
D        x x 0 2 3 2
A        x 0 2 2 2 0
G/F#     2 x 0 2 3 3
intro:     G/    Am/    D/  /  /  / 
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verse:
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    Gall this talk of your Amsweet girlCfriend
    Dis starting to pay off
    Gand the charms that you Amgot from Ctravel
    Dare starting to wear off
chorus:
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and i Chope that you
Amsmile tonight
Gwatching the last of your Emfriends arrive
you'll Amsmile and shake their Dhands
verse:
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    Gand the hero that you'd Amhoped you'd Cbe
    Dnever seemed to show up
    Gand if i can Amkeep from Ctalking
    Dthere won't be time to give up
chorus:
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and i Chope that i
Amdrive tonight
Ginto the last of the Emgreat sunrises
i'll Amsmile and wave my Dhand
goodGbye
bridge:
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   Em (p.m.)
if things don't work out
Am (p.m.)         Bm (p.m)
quite the way you planned
            C (p.m)
it's almost half past two and
D (p.m)       Em (p.m)   
i've begun to hate the way you
Asmile so Amsmile
solo:      G/    Am/    D/  /  /  / 
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e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
G-|----4----4--5--4----4--5--5s7--5--4--2p0--------------------------------------------------------------|-
D-|-----------------------------------------------------4--5--7--7--7--7------------4--5--7--7--7s9--7---|-
A-|---------------------------------------------5----7----------------------5----7-----------------------|-
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
e-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
B-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
G-|----4--4--2h4p2h4--4--4--4--5--5--4h5p4h5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--9--11--12--14~----------|-
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
chorus:
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and i Chope that you
Amclose your eyes
Gblock out the pain
of a Emthousand lives
i Chope that you
Amdie tonight
Gjust close your G/F#eyes
there goes the lEmight
Amsmile i'll brave it
Amwhile you wave your Dhand
goodGbye

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Three Hopeful Thoughts

by Rilo Kiley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

(capo 4)

E A D G B

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G 3 2 0 0 2 2

Am x 0 2 2 1 0

C x 3 2 0 1 0

D x x 0 2 3 2

A x 0 2 2 2 0

G/F# 2 x 0 2 3 3

G Am D

intro: / / / / / /

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verse:

-----

G Am C

all this talk of your sweet girlfriend

is starting to pay off

G Am C

and the charms that you got from travel

are starting to wear off

chorus:

-------

and i hope that you

smile tonight

G Em

watching the last of your friends arrive

Am D

you'll smile and shake their hands

verse:

------

G Am C

and the hero that you'd hoped you'd be

never seemed to show up

G Am C

and if i can keep from talking

there won't be time to give up

chorus:

-------

and i hope that i

drive tonight

G Em

into the last of the great sunrises

Am D

i'll smile and wave my hand

goodbye

bridge:

-------

Em (p.m.)

if things don't work out

Am (p.m.) Bm (p.m)

quite the way you planned

C (p.m)

it's almost half past two and

D (p.m) Em (p.m)

i've begun to hate the way you

A Am

smile so smile

G Am D

solo: / / / / / /

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e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-

B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-

G-|----4----4--5--4----4--5--5s7--5--4--2p0--------------------------------------------------------------|-

D-|-----------------------------------------------------4--5--7--7--7--7------------4--5--7--7--7s9--7---|-

A-|---------------------------------------------5----7----------------------5----7-----------------------|-

E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-

e-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-

B-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-

G-|----4--4--2h4p2h4--4--4--4--5--5--4h5p4h5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--9--11--12--14~----------|-

D-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-

A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-

E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-

chorus:

-------

and i hope that you

close your eyes

block out the pain

of a thousand lives

i hope that you

die tonight

G G/F#

just close your eyes

there goes the light

smile i'll brave it

Am D

while you wave your hand

goodbye

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