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[Intro]
 E  G#m  F#  E  F# G#m F#
[Verse 1]
I Eam an unhappy G#mman B  
BI was G#mbuilt with no purpose beyond just to Bsatisfy 
EThe tireless G#mthoughts of these curious minds
F#But what went wrong 
EThey sought to tear me D#maparG#mt 
G#mThey tried to Bstop this mechanical Eheart oD#mf mine G#mI was never enougBh to ever be lEoved in his eyes 
[Pre-chorus]
G#mHave you forgotten F#me 
Did you Eerase what you've done 
G#mHow could anyone  
AF#ccept a broken soEn B  
E
[Chorus]
G#mHope rides alone 
F#Hope rides aloEneF#  
G#m F#
[Verse 2]
EThere's now another one like me 
BCradled in my G#mfather's arms 
Like the F#golden boy he's built to Ebe 
ESomeday, sBomehow, someway 
G#mI will make them pay for Ball of his mistakes 
What is life 
What right has he have to G#mdecide 
Am I so much of a Bfailure in his mind 
I am more than he could Eever be 
G#mI proudly wear his Bdisgrace 
[Pre-chorus]
G#mHave you forgotten F#me 
Did you Eerase what you've done 
G#mHow could anyone  
AF#ccept a broken soEn 
[Bridge]
Go on and G#mabandon me 
Erase every trace 
F#Set fire to everyEthing 
G#mHow could anyone  
AF#ccept a broken soEn 
G#m B G#m B E B E
BLet the mad doctor G#mrebuild me B  
There's no going G#mback 
BLet him arm me to the teeth 
F#I bring hell with me 
EOn broken wings 
D#mOn broken F#wings E  
Is there no joy to be fG#mound in this life 
I no longer F#can call it mine E  
Is there no joy to be fG#mound in this life 
It's no longer minF#e
[Outro]
EHope rides alone
G#mHope rides alone
F#Hope rides EalonBe
F#Hope rides G#malone

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Hope Rides Alone

by Tanooki Suit

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

D#m

[Intro]

E G#m F# E F# G#m F#

[Verse 1]

E G#m B

I am an unhappy man

B G#m B

I was built with no purpose beyond just to satisfy

E G#m

The tireless thoughts of these curious minds

But what went wrong

E D#m G#m

They sought to tear me apart

G#m B E D#m G#m B E

They tried to stop this mechanical heart of mine I was never enough to ever be loved in his eyes

[Pre-chorus]

G#m F#

Have you forgotten me

Did you erase what you've done

G#m

How could anyone

F# E B

Accept a broken son

[Chorus]

G#m

Hope rides alone

F# E F#

Hope rides alone

G#m F#

[Verse 2]

There's now another one like me

B G#m

Cradled in my father's arms

F# E

Like the golden boy he's built to be

E B

Someday, somehow, someway

G#m B

I will make them pay for all of his mistakes

What is life

G#m

What right has he have to decide

Am I so much of a failure in his mind

I am more than he could ever be

G#m B

I proudly wear his disgrace

[Pre-chorus]

G#m F#

Have you forgotten me

Did you erase what you've done

G#m

How could anyone

F# E

Accept a broken son

[Bridge]

G#m

Go on and abandon me

Erase every trace

F# E

Set fire to everything

G#m

How could anyone

F# E

Accept a broken son

G#m B G#m B E B E

B G#m B

Let the mad doctor rebuild me

G#m

There's no going back

Let him arm me to the teeth

I bring hell with me

On broken wings

D#m F# E

On broken wings

G#m

Is there no joy to be found in this life

F# E

I no longer can call it mine

G#m

Is there no joy to be found in this life

It's no longer mine

[Outro]

Hope rides alone

G#m

Hope rides alone

F# E B

Hope rides alone

F# G#m

Hope rides alone

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