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Hanging On To Hope

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Ryan Adams - Hanging on to Hope
Standard Tuning  - Capo 5th Fret
[Intro]
Em D Em D
G A/D D G
[Verse]
DIt's so Emhard to remDember what you sEmaid
Leaning Doff the sEmide of the peGer in EA/Dngland
DWinter time cEmame, Deverything frEmozen
Just Dsitting at the Emstation wGaiting on a ghA/Dost
[Chorus]
EmOooDhEm  
I've Gbeen hA/Danging on to hopDe for suGre
EmOooDohEm  
(HGanging A/Don to hoDpe)G  
[Verse]
DHanging Emon to hDope so Emlong Dtil my fEmingers bleed
GBlood at the pA/Dages of the coDmics I rEmead
ReDmember when I sEmaid I wDant to be Emfree I just cGan't fA/Dorget
[Chorus] 
EmOooDhEm  
I've Gbeen hA/Danging on to hopDe for suGre
EmOooDohEm  
(HGanging A/Don to hoDpe)G  
[Outro]
Em D Em
G  A/D  D  G

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Hanging On To Hope

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A/D

Ryan Adams - Hanging on to Hope

Standard Tuning - Capo 5th Fret

[Intro]

Em D Em D

G A/D D G

[Verse]

D Em D Em

It's so hard to remember what you said

D Em G A/D

Leaning off the side of the peer in England

D Em D Em

Winter time came, everything frozen

D Em G A/D

Just sitting at the station waiting on a ghost

[Chorus]

Em D Em

Oooh

G A/D D G

I've been hanging on to hope for sure

Em D Em

Ooooh

G A/D D G

(Hanging on to hope)

[Verse]

D Em D Em D Em

Hanging on to hope so long til my fingers bleed

G A/D D Em

Blood at the pages of the comics I read

D Em D Em G A/D

Remember when I said I want to be free I just can't forget

[Chorus]

Em D Em

Oooh

G A/D D G

I've been hanging on to hope for sure

Em D Em

Ooooh

G A/D D G

(Hanging on to hope)

[Outro]

Em D Em

G A/D D G

About Hanging On To Hope Chords by Ryan Adams

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