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[Intro]
D  G  D  G
[Verse]
DHope is a doggy
GA sweet doggy
DStanding next to a rGose
DA flower growGs in the soil
GThere's still hope for Bm7life to exist
Em7For us to survive
To tBm7hrive and survE7ive
And find a Away to live our lives
And live through this A7nuclear holocaust
Let's get it oDn
GHow will we survivDe?
WiGth a little luckBm  
And Epatience
And Bmknow-how
And E7love
We will surAvive
AThe nuclear holocaust
YAeah yeah yeah yeah yeaDh
[Chorus]
We will suGrviveEm  
And we will Athrive
Must stay aDlive and we will sGtrive
To mEmake it to the Atop of the mountain
CThere shall be dragons and tGhere shall be gorgons
ThDere shall be many Abeasts with no name
OuCr trusty doggy will be Gthere to save the Aday
[Outro]
HAope will find a way
HAope will find a waDyG  D  G  Dmaj7  

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Hope

by Tenacious D

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Em7

Dmaj7

[Intro]

D G D G

[Verse]

Hope is a doggy

A sweet doggy

D G

Standing next to a rose

D G

A flower grows in the soil

G Bm7

There's still hope for life to exist

Em7

For us to survive

Bm7 E7

To thrive and survive

And find a way to live our lives

And live through this nuclear holocaust

Let's get it on

G D

How will we survive?

G Bm

With a little luck

And patience

And know-how

And love

We will survive

The nuclear holocaust

A D

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

[Chorus]

G Em

We will survive

And we will thrive

D G

Must stay alive and we will strive

Em A

To make it to the top of the mountain

C G

There shall be dragons and there shall be gorgons

D A

There shall be many beasts with no name

C G A

Our trusty doggy will be there to save the day

[Outro]

Hope will find a way

A D G D G Dmaj7

Hope will find a way

About Hope Chords by Tenacious D

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