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I Hope I Never

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This is my personal guitar version. It obviously differs from the original version as
are used several different inversions of the chords throughout the song on the piano.
I believe that this version sounds quite good and relatively close to the original 
that it is a solo-guitar-version) when played with the listed chords. Enjoy :) Mads
Intro:
|B**  |A9|B**  |A9|
B**                           A9  
    I fall apart when you're around,
When you're here I'm nowhere,
B**                              A9  
    I can't pretend that I'm not down,
I show it, I know it,
          Dm  Dm**            C9(no5)
I've been a fool more than once more than twice,
        Eb   C9(no5)                  F/C            B  Emadd9  
I'm gonna move to a new town where the people are nice.
     Emadd9I hope I never,
I hope I never have to A9sigh again
     Emadd9I hope I never
 Em9(no5)                   A9  
     I hope I never have to cry again.
DI still to want to Dsus2beam and Dsmile,
                      D7/C(B7)
Happiness is back in style,
     Em7I hope I never,
                       A9**  
I hope I never have to see you again.
ADgain. AF#7gain
It should be possible I know,
To see you without stress,
But I can see I'll have to go,
I'm changing my address,
My urge to cry I have failed to conceal,
Life is no fun when you're hunted by the things you feel.
I hope I never,
I hope I never have to sigh again
I hope I never
I hope I never have to cry again.
I'm for living, while you care,
I'm an optimistic man,
I hope I never,
I hope I never have to see you again.
Again. Oh oh…
Piano Intermezzo:
|B**  |A9|B**  |A9|Dm|Dm**  | C9(no5)|Eb| C9(no5)|F/C|B|Emadd9|
I hope I never,
I hope I never,
I hope I never, never, never, never, never, never,
I hope I never,
I hope I never have to see you again.
Chords used:
===============
B**:      xx4442
A9:       5x5600
Dm:       xx0765
Dm**:     x8x765
C9(no5):  x32330
F/C:      x3x211
B:        x24442
Emadd9:   0x4000
Em9(no5): 0x4030
D:        xx0232
D7/C:     x3x212
Dsus2:    xx0230
B7:       x21202
Em7:      022030
A9**:     x02423
F#7:      242322

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I Hope I Never

by Split Enz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

Emadd9

Em9

Dsus2

D7/C

Em7

F#7

This is my personal guitar version. It obviously differs from the original version as

are used several different inversions of the chords throughout the song on the piano.

I believe that this version sounds quite good and relatively close to the original

that it is a solo-guitar-version) when played with the listed chords. Enjoy :) Mads

Intro:

B A9 B A9

|** ||** ||

B A9

I fall apart when you're around,

When you're here I'm nowhere,

B A9

I can't pretend that I'm not down,

I show it, I know it,

Dm Dm C9

** (no5)

I've been a fool more than once more than twice,

Eb C9 F/C B Emadd9

(no5)

I'm gonna move to a new town where the people are nice.

Emadd9

I hope I never,

I hope I never have to sigh again

Emadd9

I hope I never

Em9 A9

(no5)

I hope I never have to cry again.

D Dsus2 D

I still to want to beam and smile,

D7/C B7

()

Happiness is back in style,

Em7

I hope I never,

I hope I never have to see you again.

D F#7

Again. Again

It should be possible I know,

To see you without stress,

But I can see I'll have to go,

I'm changing my address,

My urge to cry I have failed to conceal,

Life is no fun when you're hunted by the things you feel.

I hope I never,

I hope I never have to sigh again

I hope I never

I hope I never have to cry again.

I'm for living, while you care,

I'm an optimistic man,

I hope I never,

I hope I never have to see you again.

Again. Oh oh…

Piano Intermezzo:

B A9 B A9 Dm Dm C9 Eb C9 F/C B Emadd9

|** ||** |||** | (no5)|| (no5)||||

I hope I never,

I hope I never, never, never, never, never, never,

I hope I never,

I hope I never have to see you again.

Chords used:

===============

**: xx4442

A9: 5x5600

Dm: xx0765

**: x8x765

C9(no5): x32330

F/C: x3x211

B: x24442

Emadd9: 0x4000

Em9(no5): 0x4030

D: xx0232

D7/C: x3x212

Dsus2: xx0230

B7: x21202

Em7: 022030

**: x02423

F#7: 242322

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