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[Chords]
 D*   E   Em    C   Am   Bm  A  
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-3--0--0--1--1--3--2-|
-2--1--0--0--2--4--2-|
-0--2--2--2--2--4--2-|
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Bass guitar basic rhythm (this is played during intro and verses)
 D*                     E  D*         E  
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---2----2-----1----1---1---2----2-----4----4---4-|
-0----0---0----------2---0----0---0----------2---|
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fill 1
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D*  E  D*  E  D*
                    E  D*                                       E  D*
 I've been awake ten thousand times and still I look in the mirror
              E  D*                          E  D*
 What do I see? An owl trying to fly in the light of day
                  E  D*                   E  D*
 Unaware of what's in my way, I can only find my place
                        E  D*                  E  
And I hope I'm wrong, I hope I'm wrong, wrong
D*  Em  D*  Em(fill 1 played over Em)
 CI said, I said, I said, I Amsaid, I said, I said, I said, yeah
 EmOh here they come Bmdestroying my Ayouth and the other side's the Emsame
When the rain pours Bmtheir colors Ashowed through, and the new reEmmained
D*  E  D*  E  D*
                     E  D*                                   E  D*
 I've been asleep for most of my life and still it looks familiar
                 E  D*                          E  D*
 The people I meet are callous, taking life in another way
                 E  D*                                   E  D*
 Contrived in the words they say, keeping time with the wolves at play
                        E  D*                  E  
And I hope I'm wrong, I hope I'm wrong, wrong
D*  Em  D*  Em(fill 1 played over Em)
 CI said, I said, I said, I Amsaid, I said, I said, I said, yeah
 EmOh here they come Bmdestroying my Ayouth and the other side's the Emsame
When the rain pours Bmtheir colors Ashowed through, and the new reEmmained
They will pay for Bmall the times we've come Athrough
In the eyes of Emhate
 EmWhen will I make Bmit?A  
 EmIs the world worth takBming?A  
 EmOh when will I make Bmit?A  Em  
D*  Em  D*  Em(fill 1 played over Em)
 CI said, I said, I said, I Amsaid, I said, I said, I said, yeah
 EmOh here they come Bmdestroying my Ayouth and the other side's the Emsame
When the rain pours Bmtheir colors Ashowed through, and the new reEmmained
They will pay for Bmall the times we've come Athrough
In the eyes of Emhate
Ah, when will I make Bmit?A  
 EmAh, when will I make Bmit?A  
I'm not aEmnother, no noBm  

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Hope Im Wrong

by Cool for August

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Chords]

D E Em C Am Bm A

-0--0--0--0--0--2--0-|

-3--0--0--1--1--3--2-|

-2--1--0--0--2--4--2-|

-0--2--2--2--2--4--2-|

----2--2--3--0--2--0-|

----0--0-------------|

Bass guitar basic rhythm (this is played during intro and verses)

D E D E

* *

-------------------------------------------------|

---2----2-----1----1---1---2----2-----4----4---4-|

-0----0---0----------2---0----0---0----------2---|

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------------0----0------------------0----0-------|

fill 1

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-0-2-4-2-0-|

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D E D E D

* * *

E D E D

* *

I've been awake ten thousand times and still I look in the mirror

E D E D

* *

What do I see? An owl trying to fly in the light of day

E D E D

* *

Unaware of what's in my way, I can only find my place

E D E

And I hope I'm wrong, I hope I'm wrong, wrong

D Em D Em Em

* * (fill 1 played over )

C Am

I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, yeah

Em Bm A Em

Oh here they come destroying my youth and the other side's the same

Bm A Em

When the rain pours their colors showed through, and the new remained

D E D E D

* * *

E D E D

* *

I've been asleep for most of my life and still it looks familiar

E D E D

* *

The people I meet are callous, taking life in another way

E D E D

* *

Contrived in the words they say, keeping time with the wolves at play

E D E

And I hope I'm wrong, I hope I'm wrong, wrong

D Em D Em Em

* * (fill 1 played over )

C Am

I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, yeah

Em Bm A Em

Oh here they come destroying my youth and the other side's the same

Bm A Em

When the rain pours their colors showed through, and the new remained

Bm A

They will pay for all the times we've come through

In the eyes of hate

Em Bm A

When will I make it?

Em Bm A

Is the world worth taking?

Em Bm A Em

Oh when will I make it?

D Em D Em Em

* * (fill 1 played over )

C Am

I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, yeah

Em Bm A Em

Oh here they come destroying my youth and the other side's the same

Bm A Em

When the rain pours their colors showed through, and the new remained

Bm A

They will pay for all the times we've come through

In the eyes of hate

Bm A

Ah, when will I make it?

Em Bm A

Ah, when will I make it?

Em Bm

I'm not another, no no

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