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Hope

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half step down, no capo
   - chords:
D#|-----2D7------------Am7x-----------Cmaj7-x------------Em7x------------xBm7------------xG------------xD----|
A#|-----1------------x------------x------------x------------x------------x------------x----|
F#|-----2------------0------------0------------0------------2------------0------------7----|
C#|-----0------------7------------9------------12-----------0------------5------------7----|
G#|-----x------------7------------10-----------14-----------2------------5------------5----|
D#|-----x------------5------------8------------0------------x------------3------------x----|
                      Em             F  D*              D/F#          C#m7b5  C/G  
D#|-------x------------x-----------x----------x-----------x------------x----|
A#|-------x------------x-----------x----------x-----------x------------x----|
F#|-------0------------x-----------x----------x-----------0------------0----|
C#|-------2------------3----------12----------0-----------9------------2----|
G#|-------2------------3----------12----------0-----------10-----------3----|
D#|-------0------------1----------10----------2-----------9------------3----|
[Intro]
(* means hammer on the D string)
|D7| / |Am7| / |Cmaj7| / |Em7|Bm7|Cmaj7| / |Em7|Bm7|Cmaj7| /* || / || /* |
[Verse 1]
D7He was a good frAm7iend of mine
He Cmaj7died, why write about it nGow?
Gotta honor him soDmeCmaj7howG  
  Am7Yeah, Cmaj7saw some people cGry that nDight
Yeah, FeAm7ntanyl tEmook a few lCmaj7ives from our life
 G  D*     F   Em  Cmaj7  
Alright
[Verse 2]
D7I woke in the mAm7iddle of the night
He sCm7poke with his eyes half cloGsed
Can you give me something eDlse to Cmaj7eat
Got a hGole in my cD/F#hest
I can't Am7take it anEmymore
Put my pCmaj7illow to the test
        G  D* F  
Let me rest
[Instrumental]
Em|Cmaj7|G|D*|F| \ |Em|Cmaj7|
[Solo]
|D7| / |Am7| / |Cmaj7| / |Em7|Bm7|Cmaj7| / |
|Em7|Bm7|Am7| \ |
|Em7|Bm7|C#m7b5|Cmaj7|Am7| \*| \ | \*|
D#|----------7--------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----7-8-------7-8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-------7-9-7--------|
C#|------------------------------10-10-10----9---10-9-9-----7-9-9-9---------9---------9---------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----8----7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------9-7------------7-7-7-----------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------9-------9--------9-7-5------5-7--------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
D7In the house they were caAm7lling out his name all Cmaj7night
Taking turns on the bGed throwing bottles
From the winDdows of the hAm7ome on C/GHope Street
You can write a cAm7heck in my Em7name now
EddCmaj7ie take the money
     G  D* F  
And run
[Instrumental Outro]
Em|Cmaj7|G|D*|F| \ |Em|Cmaj7|G|D*|F| \ |Em|Cmaj7|
that's it I think! any critiques welcome

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Hope

by Alex G ((Sandy) Alex G)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cmaj7

Em7

Bm7

D/F#

C#m7b5

C/G

Cm7

half step down, no capo

- chords:

D7 Am7 Cmaj7 Em7 Bm7 G D

D#|-----2------------x------------x------------x------------x------------x------------x----|

A#|-----1------------x------------x------------x------------x------------x------------x----|

F#|-----2------------0------------0------------0------------2------------0------------7----|

C#|-----0------------7------------9------------12-----------0------------5------------7----|

G#|-----x------------7------------10-----------14-----------2------------5------------5----|

D#|-----x------------5------------8------------0------------x------------3------------x----|

Em F D D/F# C#m7b5 C/G

D#|-------x------------x-----------x----------x-----------x------------x----|

A#|-------x------------x-----------x----------x-----------x------------x----|

F#|-------0------------x-----------x----------x-----------0------------0----|

C#|-------2------------3----------12----------0-----------9------------2----|

G#|-------2------------3----------12----------0-----------10-----------3----|

D#|-------0------------1----------10----------2-----------9------------3----|

[Intro]

(* means hammer on the D string)

D7 Am7 Cmaj7 Em7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Em7 Bm7 Cmaj7

|| / || / || / |||| / |||| /* || / || /* |

[Verse 1]

D7 Am7

He was a good friend of mine

Cmaj7 G

He died, why write about it now?

D Cmaj7 G

Gotta honor him somehow

Am7 Cmaj7 G D

Yeah, saw some people cry that night

Am7 Em Cmaj7

Yeah, Fentanyl took a few lives from our life

G D F Em Cmaj7

Alright

[Verse 2]

D7 Am7

I woke in the middle of the night

Cm7 G

He spoke with his eyes half closed

D Cmaj7

Can you give me something else to eat

G D/F#

Got a hole in my chest

Am7 Em

I can't take it anymore

Cmaj7

Put my pillow to the test

G D F

Let me rest

[Instrumental]

Em Cmaj7 G D F Em Cmaj7

|||*|| \ |||

[Solo]

D7 Am7 Cmaj7 Em7 Bm7 Cmaj7

|| / || / || / |||| / |

Em7 Bm7 Am7

|||| \ |

Em7 Bm7 C#m7b5 Cmaj7 Am7

|||||| \*| \ | \*|

D#|----------7--------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A#|-----7-8-------7-8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-------7-9-7--------|

C#|------------------------------10-10-10----9---10-9-9-----7-9-9-9---------9---------9---------------|

G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A#|----8----7--------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#|-----------9-7------------7-7-7-----------------------------------------------|

C#|---------------9-------9--------9-7-5------5-7--------------------------------|

G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

D7 Am7 Cmaj7

In the house they were calling out his name all night

Taking turns on the bed throwing bottles

D Am7 C/G

From the windows of the home on Hope Street

Am7 Em7

You can write a check in my name now

Cmaj7

Eddie take the money

G D F

And run

[Instrumental Outro]

Em Cmaj7 G D F Em Cmaj7 G D F Em Cmaj7

|||*|| \ ||||*|| \ |||

that's it I think! any critiques welcome

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