High Hopes Chords

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Hi, this tab has the chords at the right times and correct lyrics. Also, the Chords for the Instrumental breaks and outro have been added. Much easier to play along for novice guitar players (because of the timing of the chords).

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	C
Capo:	4th fret

Author k3nn37hX1 [a] 73.

5 contributors total, last edit on Mar 11, 2022

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C/B

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[Verse 1]
C        C/B           Am
  Broken bottles in the hotel lobby
F          C                E7              Am      G   F
  Seems to me like I'm just scared of never feeling it again
    C        E7         Am       G      F
I know it's crazy to believe in silly things
                G
It's not that easy
 
[Verse 2]
C              C/B                Am
  I remember it now, it takes me back to when it all first started
F             C            E7                Am   G       F
  But I only got myself to blame for it, and I accept that now
      C      E7            Am      G      F
It's time to let it go, go out and start again
                   G
But it's not that easy
 
[Chorus 1]
But I've got
F      C          G                Am      G
 high hopes, it takes me back to when we started
F      C              E7              Am      G
 High hopes, when you   let it go, go out and start again
F     C      E7        Am       G       F
 High hopes,   when it all comes to an end
                     G          ( C )
But the world keeps spinning around
 
[Instrumental]
C/B    Am
F       C      E7      Am  G
F       G
 
[Verse 3]
C           C/B                Am
  And in my dreams, I meet the ghosts of all the people who've come and gone
F         C                   E7                   Am        G       F
  Memories, they seem to show up so quick but they leave you far too soon
    C             E7             Am     G      F
Naive, I was just staring at the barrel of the gun
            G
And I do believe that
 
[Chorus 2]
But I've got
F      C          G                Am      G
 high hopes, it takes me back to when we started
F      C              E7              Am      G
 High hopes, when you   let it go, go out and start again
F    C       E7        Am       G       F
 High hopes,  oh when it all comes to an end
                     G
And the world keeps spinning 
F                      G           ( C )
  yeah the world keeps spinning around
 
[Instrumental]
C/B    Am
F       C      E7      Am  G
F       G
 
[Chorus 3]
F      C          G                Am      G
 High hopes, it takes me back to when we started
F      C              E7              Am      G
 High hopes, when you   let it go, go out and start again
F      C           E7    Am  G
 High hopes, ooohhh
F                      G
  And the world keeps spinning
F                       G
  Yeah this world keeps spinning
F                      G
F                      G         C
  How this world keeps  spinning around 
 
[Outro]
C/B    Am
F      G    C
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lyrics but chords spot on: naieve i was just staring at the barrel of the gun not, my evil,

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I think it's just a G instead of the C/B in the chorus. But other than that, great job. Thanks!

First line of the chorus C/B Am G doesn't sound right to me. It it wrong or is it just me? Doesn't seem to fit with the singing of that line.