Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E minorEm B minorBm A minorAm G+G D MajorD
Verse 1:
E minorEm B minorBm A minorAm
I met you in a biker bar in longview
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Just a shaggy kid with nothing to lose
B minorBm A minorAm
So I swaggered up to make my move
G+G D MajorD
Wait for your que
Verse 2:
E minorEm B minorBm A minorAm
I'd like to think that it happened all gracefully
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
I'll make you laugh and take you home with me
B minorBm A minorAm G+G D MajorD
But it wasn't how I'd like it to be
Pre-Chorus:
E minorEm B minorBm
'Cause then walked in a problem boy with a beard
A minorAm G+G D MajorD
With a spider tattoo behind his left ear
E minorEm B minorBm A minorAm G+G D MajorD
Saying "Back away or get set to swallow your own teeth"
F#F#
But you know me
Chorus:
E minorEm B minorBm
'Cause we're all going ninety to nothing
A minorAm
Looking for someone
G+G D MajorD
Looking for something
E minorEm B minorBm A minorAm G+G D MajorD
Searching for a crutch or a cup to pour us in hope morrison
Instrumental:
E minorEm B minorBm A minorAm G+G D MajorD
Verse 3:
E minorEm
Now keep in mind
B minorBm A minorAm
She had a shadow on her left green eye
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
And her hands were a bit more shaky than mine
B minorBm A minorAm
I can't imagine he's the greatest guy
G+G D MajorD
To this dime
Verse 4:
E minorEm B minorBm A minorAm
So here I stand with a soda bottle in my hand
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Say "I'll protect her" but I know I can't
B minorBm A minorAm G+G D MajorD
But I was raised to be a better man then to stand for this
Pre-Chorus:
E minorEm B minorBm
And he got in a few shots to the face
A minorAm G+G D MajorD E minorEm
And I got in a few shots to the space around his head
B minorBm A minorAm
I thought "I'm dead" he threw me in an alley, took my keys
G+G D MajorD
And drove away as I bled
Chorus:
E minorEm B minorBm
'Cause we're all going ninety to nothing
A minorAm
Looking for someone
G+G D MajorD
Looking for something
E minorEm B minorBm
Searching for a crutch or a cup
A minorAm G+G D MajorD
To pour us in hope morrison
Bridge:
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
And as I lay I see the door open up from the bar
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
I see a pretty brown halo like a light in the dark
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
She patched me up and picked me off of the gravel ground
C majorC BB
She said “My name is Hope“ and she asked me if I could stand around
Chorus:
(one strum each *sing quietly*)
E minorEm B minorBm
'Cause we're all going ninety to nothing
A minorAm
Looking for someone
G+G D MajorD
Looking for something
E minorEm B minorBm
Searching for a crutch or a cup
A minorAm G+G D MajorD
To pour us on hope morrison
(Carry out the G+G and D MajorD and sing louder)
Chorus:
E minorEm B minorBm
And now I've slowed to nothing from ninety
A minorAm G+G D MajorD
I don't need to wait for someone to find me
E minorEm B minorBm A minorAm G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Houses full of heroes to adore us in hope morrison