[Intro 14 Bars of Division Bell and Piano – No Bass. Verse 1: (0.43secs) Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3/8---------------------------------------------------------------| In a world of magnets and miracles Our thoughts strayed G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3/8---------------------------------------3/8---------------------|
Constantly without boundary The ringing of the division bell G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------3/8---------------------------------| Had begun Bridge: ‘.’ G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------3---3-----------------1-3---3-------------------------| E|--------------------4---4-3---3--3----------4---4-3---3--3------3/8-| Verse 2: There was a ragged band who followed in our footsteps Running before G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3/8---------------| Time took our dreams away Leaving the myriad small creatures G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------3/8-----------------------------------| Trying to tie us to the ground In a life consumed by sow decay G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------3/8---------------------------------| Chorus: The grass was greener G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------1------------| A|-----------------3----3-------------1----3----3--------------| E|------------------------3----4----4-----------------1----1-4-| ‘.’ G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------1-------------------| A|-3----3-------------1----3----3---------------------| E|--------3----4----4-----------------1----1-3----3/8-| Verse 3: Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------3/8-| To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side Steps taken G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3/8------------| Forwards but sleepwalking back again Dragged by the force of some G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------3/8---------------------------| inner tide Bridge: G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------3---3-----------------1-3---3----------------| E|----------------------4---4-3---3--3----------4---4-3---3--3-| Acoustic Guitar Solo inc. Bass Fill: ‘.’ ‘.’ G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2---------------3-------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------3/7----7-7----7----7-7----7--8----8-8-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-8----8--8----8--7----7-7----7----7-7---7--8---8-8----8----8-8---8--7-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| ‘.’ ‘.’ ‘.’ G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7----7----7-7---7--8----8-8----8----8-8---------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------3/8--------3/8--------3/8-| Verse 4: Encumbered forever by desire and ambition There’s a hunger still G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------8-8---------8-----------8--8-----3/8-----------8--8-------8-| Unsatisfied Our weary eyes still stray in the horizon G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------5/10------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----8----------------8----------8--8--------8--------8--8------3/8---| Go down this road I’ve been so many times G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--8--8-------------8------------------8--8--------| Chorus: The grass was greener G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------1------------| A|-----------------3----3-------------1----3----3--------------| E|------------------------3----4----4-----------------1----1-4-| Repeat This Bit x3: G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------1------------| A|-3----3---------------1----3----3--------------| E|--------3----3-4----4----------------1----1-4--| Outro Solo: Repeat To Fade: G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------1-------------| A|-3----3---------------1--2--3----3-------------0-| E|--------3----3-4----4-----------------1----1-4---| Symbols: ‘.’ Pause Dots
High Hopes as Recorded in 2006 at the AOL Sessions by David Gilmour and friends including Richard Wright on Hammond Keyboards and Guy Pratt on bass.