Shatter Me With Hope Acoustic chords by H.I.M.

Chords with lyrics

Tab by Russell Jackson

In my opinion this is one of the best tracks on Screamworks and some of the best lyrics of Valo's career.

This tab is based on the version from the acoustic version of the album called "Baudelaire in Braille".
I believe the tuning is standard, however I prefer to play a whole step down (dGCFAD), as I prefer the
sound and find it easier to sing to (after all, we aren't all blessed with Ville's range).

The notes on chord modifications to the right are my way of playing, but use them as a reference and adapt it
all to your own style. Enjoy...


(Intro)

E minorEm E minorEm  E minorEm E minorEm

(Verse 1)

G+G            C majorC                 E minorEm
The girl who cried at love, won't you come and play with me?
G+G         C majorC               E minorEm
You can be Cassandra, underneath the sword of Damocles
G+G   C majorC  D MajorD  C majorC          A minorAm        (Strum first 3 chords G+G C majorC D MajorD once each)
We'll tear this baby apart wise like Solomon
                            (Alternate A minorAm with Asus2Asus2 |-x-0-2-2-0-0-| )

(Chorus)

E minorEm  D MajorD   E minorEm                     (Strum first 2 chords E minorEm D MajorD once each)
Run, come shatter me now
        D MajorD                   (Alternate D MajorD with Dsus2Dsus2   |-x-x-0-2-3-0-| )
Shatter me with hope
      G+G             D MajorD        (Alternate D MajorD with Dsus2Dsus2   |-x-x-0-2-3-0-| )
Crawl, come breathe me in, bleed out sorrow
E minorEm                G+G    D MajorD
Scream me a dream, untouched by shadows
      G+G
Baby, shatter me now, shatter me now
               D MajorD        E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm   (Alternate D MajorD with Dsus2Dsus2   |-x-x-0-2-3-0-| )
Shatter me with hope

(Verse 2)

G+G         C majorC            E minorEm
She'll be the witness to the repose of Evelyn
G+G        C majorC
Push the needle in
            E minorEm
To the of canticles of ecstasy
G+G  C majorC D MajorD  C majorC           (Strum first 3 chords G+G C majorC D MajorD once each)
Turn to page 43
      A minorAm            (Alternate A minorAm with Asus2Asus2 |-x-0-2-2-0-0-| , then straight into chorus)
And you'll know how I feel

(Chorus)

E minorEm  D MajorD   E minorEm                      (Strum first 2 chords E minorEm D MajorD once each)
Run, come shatter me now,
         D MajorD                    (Alternate D MajorD with Dsus2Dsus2   |-x-x-0-2-3-0-| )
shatter me with hope
      C majorC              G+G  D MajorD      (Alternate D MajorD with Dsus2Dsus2   |-x-x-0-2-3-0-| )
Crawl, come breathe me in, bleed out all sorrow
E minorEm               D MajorD            (Alternate D MajorD with Dsus2Dsus2   |-x-x-0-2-3-0-| )
Scream me a dream, untouched by shadows
    C majorC
Baby, shatter me now, shatter me now
        G+G D MajorD   A minorAm     (Alternate D MajorD with Dsus2Dsus2  |-x-x-0-2-3-0-| ) (Let A minorAm ring and fade out)
shatter me with hope

(Outro - Strum each chord once)

G+G       A minorAm         C majorC
Swear on your heart's grave, I'm wrong
  E minorEm       FF      D MajorD     D MajorD    (let D MajorD ring and fade out)
and love like your life's depending on it
(because it is!)


I hope you enjoy playing this as much as I do. Feel free to leave comments/suggestions