Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E MajorE 
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 1:
E MajorE
Hey Mr. cage man let me get a fresh breath
Cherry bomb head strong I could fake my own death
A augmentedA
Hey Mr. fate man shuffle me a ninth life
I?ve been wrong, go long, throwing me a sharp right
E MajorE
It?s not a picture perfect life
F# minorF#m
Not what I had in mind
(no chord)
Let me write my own line
Chorus:
E MajorE
I?ve got this place
A augmentedA
That I?ve filled with empty space
BB E MajorE
Oh I?m trying not to face what I?ve done
My hopeless opus
E MajorE A augmentedA
I?m in this race and I?m hoping just to place
BB E MajorE
Oh I?m trying not to face what?s become of me
My hopeless opus
Interlude:
E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 2:
E MajorE
Hey Mr. safe man hustle me an okay
I could slide take a dive take it for the home team
A augmentedA
Hey Mr. postman slip me one more green note
I?ve been low hit the floor looking just to make broke
E MajorE
It?s not a picture perfect life
F# minorF#m
Not what I had in mind
(no chord)
Let me write my own line
Chorus:
E MajorE
I?ve got this place
A augmentedA
That I?ve filled with empty space
BB E MajorE
Oh I?m trying not to face what I?ve done
My hopeless opus
E MajorE A augmentedA
I?m in this race and I?m hoping just to place
BB E MajorE
Oh I?m trying not to face what?s become of me
My hopeless opus
Bridge:
E MajorE
Hey Mr.
Hey Mr.
Hey Mr. cage man
Cherry bomb
Let me get
Cherry bomb
Cherry bomb
Guitar Solo:
E MajorE A augmentedA BB E MajorE
E A augmentedA BB E MajorE
Chorus:
(no chord)
I?ve got this place
That I?ve filled with empty space
Oh I?m trying not to face what I?ve done
My hopeless opus
E MajorE A augmentedA
I?m in this race and I?m hoping just to place
BB E MajorE
Oh I?m trying not to face what?s become of me
My hopeless opus
Outro/Guitar Solo:
E MajorE A augmentedA BB E MajorE
Other versions of Hopeless Opus
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Hopeless opus (Ver. 2) by Imagine Dragons
