Hope chords by Jason Robert Brown

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Rhythm:
Intro: 1& &3 4
Rest Of Song: 1  &3: 4

intro:
Bb B

Verse 1:
    Bb                  B    Bb
I come to sing a song about hope
            Gm
I'm not in-spired much right now, but
          Eb
    even so
             Cm
I came out here to sing a song, so here
       Eb
     I go
           Cm              Eb
I guess I think that if I tinker long
                          Cm
     enough, one might a-ppear
                  Eb
And, look, it's here
              F
One verse is done
           repeat intro rhythm: Bb B:
The work's begun

Verse 2:
   Bb                   B    Bb
I come to sing a song about hope
             Gm
In spite of everything ridiculous and
      Eb
      sad
               Cm
Though I'm be-yond belief, depressed,
                    Eb
      confused, and mad
               Cm              Eb
Well, I got dressed, I under-estimated
                            Cm
       how much that would take
          Eb
I didn't break
             Eb
Until right now
           F
I sing of hope
               repeat Bb B intro:
And don't know how


Bridge:
Eb
So maybe I can substitute "strength,"
              Dm                 Cm
Because I'm strong, I'm strong enough

I got through lots of things I didn't
                Eb
       think I could

And so did you
                F
I know that's true


Verse 3:
    Bb                   B    Bb
And so, we sing a song about hope
                Gm
Though I can't guarantee there's
                          Eb
       something real be-hind it
          Cm
I have to try to show my daughters I
            Eb
       can find it
           Cm                Eb
And so to-day, when life is crazy and
                       Cm
        impossible to bear
            Eb
It must be there
             F
Fear never wins
               Cm
That's what I hope
              Cm
See? I said "hope"
           repeat Bb B intro + rhythm:
The work begins