Hope Town chords by Jesse Rice

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

♫ Intro:

G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD  G+G D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD  G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD


♫ Verse:
    G+G        F# minorF#m
It was raining grey and cold
   E minorEm         D MajorD
This morning when I left home
G+G   F# minorF#m
35 degrees outside
E minorEm         D MajorD
Man it's getting old

    G+G       D/F#D/F#
For a salty dog like me
      E minorEm     D MajorD
Who still thinks he's seventeen
   G+G         D/F#D/F#
Sometimes you've gotta break away
    E minorEm    D MajorD
And escape reality

♫ Chorus:
   G+G    A augmentedA
Hey Hope Town
      D MajorD    D MajorD
Throw your rope down
G+G         A augmentedA
Into a bottle of Firefly rum
   D MajorD
And let me swim around

      G+G   A augmentedA
Where the low down
          B minorBm A augmentedA  G+G
Is to hurry up and slow-ow down

  G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD
In Ho-o-o-o Hope Town

G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD


♫ Verse:
      G+G   D/F#D/F#      E minorEm         D MajorD
I'm gonaa get my fix of crack, conque and call collect
      G+G         D/F#D/F#
I'm gonna walk the plank at Captain Jack's
    E minorEm     D MajorD
Like an old pirate ship

     G+G           D/F#D/F#
Yeah you look so good in those beads and braids
  E minorEm       D MajorD
My little island girl
           D/F#D/F#
Shining like a candy stripe lighthouse
 E minorEm             D MajorD
Sitting on the edge of the world

♫ Chorus:
   G+G    A augmentedA
Hey Hope Town
      D MajorD    D MajorD
Throw your rope down
G+G         A augmentedA
Into a bottle of Firefly rum
   D MajorD
And let me swim around

      G+G   A augmentedA
Where the low down
          B minorBm A augmentedA  G+G
Is to hurry up and slow-ow down

  G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD    D MajorD
In Ho-o-o-o Hope Town


Instrumental/♫ Solo:
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD


♫ Break:
   A augmentedA
They see my boat is leaving
     G+G
Plane is waiting on the ground
    A augmentedA
Was supposed to be a rountrip
   C majorC          C majorC
This trip turned me around


♫ Chorus:
   G+G    A augmentedA
Hey Hope Town
      D MajorD    D MajorD
Throw your rope down
G+G         A augmentedA
Into a bottle of Firefly rum
   D MajorD
And let me swim around

      G+G   A augmentedA
Where the low down
          B minorBm A augmentedA  G+G
Is to hurry up and slow-ow down
  G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD
In Ho-o-o-o Hope Town

      G+G   A augmentedA
Where the low down
          B minorBm A augmentedA  G+G  N.C.
Is to hurry up and slow-ow down, in Hope Town

  G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD    D MajorD
In Ho-o-o-o Hope Town

G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD  G+G
Ho-o-o-o-o-o-o
G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD    D MajorD
Ho-o-o-o Hope Town

G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD  G+G
Ho-o-o-o-o-o-o
G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD
Ho-o-o-o Hope Town
     G+G
Everybody


♫ Outro:
G+G
Y'all wanna play, get down here ha ha
E minorEm       D MajorD
Got pink sand, candy stripe lighthouses
 G+G
They do have pink sand
            E minorEm   D MajorD
Plenty of Firefly ha ha ha ha ha

Hope Town chords

“Hope Town” is a song by Jesse Rice that was released as part of “The Pirate Sessions III” in 20171. The song was provided to YouTube by TuneCore. The song “Hope Town” is about the area where the Songwriters in Paradise Festival is held each year. The song was written as a tribute.