Chords with lyrics
Hoping that you're Hoping - Louvin Brothers
Composer: Betty Harrison
#8 in country chart in 1956
Features Paul Yandell on electric guitar.
Original key: C#C# (live footage has capo on I on all guitars)
The live version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krBab9GGyr0) shows
Yandells simple but effective solo. The chord shapes in the guitar solo:
G. D7. G. G7.
EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe
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Play with capo on I
Intro:
Guitar(capo 1) triplets rising to the open top E:
C.
e|--|--------------------0--|
BB|--|--------------1---1----|
G+G|--|-------0---0----0------|
D MajorD|--|2---2----2-------------|
A augmentedA|-3|--3--------------------|
E MajorE|3-|-----------------------|
#1:
C majorC FF C majorC G7G7
E-very minute of the day I'm thinking 'bout you
G7G7 C majorC
And without you life is just a crazy dream
C majorC FF C majorC G7G7
E- very breath I take I'm hoping that you're hoping
G7G7 C majorC
That I'm hoping you'll return to me
Chorus:
G+G D7D7
Can you remember dear when you said
D7D7 G+G
If I ever stopped loving you you'd rather be dead
G+G D7D7
Well dear I don't know what on earth changed your mind
D7D7 G+G G7G7
No matter who's holding you your heart is still mine
#2:
C majorC FF C majorC G7G7
E-very time I think about the way you cuddled up
G7G7 C majorC
And snuggled up and filled me with your charm
C majorC FF C majorC G7G7
I get dizzy in the head and then it's seeming that I'm dreaming
G7G7 C majorC
I'm locked in your loving arms
Instrumental: Mandolin then guitar solos:
Mandolin solo follows verse chords:
C majorC FF C majorC G7G7
G7 C majorC
C FF C majorC G7G7
G7 C majorC
Guitar solo follows chorus chords:
G+G D7D7
D7 G+G
G MajorG D7D7
D7 G+G G7G7
#3:
C majorC FF C majorC G7G7
E- very minute of the day I'm thinking about you
G7G7 C majorC
And without you life is just a crazy dream
C majorC FF C majorC G7G7
E- very breath I take I'm hoping that you're hoping
G7G7 C majorC
That I'm hoping you'll return to me
Chorus:
G+G D7D7
Can you remember dear when you said
D7D7 G+G
If I ever stopped loving you you'd rather be dead
G+G D7D7
Well dear I don't know what on earth changed your mind
D7D7 G+G G7G7
No matter who's holding you your heart is still mine
#4:
C majorC FF C majorC G7G7
E- very minute of the day I'm thinking about you
C majorC
And without you life is just a crazy dream
C majorC FF C majorC G7G7
E MajorE -very breath I take I'm hoping that you're hoping
G7G7 C majorC