Hope chords by Vampire Weekend

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D MajorD

♫ Intro:

B minorBm |A augmentedA D MajorD |
D MajorD |E minorEm |B minorBm |A augmentedA D MajorD | (x2)


♫ Verse 1:
  D MajorD
The bull has gored the matador
  E minorEm
The U.S. Army won the war
  B minorBm
The meaning died in metaphor
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go
  D MajorD
The phoenix burned but did not rise
  E minorEm
Now half the body's paralyzed
    B minorBm
There's no one left to criticize
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go

♫ Chorus:
 D MajorD
I hope you let it go
E minorEm
Hope you let it go
  B minorBm
The enemy's invincible
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go

D MajorD |E minorEm |B minorBm |A augmentedA D MajorD |


♫ Verse 2:
  D MajorD
The prophet said we'd disappear
  E minorEm
The prophet's gone, but we're still here
  B minorBm
His prophecy was insincere
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go
  D MajorD
The righteous rage was foolish pride
  E minorEm
The conquerors did not divide
  B minorBm
The call keeps coming from inside
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go

♫ Chorus:
 D MajorD
I hope you let it go
E minorEm
Hope you let it go
   B minorBm
Your enemy's invincible
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go

D MajorD |E minorEm |B minorBm |A augmentedA D MajorD |


♫ Verse 3:
   D MajorD
When everyone who lived it died
  E minorEm
The files were declassified
  B minorBm
The slobs still called it suicide
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go
  D MajorD
The signatories broke the pact
  E minorEm
The surfer sacked the quarterback
   B minorBm
Your bag fell down onto the tracks
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go


♫ Chorus:
 D MajorD
I hope you let it go
E minorEm
Hope you let it go
  B minorBm
The enemy's invincible
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go

D MajorD |E minorEm |B minorBm |A augmentedA D MajorD |


♫ Verse 4:
  D MajorD
The embassy's abandoned now
  E minorEm
The flag that flew is on the ground
  B minorBm
The painting burned, the statue drowned
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go
  D MajorD
The moving train accelerates
   E minorEm
It's always fast and always late
  B minorBm
It never leaves the Empire State
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go


♫ Chorus:
 D MajorD
I hope you let it go
E minorEm
Hope you let it go
  B minorBm
Our enemy's invincible
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go

D MajorD |E minorEm |B minorBm |A augmentedA D MajorD |


Instrumental ♫ Break:
E minorEm B minorBm F# minorF#m B minorBm|C#b G+G | (x3)
E minorEm B minorBm F# minorF#m B minorBm|C#b |E minorEm (x2)|
D MajorD |E minorEm |B minorBm |A augmentedA D MajorD | (x6)


♫ Verse 5:
  D MajorD
The sentencing was overturned
  E minorEm
The killer freed, the court adjourned
 B minorBm
BB hope betrayed, a lesson learned
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go
 D MajorD
I did the things you asked me to
 E minorEm
I testified what wasn't true
  B minorBm
But now I lost my faith in you
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I hope you let it go


♫ Chorus:
 D MajorD
I hope you let it go
E minorEm
Hope you let it go
  B minorBm
Our enemy's invincible
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
I have to let it go

E minorEm B minorBm F# minorF#m B minorBm|C#b G+G | (x3)
D MajorD |E minorEm |B minorBm |A augmentedA D MajorD |


♫ Outro:
 D MajorD
I hope you let it go
 E minorEm         B minorBm  A augmentedA D MajorD
I hope you let it go
 D MajorD
I hope you let it go
 E minorEm         B minorBm  A augmentedA D MajorD
I hope you let it go

D MajorD |E minorEm |B minorBm |A augmentedA D MajorD | (x3)