Hope chords by Vampire Weekend

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: D

♫ Intro:

Bm  |A  D  |
D  |Em  |Bm  |A  D  | (x2)


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

♫ Chorus:
  D
I hope you let it go
Em
Hope you let it go
    Bm
The enemy's invincible
  A                  D
I hope you let it go

D  |Em  |Bm  |A  D  |


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


♫ Chorus:
  D
I hope you let it go
Em
Hope you let it go
     Bm
Your enemy's invincible
  A                  D
I hope you let it go

D  |Em  |Bm  |A  D  |


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


♫ Chorus:
  D
I hope you let it go
Em
Hope you let it go
    Bm
The enemy's invincible
  A                  D
I hope you let it go

D  |Em  |Bm  |A  D  |


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


♫ Chorus:
  D
I hope you let it go
Em
Hope you let it go
    Bm
Our enemy's invincible
  A                  D
I hope you let it go

D  |Em  |Bm  |A  D  |


Instrumental ♫ Break:
Em  Bm  F#m Bm|C#b  G  | (x3)
Em  Bm  F#m Bm|C#b |Em  (x2)|
D  |Em  |Bm  |A  D  | (x6)


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


♫ Chorus:
  D
I hope you let it go
Em
Hope you let it go
    Bm
Our enemy's invincible
  A                 D
I have to let it go

Em  Bm  F#m Bm|C#b  G  | (x3)
D  |Em  |Bm  |A  D  |


♫ Outro:
  D
I hope you let it go
  Em                  Bm    A  D
I hope you let it go
  D
I hope you let it go
  Em                  Bm    A  D
I hope you let it go

D  |Em  |Bm  |A  D  | (x3)