Only Hope Switchfoot
ONLY HOPE by SWITCHFOOT
Guitar transcription by Nathan Gilera Hayag
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(I sort of mixed all the strings that I hear and came up with this intro. You'll dig this once you get the
of it. Listen to the record and you'll get the intro in no time.)
STANDARD TUNING (EABDGe)
CHORDS: Em - 022000 A - x02220 D - xx0232-|
C9 - x32030 G - 320033 C#m7 - x46454-|
Bm - x24432 B - x24442 F#7 - 242322-|
INTRO:
[Em] [G] [Bm] [Em] |---- 1[C9].[G] [C9] [B] [Em]
e||-(0)---------------------0----||-------------------------------0-0h2--0--| B||*-------------------3---3--0-*||-1/3-3-3-1-0---0------------4------------| G||-------0--------4-------------||-------------0---2-0-----0---------------| D||--2------2-5------5---4---(2)-||---------------------2-4----4--2---1--2--| A||*----2--------5-----2--------*||-------3-------------3-------------------| E||--0--------3---------------0--||---------------3-------------------------|(0)
|---- 2.[C9] [G] [C9] [Bm] [Em]
e------------------------------2--0-----0--| B-1/3-3--3--1-0---0------------------4-----| G---------------0---2-0-----0--------------| D-----------------------2-4----4--2--1--2--| A--------3--------------3------------------| E-----------------3------------------------|(0)
VERSE 1: (plucked)
[Em] There?s a [G]song that?s in[Bm]sid[Em]e of my [C9]soul[G],[C9] [B]
[Em] It?s the [G]one that I?ve t[Bm]rie[Em]d to write [C9]over and [G]over a[C9]gain.[B]
[Em] I?m a[G]wake in the [Bm]inf[Em]inite [C9]cold,[G] [C9] [B]
[Em] But you [G]sing to me [Bm]ove[Em]r and [C9]over and [G]over a[C9]gain.[B]
CHORUS: (strummed)
So I [E]lay my [B]head back [A]down,
And I [E]lift my [B]hands and
[A]Pray to be [C#m7]only yours,
I [A]pray to be [C#m7]only yours,
I k[C9]now now you?re my [B]only hope.
[Em] [G] [Bm] [Em] [C9] [G] [C9] [B] [Em]
e----------------------------0---|------------------------------------------| B----------------------3---3---0-|3------3---3----3----3-----3----4------4--| G------0---------4---------------|0----0---0-0---0-----0----0-----4----4--4-| D--2------2--5------5----4----(2)|---2---------0----------2---------4-------| A-----2--------5-------2---------|3-----------------2--3--------3-2---------| E--0---------3-----------------0-|-----------3------------------------------|
VERSE 2: (plucked)
[Em] Sing to [G]me the [Bm]song[Em]s of the [C9]stars[G],[C9] [B]
[Em] Of your g[G]alaxy d[Bm]ancin[Em]g and [C9]laughing and [G]laughing a[C9]gain.[B]
[Em] When it [G]feels like my [Bm]drea[Em]ms are so [C9]far,[G] [C9] [B]
[Em] Sing to [G]me of the [Bm]plan[Em]s that you [C9]have for me [G]over a[C9]gain.[B]
REPEAT CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL:
(Still a bit off. Haven't had time fixing this yet...)
e----7-7---7-7----------7-7-----------------------------| B----8-8---8-8---7-7----8-8-----------8-8------------7--| G----------------8-8----------9-9-----------9-9----8-8--| D-------------------------------------------------------| A--7-----5------------7-------------5-------------------| E--------------7-------------8------------8------7------|
BRIDGE: (strummed)
[D] I?ll give you my[Em] apathy,
[D] I?m giving you[Em] all of me.
[D] I want your s[Em]ymphony,
[F#7]Singing in all that I [B]am.
At the [A]top of my lungs,[B]
I?m [A]giving it back.___[B]
REPEAT CHORUS
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