(Sandy) Alex G – Hope chords

[Intro]

| D7      Cm7#5   | Cmaj7     Em7 Bm7 |

| Am7   Em7 Bm7 | Am7 (Occasionally hammer-on 5-5-5-X-X-X to 5-7-5-X-X-X)|


[Verse 1]

D7            Cm7#5He was a good friend of mine
    Cmaj7He died
                   GWhy write about it now?
                  Am    CM7     G    AmGotta honor him somehow             [Yeah]
CM7             G           DSaw some people crying that night
      Am       Em         CM7Yeah, Fentanyl took a few lives from our life
  G  D  F     Em Cmaj7Alright

[Verse 2]

D7            Cm7#5I woke in the middle of the night
   Cmaj7                    GHe spoke with his eyes half closed
                          AmCan you give me something else
   CM7To eat
      G          DGot a hole in my chest
        Am         EmI can't take it anymore
       CM7Put my pillow to the desk
      G  D  F  Em   Cmaj7   G   D   F   Em  Cmaj7Let me rest

[Solo]

| D7      Cm7#5   | Cmaj7   Em7 Bm7 |

| Am7     Em7 Bm7 | Am7     Em7 Bm7 |

| Cdim   Am7      |    cont. Am7    |

[Verse 3]

D7                     Cm7#5                    Cmaj7In the house they were calling out his name all night
                    GTaking turns on the bed throwing bottles
         D              AmFrom the windows of the home
   CM7On Hope Street
                Am          EmYou can write a check in my name
    CM7Now can you take the money
    G D  F  Em Cmaj7And run

[Outro]
| G  D   F | Em   Cmaj7 |
| G  D   F | Em   Cmaj7 |