Hey Ho
View chords used in this chart
Hey Ho - Hello Saferide
capo 3rd fret
D
I knew it first thing I met you
F#m
There's something special in us
G
Our lives will be different
D A
We will stay young forever
D
We'll know when we get there
F#m
And we looked for entrance doors
G
But somehow we never
D A
And there was no
D
And when the streets wake up at nights, we'll go there
A G
Singing "Hey, Ho"
D A
Hey ho, to the plans that slip away before we have them
G
Catching soup with forks without lamplight
D
And everyone else seemed to end up places
A G
While we just sang "Hey, ho"
D A
Hey ho, to the sailors that never passes by
G
To take us along to Brazilian sea ports
D F#m G
D
But there is something about him
F#m
Like he has never seen the world
G
Something so pure and decent
D A
I have to destroy it
D
Or tap it on bottles
F#m
And drink it all night
G
And put a ring on it
D A
To keep it forever
D
And in a sudden flash of light I'll stand there
A G
Singing "Hey, ho"
D A
Hey ho, to the hope I carry with me in my hands
G D
Fragile as newly-born birds or as egg shell
G Bm A
I have something, I know I do
G A
I just need someone else to see it too
G
To pinpoint it and let me know
Bm A
What to do
G Bm A
You, my friend, you are no help
G A
You have just as little clue as I ever had
G
We ask each other for directions
Bm A
It's as entertaining as it is sad
D
No, I didn't ask much of him
F#m
Only that he'd be all I need
G
That he'd fill the void in me
D A
Make me stay young forever
D
And now we roam the streets like tourists
F#m
There is panic in our eyes
G
We pick up every paving stone
D A
Look underneath them for anything
G Bm A
Your head is nowhere safe tonight
G A
I have no idea what to say tonight
G
We'll take off our boots and run out
Bm A
Curse and scream at the moon, tonight
D
In a dream I'm on my death bed
A G
Being asked what it's all about
D
And in my dream I know it:
A G
Roaming the streets with your best friends
Singing "Hey, ho"
But when I woke up
D
I forgot it
How to play Hey Ho
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.