Hope Was Leaving
View chords used in this chart
Intro: C# G# Bbm G# x2
verse 1:
C#
We Met in November
G#
And still I remember
F#
The handful of words
C#
that she said Met up
G#
months later I hoped
I could make her
F#
Stay with me but
she left instead So
C#
I chased her up but
G#
that wasn't enough
C#/F
Cuz I got my faults
F#
and she knows I
C#
felt control
G# F#
slipping out from me
[Refrão] Bbm F# C#
You're ma king this
the start of the
C# G#
earth You're ma king
F#
this seem so much
Bbm F# C#
clearer How I got
what I don't deserve
C# G# F#
I see my worst in
the rearview mirror
Bbm F# C#
Could not see the
C# G#
light of day I tried
F#
But time was running
Bbm G#
out Just when all
C#/F F# C# G# Bbm G# C# G# Bbm G#
hope was leaving
verse 2:
C#
Kept open the door but
G#
Now nobody's flawless
F#
No one gets it all
C#
without pain Don't
need it perfect
G#
so just make it worth
F#
it We talk when it all
C#
falls away Its ladders
G#
and snakes the choices
C#/F
you make Its how we get
F#
up from the falls So
C# G#
let me know When I
F#
can't see myself
[Refrão] Bbm F# C#
You're ma king this
the start of the
C# G#
earth You're ma king
F#
this seem so much
Bbm F# C#
clearer How I got
what I don't deserve
C# G# F#
I see my worst in
the rearview mirror
Bbm F# C#
Could not see the
C# G#
light of day I tried
F#
But was blind until
Bbm G#
you arrived just
C#/F
when all hope was
F# Bbm G#
leaving Just
C#/F F# G# G#
when all hope was gone
Guitar Solo:
C# G# Bbm G#
F# G#
Interlude:
C# G# Bbm G#
F#m Eb G#
Bbm F# C# G# F#
[Refrão] Bbm F# C#
You're ma king this
the start of the
C# G#
earth You're ma king
F#
this seem so much
Bbm F# C#
clearer How I got
what I don't deserve
C# G# F#
I see my worst in
the rearview mirror
Bbm F# C#
Could not see the
C# G#
light of day I tried
F#
But time was running
Bbm G#(hold)
out Just when
all hope was leaving
How to play Hope Was Leaving
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#. 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.