I Hope - Joe Cocker
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
E E A A
 
[Verse 1]
C#m B E
Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say
A A
Thou shall not kill
C#m B E A
I don't wanna hear nothin’ else about killing.
A
And that it's God's will+
C#m B
'Cause our children are watching us
A A
They put their trust in us, they're gonna be like us
C#m B A A
S’let's learn from our history, and do it differently oh baby
 
[Chorus]
E
I hope - For more love, more joy and laughter
E
I hope - We'll have more than we'll ever need
A
I hope - We'll have more happy ever afters
E
I hope – and We can all live more fearlessly
B E A E A E
And we can lose all the pain and misery - I hope, I hope
 
[Verse 2]
C#m B E
Oh Rosie, her man he gets too rough
A A
That's all she can say,
C#m B E
Is he's a good man He don't mean no harm
A A
He was just brought up that way
C#m B
But our children are watching us
A A
They put their trust in us, they're gonna be like us
C#m B
It's okay for us to disagree
A A
We can work it out lovingly
 
[Chorus]
E
I hope - For more love, more joy and laughter
E
I hope - We'll have more than we'll ever need
A
I hope - We'll have more happy ever afters
E
I hope – and We can all live more fearlessly
B E A E A E
And we can lose all the pain and misery - I hope, I hope
 
[Bridge]
E G#m A A
There must be a way to change what's going on
E G#m A
Oh No I don't have all the answers
 
[Chorus]
E
I hope - For more love, more joy and laughter
E
I hope - We'll have more than we'll ever need
A
I hope - We'll have more happy ever afters
E
I hope – and We can all live more fearlessly
B E A E A E A E
And we can lose all the pain and misery - I hope, I hope
B E A E A E A E
Oh Babe All the pain and misery - I hope, I hope

How to play I Hope

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. 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.

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