ONLY HOPE by SWITCHFOOT

Guitar transcription by Nathan Gilera Hayag, RRT

Comments, suggestions, corrections & violent reactions...
E-mail me at nathanhayag@gmail.com

*** I sort of mixed all the strings that I hear and came up with this
    intro. You'll dig it once you get the hang of it. Listen to the
    record and you'll get the intro in no time. And oh, sorry if
    the instrumental sounded awful. I can't hear those bass notes, and
    i think i kinda fucked up those treble ones as well. Heh.

STANDARD TUNING ( E A D G B e )

CHORDS :   Em- (022000@1)022000     A- (x02220@1)x02220    D (xx0232@1)  - xx0232-|
           C9- (x3233x@1)x32030     G- (320003@1)320033    C#m7- (x4242x@1)x46454-|
           Bm- (x24432@1)x24432     B- (x2444x@1)x24442    F#7 (242352@1)- 242322-|

INTRO :
    Em (022000@1)      G (320003@1)     Bm (x24432@1)    Em (022000@1)       C9 (x3233x@1)     G (320003@1)  C9 (x3233x@1)    B (x2444x@1)      Em (022000@1)                                 |---- 1.
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)

         C9 (x3233x@1)     G (320003@1)   C9 (x3233x@1)  Bm (x24432@1)     Em|---- (022000@1)2.
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 : (plucked)
Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)           BmEm      C9 (x3233x@1)G (320003@1) C9 (x3233x@1)B (x2444x@1) There's a song that's inside of my soul,
Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)            BmEm         C9 (x3233x@1)     G (320003@1)   C9 (x3233x@1)  B (x2444x@1) It's the one that Iive tried to write over and over again.
Em (022000@1)   G (320003@1)         BmEm    C9 (x3233x@1) G (320003@1) C9 (x3233x@1)B (x2444x@1) I'm awake in the infinite cold,
Em (022000@1)      G (320003@1)        BmEm    C9 (x3233x@1)     G (320003@1)   C9 (x3233x@1) B (x2444x@1) But you sing to me over and over and over again.

CHORUS : (strummed)
       E (022100@1)    B (x2444x@1)       A (x02220@1) So I lay my head back down,
        E (022100@1)     B (x2444x@1) And I lift my hands and
  A (x02220@1)        C#m7 (x4242x@1) Pray to be only yours,
    A (x02220@1)        C#m7 (x4242x@1) I pray to be only yours,
     C9 (x3233x@1)              B (x2444x@1) I know now you're my only hope.

  Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)       Bm (x24432@1)    EmC9         G (320003@1)       C9 (x3233x@1)       B (x2444x@1)       Eme----------------------------0---|------------------------------------------| (022000@1)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 : (plucked)
Em (022000@1)      G (320003@1)    Bm (x24432@1)Em (022000@1)     C9 (x3233x@1) G (320003@1) C9 (x3233x@1) B (x2444x@1) Sing to me the songs of the stars,
Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)    Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)  C9 (x3233x@1)         G (320003@1)       C9 (x3233x@1) B (x2444x@1) Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again.
Em (022000@1)      G (320003@1)           Bm (x24432@1)Em (022000@1)      C9 (x3233x@1) G (320003@1) C9 (x3233x@1) B (x2444x@1) When it feels like my dreams are so far,
Em (022000@1)      G (320003@1)       Bm (x24432@1)Em (022000@1)       C9 (x3233x@1)        G (320003@1)   C9 (x3233x@1) B (x2444x@1) Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again.

CHORUS : (strummed)
       E (022100@1)    B (x2444x@1)       A (x02220@1) So I lay my head back down,
        E (022100@1)     B (x2444x@1) And I lift my hands and
  A (x02220@1)        C#m7 (x4242x@1) Pray to be only yours,
    A (x02220@1)        C#m7 (x4242x@1) I pray to be only yours,
     C9 (x3233x@1)              B (x2444x@1) I know now you're my only hope.

INSTRUMENTAL :
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 (xx0232@1)               Em (022000@1) I'll give you my apathy,
D (xx0232@1)             Em (022000@1) I'm giving you all of me.
D (xx0232@1)            Em (022000@1) I want your symphony,
  F#7 (242352@1)                 B (x2444x@1) Singing in all that I am.
         A (x02220@1)                 B (x2444x@1) At the top of my lungs,
      A (x02220@1)                 B (x2444x@1) I'm giving it back.___

CHORUS : (strummed)
       E (022100@1)    B (x2444x@1)       A (x02220@1) So I lay my head back down,
        E (022100@1)     B (x2444x@1) And I lift my hands and
  A (x02220@1)        C#m7 (x4242x@1) Pray to be only yours,
    A (x02220@1)        C#m7 (x4242x@1) I pray to be only yours,
     C9 (x3233x@1)              B (x2444x@1) I know now you're my only hope.


ANIMO LA SALLE!

~?^{b?n?n?ts}^?~