ONLY HOPE by SWITCHFOOT

Guitar transcription by Nathan Gilera Hayag

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(I sort of mixed all the strings that I hear and came up with this intro. You'll dig this once you get the hang of it. Listen to the record and you'll get the intro in no time.)

STANDARD TUNING (EABDGe)

CHORDS: Em - 022000     A - x02220    D    - xx0232
        C9 - x32030     G - 320033    C#m7 - x46454
        Bm - x24432     B - x24442    F#7  - 242322    
          
INTRO:
    Em        G	      Bm      Em         C9       G    C9      B        Em
                                  |---- 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       G     C9    Bm       Em
 |---- 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 1: (plucked)
Em          G             Bm Em      C9  G   C9  B
  There’s a song that’s inside of my soul,
Em         G              Bm Em         C9       G     C9    B
  It’s the one that I’ve tried to write over and over again.
Em     G           Bm Em    C9   G   C9  B
  I’m awake in the infinite cold,
Em        G          Bm Em    C9       G     C9   B
  But you sing to me over and over and over again. 

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

  Em     G     Bm     Em  C9      G      C9       B     Em   
e----------------------------0---|------------------------------------------
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 2: (plucked)
Em        G      Bm  Em       C9   G   C9   B
  Sing to me the songs of the stars,
Em         G      Bm   Em    C9           G         C9   B
  Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again.
Em        G             Bm  Em        C9   G   C9   B
  When it feels like my dreams are so far,
Em        G         Bm  Em         C9          G     C9   B
  Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again. 

REPEAT CHORUS 

INSTRUMENTAL:
(Still a bit off. Haven't had time fixing this yet...)
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                 Em
  I’ll give you my apathy,
D               Em 
  I’m giving you all of me.
D              Em
  I want your symphony,
  F#7                   B
  Singing in all that I am.
         A                   B
  At the top of my lungs,
      A                   B
  I’m giving it back.___

REPEAT CHORUS