Chord Hopeful by Josh Ritter

josh ritter hopeful the beast in its tracks capo 2 C Em Dm G C supposedly it was a wise wise man Em who said its better to have loved and lost Dm G than never to have loved at all , never to have loved . C how many times does the truth that you take to be true Em is just truth falling apart at the same speed as you Dm until it all comes away in a million degrees G and youre just a few pieces of fallin debris C Am Dm and shes hopeful . hopeful . for me . G7 im coming out of the dark clouds C she went away and she packed all her lovin Em i could not believe it how little there was Dm i stood in the cold kitchen with nothin to say G whod keep the whole world spinning when she went away yeah? C she kept telling me about the good things i deserve Em that i wanted somebody id mistaken for her Dm but one look in my eyes and shed know she was wrong G so she wouldnt look back at me until she was gone C how many times did you give all your love Em and find out it was so far from far from enough? Dm i followed her out into the street in the rain G and the whole world stopped spinning and just went up in flames C Am G7 and shes hopeful . hopeful . for me . G im coming out of the dark clouds C Am G7 shes hopeful . hopeful , for me . G she says it to me often C Em Dm G G7 C the sunlight corroded and the days started to fail Em the rocks in the road sharpened shadows to nails Dm the fencepost were empty and so were the trees G had the bluebird of use on its last tune for me C ive seen her around now with someone new i dont know Em she likes greed - eyed boys who are haloed in hope Dm but i know the look in his eyes and i know all the old signs G just a couple more curves before his own road unwinds C these days im feelin better about the man that i Am Em theres some things i can change and theres others i cant Dm i met someone new now i know i deserve G i never met someone who loves the world more than her C she has been through her own share of hard times as well Em and she has learned how to tear out the heaven from hell Dm most nights im alright still all rocks roll down hill G but she says ill get better , she knows that i will C Am G7 and shes hopeful . hopeful , for me G im coming out of the dark clouds C Am G7 shes hopeful . hopeful , for me G comin out of the dark clouds , comin out of the dark clouds C Am Dm G G7 C the word is as the world is Em Dm G G7 everybodys gonna hurt like hells some times C the word is as the world is Em Dm G everybodys gonna hurt like hells some times some times C Am Dm G G7 C