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The Moody Blues – Hope And Pray Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsD Dmaj7 Bm G#dim A A7 G#m E Bdim G Em7 E7

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[Intro]
D   Dmaj7   Bm   D
G#dim   D   A   D

[Verse 1]
D
I see the headlights
               Dmaj7
Shining on the wall
   A7                    A
It seems I've got a visitor
       D
Who is kind enough to call
      G#dim            D
And I hope and I pray, everyday
  G#m        E         D
I hope and I pray it's you

[Verse 2]
D
I thought I heard some footsteps
       Dmaj7
On the floor
    A7
And tell me am I dreaming
         D
Or is it someone at the door
       G#dim      Bdim
'Cos I hope and I pray
D
Everyday
  G#m      E          D
I hope and pray, it's you

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[Bridge]
G
Autumn turns to winter
    A
And winter turns to spring
  G                            A
I only know the passing of the days
    D
And if you were to ask me
          G
About the meaning of my life
   Em7
It kind of lost it's meaning
       A7
On the day you went away

[Verse 3]
              D
You know that when it comes
                  Dmaj7
To matters of the heart
  A7                      A
I thought I had it covered
         D
But it's tearing me apart
      G#dim      Bm
And I hope and I pray
D
Everyday
  Bm         E          D
I hope and I pray, it's you

[Guitar Solo]
D   Dmaj7   G   A  D   Bm
E7  D   A7   D

[Bridge]
G
Autumn turns to winter
    A7
And winter turns to spring
    G
The summer sun still lingers
      A7
In my head
      D
If it wasn't for the letters
         G
That you wrote me from the heart
    Em7
I'd sometime wonder baby
     A
If I dreamed it all instead

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[Verse 4]
             D
You see I've got to feel your hand
        Dmaj7
Upon my face
  A7
I need to get the calling
     D
To rejoin the human race
      G#dim
And I hope and I pray
D
Every day
  G#m        E          D
I hope and I pray, it's you
      G#dim
And I hope and I pray
D
Every day
  E7                    D
I hope and I pray, it's you
  G#dim                 D
I hope and I pray, it's you
D
Every day
  E7                    D
I hope and I pray, it's you
  G#m        E          D   Bdim
I hope and I pray, it's you

[Outro]
D   G#dim  Bm  D  E7
D   G#dim  D   G#m  E7  D
G#dim   D   E   D

How to play Hope And Pray: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Hope And Pray by The Moody Blues on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Hope And Pray by The Moody Blues is written in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯) and moves through 12 chords: D, Dmaj7, Bm, G#dim, A, A7, G#m, E, Bdim, G, Em7 and E7.

Listen for D – G#m – E – D (IV – vii – V – IV in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – te – soh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: on guitar, Bm, G#dim, G#m and Bdim need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.