These are Hope by Vampire Weekend on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.
[Intro]
Am G C
C Dm Am G C (x2)
[Verse 1]
C
The bull has gored
the matador
Dm
The U.S. Army won
the war
Am
The meaning died
in metaphor
G
I hope you let
C
it go
C
The phoenix burned
but did not rise
Dm
Now half the body's
paralyzed
Am
There's no one left
to criticize
G C
I hope you let it go
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[Chorus]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
Hope you let it go
Am
The enemy's
invincible
G
I hope you let
C
it go
C Dm Am G C
[Verse 2]
C
The prophet said
we'd disappear
Dm
The prophet's gone,
but we're still here
Am
His prophecy was
insincere
G C
I hope you let it go
C
The righteous rage was
foolish pride
Dm
The conquerors did
not divide
Am
The call keeps coming
from inside
G C
I hope you let it go
[Chorus]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
Hope you let it go
Am
Your enemy's invincible
G C
I hope you let it go
C Dm Am G C
[Verse 3]
C
When everyone who
lived it died
Dm
The files were
declassified
Am
The slobs still
alled it suicide
G
I hope you let
C
it go
C
The signatories broke
the pact
Dm
The surfer sacked the
quarterback
Am
Your bag fell down onto
the tracks
G C
I hope you let it go
[Chorus]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
Hope you let it go
Am
The enemy's invincible
G C
I hope you let it go
C Dm Am G C
[Verse 4]
C
The embassy's
abandoned now
Dm
The flag that flew
is on the ground
Am
The painting burned,
the statue drowned
G C
I hope you let it go
C
The moving train
accelerates
Dm
It's always fast and
always late
Am
It never leaves the
Empire State
G C
I hope you let it go
[Chorus]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
Hope you let it go
Am
Our enemy's invincible
G C
I hope you let it go
C Dm Am G C
[Instrument]
Dm Am Em Bm Bb F (x3)
Dm Am Em Bm|Bb Dm (x2)
C Dm Am G C (x6)
[Verse 5]
C
The sentencing was
overturned
Dm
The killer freed, the
court adjourned
Am
A hope betrayed, a
lesson learned
G C
I hope you let it go
C
I did the things you
asked me to
Dm
I testified what
wasn't true
Am
But now I lost my
faith in you
G C
I hope you let it go
[Chorus]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
Hope you let it go
Am
Our enemy's invincible
G C
I have to let it go
Dm Am Em Bm Bb F (x3)
C Dm Am G C
[Outro]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
I hope you let
Am G C
it go
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
I hope you let
Am G C
it go
C Dm Am G C