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These are Hope chords by NF on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Ebm
Hope
Bb7                     Ebm
I\'m on my way, I\'m comin\'
Don\'t
       Bb7
Don\'t lose faith in me
              Ebm
I know you\'ve been waiting
              Bb7
I know you\'ve been prayin\' 
for my soul
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Hope
Bb7  Ebm
Hope
                              
Thirty years you been draggin\' 
      Bb7                    
your feet, tellin\' me I\'m the 
                        Ebm
reason we\'re stagnant
                        
Thirty years you\'ve been 
                    Bb7   
claiming you\'re honest and
                         
 promising progress, well, 
                  Ebm
where\'s it at?

I don\'t want you to feel
           Bb7
 like a failure
                  Ebm
I know this hurts
But I gave you your
              Bb7
 chance to deliver
                 Ebm
Now it\'s my turn
             Bb7
Don\'t get me wrong
                  
Nate, you\'ve had a 
           Ebm
great run
              Bb7
But it\'s time to
                         
Give the people somethin\'
           Ebm
 different
                            Bb7
So without furthеr ado, I\'d
                     Ebm
Like to introduce my

My album (My album)
                   Bb7
My album (My album), my album
My album (My album),
 my album (My album),
 my album (My album)
My album—
     Ebm
HOPE

[Verse 1]
                               
What\'s my definition of succеss?
       Bb7
 (Of success)
Listening to what your
                             Ebm
 heart says (Your heart says)
Standing up for what 
you know is (Is)
Bb7
Right, while everybody 
else is (Is)
Bb7                       
Tucking their tail between 
 Bb7               Ebm
their legs (Okay)
What\'s my definition of
                Bb7
 success? (Of success)
Creating something no one 
                     Ebm
else can (Else can)
Being brave enough to

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 dream big (Big)
Bb7
Grinding when you\'re told 
to just quit (Quit)
Bb7                      Bb7
Giving more when you got nothing 
left (Left)
       Ebm
It\'s a person that\'ll 
take a chance on
Something they were told 
could never happen
       Bb7
It\'s a person that can 
see the bright side
Through the dark times 
when there ain\'t one
          Ebm
It\'s when someone who 
ain\'t never had nothin\'
Ain\'t afraid to walk away from
     Bb7
More profit \'cause they\'d
 rather do somethin\'
That they really love 
and take the pay cut
       Ebm
It\'s a person that
 would never waver
Or change who they are
                   Bb7
Just to try to and gain
 some credibility
So they could feel accepted
 by a stranger
       Ebm
It\'s a person that can take 
the failures in their life and 
turn them into motivation
     Bb7              Bb7 
It\'s believing in yourself 
             Bb7             Bb7
when no one else does, it\'s amazin\'
       Ebm
What a little bit of faith 
can do if you don\'t even 
believe in you
          Bb7
Why would you think or expect 
anybody else that\'s around you to?
       Ebm
I done did things that I regret, 
I done said things
 I can\'t take back
      Bb7
Was a lost soul at a crossroad 
who had no hope, 
but I changed that
        Ebm
I spent years of my life holdin\'
 on to things I never should\'ve kept,
 full of hatred
Bb7
Years of my life carryin\' 
a lot of baggage that 
I should\'ve walked away from
Ebm
Years of my life wishin\' 
I was someone different, 
lookin\' for some validation
Bb7              Bb7       
Years of my life tryna fill
           Bb7
 the void, pretending I was in—
They get it

[Verse 2]
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Growing pain\'s a necessary evil
Difficult to go through, 
yes, but beneficial
           Bb7
Some would say having a
 mental breakdown is 
a negative thing
                  Bb7
Which on one hand, I agree with
       Ebm
On the other hand, 
it was the push I needed
To get help and start 
the healing process, see
            Bb7
If I\'d have never hit
 rock bottom
Would I be the person 
that I am today?
  Bb7
I don\'t believe so
      Ebm
I\'m a prime example of
 what happens
 when you choose to not
 accept defeat and face 
your demons
        Bb7                    
Took me thirty years to realize 
that if you wanna get
             Bb7
 that opportunity
                   Ebm
To be the greatest version 
of yourself, sometimes you 
got to be someone you\'re not
To hear the voice of reason
       Bb7
Having kids will make
 you really take a step back
 and look in the mirror
At least for me, that\'s 
what it did, I

[Outro]
Ebm
Wake up every day and
 pick my son up
Hold him in my arms and 
let him know he\'s loved (Loved)
Bb7
Standing by the window, 
questioning if dad is ever
 going to show up (Up)
       Ebm
Isn\'t something he\'s goin\'
 to have to worry \'bout
Don\'t get it twisted,
 that wasn\'t a shot
      Bb7
Mama, I forgive you
I just don\'t want him to grow up
 thinkin\' that he\'ll
 never be enough
                Ebm
Thirty years of running, 
thirty years of searchin\'
Thirty years of hurting, 
thirty years of pain
                Bb7
Thirty years of fearful, 
thirty years of anger
Thirty years of empty, 
thirty years of shame
                Ebm
Thirty years of broken,
 thirty years of anguish
Thirty years of hopeless,
 thirty years of (Hey)
                Bb7
Thirty years of never, 
thirty years of maybe
Thirty years of later, 
thirty years of fake
                Ebm
Thirty years of hollow, 
thirty years of sorrow
Thirty years of darkness, 
thirty years of (Nate)
                Bb7
Thirty years of baggage, 
thirty years of sadness
Thirty years of stagnant, 
thirty years of chains
                Ebm
Thirty years of anxious, 
thirty years of suffering
Thirty years of torment, 
thirty years of (Wait)
                Bb7
Thirty years of bitter, 
thirty years of lonely
Thirty years of pushing 
everyone away (\'Way)
              Ebm
(You\'ll never evolve) 
I know I can change
(We are not enough)
 We are not the same
                    Bb7
(You don\'t have the heart)
 You don\'t have the strength
(You don\'t have the will)
 You don\'t have the faith
                 Ebm
(You\'ll never be loved, 
you\'ll never be safe)
(Might as well give up) 
Not running away
                    Bb7
(You don\'t have the guts) 
You\'re the one afraid
(I\'m the one in charge)
 I\'m taking the— (No)
I\'m taking the
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