CHORDS: Vampire Weekend – Hope chords on Piano and Ukulele

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