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Intro:   with piano-----      F? Bb F Bb      F#  G#  C#
C#                           G#
I hope that our few remaining friends 
F#                           C#
Give up on trying to save us 
C#                           G#
I hope we come up with a failsafe plot 
F#                           C#
To piss off the dumb few that forgave us 

C#                           G#
I hope the fences we mended 
F#                           G#
Fall down beneath their own weight 
C#                           G#
And I hope we hang on past the last exit 
F#                           G#
I hope it's already too late 

C#                                                          C# C  Bb
And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here 
Bb                           Bb G# F#
Someday burns down 
F#
And I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away 
G#
And I never come back to this town 
F#                     G#            C#
Again      in my life     I hope I lie 
  Bb
and tell everyone you were a good wife 
     C#
And I hope you die 
   G#                    C#    (back to intro part)
I hope we both die 


I hope I cut myself shaving tomorrow 
I hope it bleeds all day long 
Our friends say it's darkest before the sun rises 
We're pretty sure they're all wrong 
I hope it stays dark forever 
I hope the worst isn't over 
And I hope you blink before I do 


Yeah I hope I never get sober 

And I hope when you think of me years down the line 
You can't find one good thing to say 
And I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk out 
You'd stay the hell out of my way 
I am drowning There is no sign of land
You are coming down with me Hand in unlovable hand 
And I hope you die 
I hope we both die 

Version from the 2.28.04 You tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jaePHo5JvI [Chords by Jeff Brennan]

Capo 2 (Chords relative to Capo)

D#m (VI) / G# (IV) / D#m (VI) / G# (IV)  /  C  /  D  /  G

G                           D
I hope that our few remaining friends 
C                          G
Give up on trying to save us 

I hope we come up with a failsafe plot 
To piss off the dumb few that forgave us 

G                           D
I hope the fences we mended 
C                          D
Fall down beneath their own weight 

And I hope we hang on past the last exit 
I hope it's already too late 

G                                                     (Low E walkdown)   G F# / Em chord
And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here 
Em                           (A walkdown) B A / C chord
Someday burns down 
C
And I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away 
D
And I never come back to this town 
C                    D            G
Again      in my life     I hope I lie 
        Em
and tell everyone you were a good wife 
                G
And I hope you die 
                D  /  G
I hope we both die 

Intro

I hope I cut myself shaving tomorrow 
I hope it bleeds all day long 
Our friends say it's darkest before the sun rises 
We're pretty sure they're all wrong 
I hope it stays dark forever 
I hope the worst isn't over 
And I hope you blink before I do 
Yeah I hope I never get sober 

And I hope when you think of me years down the line 
You can't find one good thing to say 
And I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk out 
You'd stay the hell out of my way 
I am drowning There is no sign of land
You are coming down with me Hand in unlovable hand 
And I hope you die 
I hope we both die