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Intro:   F- Bb F- Bb  Dbsus9  Ab  Db
Db                           Ab
I hope that our few remaining friends 
Gb                          Db
Give up on trying to save us 
Db                           Ab
I hope we come up with a failsafe plot 
Gb                           Db
To piss off the dumb few that forgave us 

Db                           Ab
I hope the fences we mended 
Gb                           Ab
Fall down beneath their own weight 
Db                           Bb-
And I hope we hang on past the last exit 
Gb                           Ab
I hope it's already too late 

Db
And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here 
Bb-
Someday burns down 
Gb
And I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away 
                 Ab
And I never come back to this town 
Gb               Ab                Db
Again      in my life     I hope I lie 
         Gb
and tell everyone you were a good wife 
     Db
And I hope you die 
   Ab                    Db    (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)

C*= 032033

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 



Revision Number Three (plotted by Ian Miller)
(I went to the youtube video posted above, and the capo is actually on the **4th fret**. Every chord that follows is relative to that capo being fret zero.)

*D is played as XX0230

C#m  / F#  / C#m  / F#  /  D  /  E /  A

A                           E
I hope that our few remaining friends 
D                          A
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 

A                           E
I hope the fences we mended 
D                          E
Fall down beneath their own weight 

A                              F#m  E
And I hope we hang on past the last exit 

D                       E
I hope it's already too late 

A                                              (Bass walk down: A G#)
And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here 
F#m                          (Bass walk down: F# E)
Someday burns down 
D
And I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away 
A
And I never come back to this town 
D                    E            A
Again      in my life     I hope I lie 
        F#m
and tell everyone you were a good wife 
                A
And I hope you die 
                E    A
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