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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)
(In the youtube video posted above, the capo is actually on the 4th fret. 
Every chord that follows is relative to that capo being fret zero.)

Standard Tuning

*D is played as XX023X

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 
                 E
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