Hope in the Air chords by Laura Marling

SimplifiedEm · Bsus4 · B · C · F#m …

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Em
Bsus4
B
C
F#m
Am
D
Bm
A
F#dim

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) There is a man that I know
Bsus4 
B 
Em 
For seventeen years,  (Bsus4)  (B major) he never spoke  (E minor) 
C 
Em 
 (C major) Guess he had nothing to  (E minor) say
B 
F#m 
He opened his mouth  (B major)  (F sharp minor) 
B 
Am 
Em 
 (B major) on  (A minor) Judge (E minor) ment Day

Verse 2

I listened with all of my might

But was scared by the look in his eyes

Like he'd already lost the fight

And there was no hope ever in sight

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Verse 3

No hope in the air

No hope in the water

Not even for me

Your last serving daughter

Verse 4
D 
Bm 
 (D major) Why fear  (B minor) death,
Em 
 (E minor) be   scared of living
Am 
Our hearts  (A minor) are small and
Em 
 (E minor) ever thinning
Am 
Em 
 (A minor) There is no hope  (E minor) ever of winning
Am 
B 
Oh,  (A minor) why  fear death,  (B major) 
Am 
Em 
be scared  (A minor)  (E minor) of   living

Verse 5
Em 
 (E minor) 
F#m 
Em 
I have seen  (F sharp minor)  (E minor) men  provoked
And I have seen lives revoked
C 
Em 
And I  (C major) looked at my life and I  (E minor) choked
Am 
Em 
From there no more  (A minor) ever  (E minor) I    spoke

Verse 6
Em 
 (E minor) 
I can't give up that quick
My life is a candle and a wick
C 
You can  (C major) put it out,
Em 
but you can (E minor) 't   break it down

Verse 7
In the end we are waiting to be lit
Em 
 (E minor) 
C 
There's  (C major) hope in the air
Em 
There's  (E minor) hope in the water
Bsus4 
B 
But sadly not me  (Bsus4)  (B major) 
Em 
Am 
Em 
 (E minor) Your last  (A minor) serving  (E minor) daughter

Verse 8
Em 
D 
Em 
A  (E minor)  (D major) friend is a friend forever (E minor) 
C 
And a  (C major) good one will never leave,
Em 
 (E minor) nev  er
F#m 
Em 
But you've never been south  (F sharp minor)  (E minor) of what
blows off your mouth
A 
You will never understand  (A major) that, ever
Em 
 (E minor) 

Verse 9
F#m 
Em 
You speak minds handed down  (F sharp minor) to  (E minor) you
By the lies, handed down
Bsus4 
Em 
 (Bsus4) by your  truth  (E minor) 
C 
Em 
And your  (C major) angels will dance at  (E minor) your will
F#m 
Em 
Will mask your scrambling  (F sharp minor)  (E minor) youth

Verse 10
Em 
F#dim 
I forgave  (E minor) you your  (F sharpdim) short
F#m 
Em 
 (F sharp minor)  (E minor) comings
F#m 
Em 
And ignored your child (F sharp minor) ish  (E minor) behavior
C 
Laid a kiss  (C major) on your head
Em 
And be (E minor) fore I left said,
F#m 
Em 
"Stay away from  (F sharp minor) fleet (E minor) ing favor"

Verse 11
Em 
 (E minor) 
C 
There's  (C major) hope in the air
Em 
There's  (E minor) hope in the water
But sadly not me
Am 
Em 
 (A minor) Your last serving  (E minor) daughter

Interlude 1

Verse 12
F#m 
A 
Em 
Pick up your  (F sharp minor) rope, Lord,  (A major) sling it to  (E minor) me
F#m 
Em 
If we are to battle (F sharp minor) , I must  (E minor) not be weak
C 
And give me  (C major) your strength, world,
Em 
 (E minor) and  your food, and your water
Oh, I am your savior,
Em 
your last serving  (E minor) daughter

Verse 13

There's hope in the air

There's hope in the water

But sadly not me

Your last serving daughter

Verse 14
Em 
 (E minor) 
C 
There's hope  (C major) in the air
Em 
There's  (E minor) hope in the water
But no hope for me
Am 
Em 
Your last  (A minor) serving  (E minor) daughter