High Hopes Lyrics and Chords
Writers: Polly Samson, David Gilmour
Capo on 1st fret
Verse 1
Bm D
..Beyond the horizon
………..G
Of the place we lived
When we were young
Bm D
..In a world of magnets and
…………G
Miracles
Bm D
..Our thoughts strayed constantly
……………G
And without boundary
…….Bm D
The ringing of the division bell
…………G
Had begun
Bm G
..Along the long road
……..F#
And on down the causeway
Bm G
..Do they still meet there
…………F#
By the cut
Bm D
…There was a ragged band
…….G
That followed in our footsteps
Bm D
..Running before time
…………………………G
Took our dreams away
Bm D
..Leaving the myriad small
Creatures
G
Trying to tie us to the ground
Bm D G
..To a life consumed by slow decay
…………………..Bm F#m G A
The grass was greener
…………………..Bm D Em G
The light was brighter
…………………….Bm F#m G A
With friends surrounded
………………….Bm D Em F#m
The nights of wonder
Verse 2
Bm D
..Looking beyond the embers
…..G
Of bridges glowing behind us
Bm D
..To a glimpse of how green it was
…………G
On the other side
Bm D
..Steps taken forwards
……G
But sleepwalking back again
Bm D
..Dragged by the force of some
……….G
Inner tide
Bm G
…At a higher altitude
……..F#
With flag unfurled
Bm G
..We reached the dizzy heights
………….F#
Of that dreamed of world
Music:
Verse 3
Bm D
..Encumbered forever
……….G
By desire and ambition
Bm D G
..There’s a hunger still unsatisfied
Bm D
…Our weary eyes still
….G
Stray to the horizon
………….Bm
Though down this road
………….D G
We’ve been so many times
…………………..Bm F#m G A
The grass was greener
…………………..Bm D Em G
The light was brighter
…………………..Bm F#m G A
The taste was sweeter
………………….Bm D Em G
The nights of wonder
…………………….Bm F#m G A
With friends surrounded
…………………….Bm D Em G
The dawn mist glowing
……………..Bm F#m G A
The water flowing
………………..Bm D Em G
The endless river
………………..Bm F#m G A
Forever and ever
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