Hope Is Alive Chords

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Hope Is Alive by Ellie Holcomb is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G        C 
Oh Oh-Oh, Oh-oh oh 

G        C 
Oh Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh oh 

verse 1: 

G                    C 
After the silence of waiting so long 

Em                     C 
We hear a baby's first cry 

G                       C 
Into our midnight a heavenly song 

Em                    C 
Whispers that Hope is Alive 
C 
Ohh Joy to the World on this Holy Night  


D                            C             G 
So sing with the angels that filled up the sky 

D                            C          G 
Heaven broke through and now Hope is Alive 

Em 
He is right here among us 

G 
Our god is with us 

C      D   C 
Tonigh-igh-ight  

        G 
Hope is Alive    

C 
Oh Oh-Oh 

G         C 
Oh Oh-Oh, Oh Oh-Oh 


Verse 2: 

G                 C 
Out in the stable beneath the bright stars 

Em                            C 
A young mother is holding her son 

G                              C 
With the beauty of feeling the beat of God's heart 

Em                        C 
It tells us the we're not alone 

C 
Or Emmanuel has come 


D                            C             G 
So sing with the angels that filled up the sky 

D                            C       G 
Heaven Broke through and now Hope is Alive 

Em 
He is right here among us 

G 
Our God is with us 
  
C      D   C 
Tonigh-igh-ight 


Bridge: 
             G 
And into our leaking 
  
         D 
Into our breaking 

         Em                 C 
Into our longing to be made whole 

              G 
Your arms are reaching 

             D           Em      C   
Your love is holding us close 

             G 
And into our suffering 

           D 
Into our weeping 

          Em                 C 
Into this need we have to be known 

              G 
Your arms are reaching  

             D          Em        C 
Your love is holding us close 


D                            C             G 
So sing with the angels that filled up the sky 
      
D                         C              G               
Those in the shadows have seen a great light 

Em 
He is right here among  

G 
Our God is with us 
  
C      D   C 
Tonigh-igh-ight 

            G          C 
And Hope is Alive 
          G            C 
Hope is Alive 
G         C 
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh  
        G 
Hope is Alive 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante