Hope For The Future Chords
by Marillion
Hope For The Future by Marillion is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
s Slide
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
T Tap
B Bend the note to the fret after the B
R Release back to the originally bent note
A.H. Artificial Harmonic
m Palm Muted
// Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)
> Accent on the notes
What a funky track! There's 2 acoustic guitars in this track. Guitar 1 provides
the main guitar parts for the track and has a
Capo on the 2nd fret. Guitar 2
has a small lead part at the beginning over the intro and verse 1 and provides
a more thickened last Chorus with staccatoed chords.
Enjoy!
Guitar 1 - Acoustic Guitar ***
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Guitar 2 - Acoustic Guitar
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Intro
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Gtr. 1
> > > > >
e|-----------------------------0~-|
B|-----------------5-----5-----0~-|
G|-----------------5-----5-----2~-| x 4
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-4-4-4-4-4-2~-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~-|
E|--------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
e|-----5~-|-------10-12b14~-|----------------------|
B|-5s7----|----12-----------|-(13b)15r13p10-12-10~-|
G|--------|-11--------------|----------------------|
D|--------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|--------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|--------|-----------------|----------------------|
verse 1
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Gtr. 1
> > > > >
e|-----------------------------0~-|
B|-----------------5-----5-----0~-|
G|-----------------5-----5-----2~-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-4-4-4-4-4-2~-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~-|
E|--------------------------------|
I've been feeling kind of down and loose
Like a Rosicrucian pope
Head down deep in the womb of time
Carrying a message of hope
e|-7---------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---9b10-7-9------| Gtr. 2
D|------------9-7~-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
My hands steady as a hangman's hands
Surer than the hangman's rope
e|------------|
B|-----12-10~-|
G|-s11--------| Gtr. 2
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
I could sleep for invisible years
e|-12b14~-|
B|--------|
G|--------| Gtr. 2
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
Carrying a message of hope
Bridge
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Gtr. 1
e|---3~---3~---3~-------3-3-----------------------------1~---1~---1~-|
B|---3~---3~---3~-------3-3-----------------------------1~---1~---1~-|
G|---0~---0~---0~-------0-0---2~---2~---2~-------2-2----2~---2~---2~-|
D|-000~-0-0~-0-0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~---0~---0~-------0-0----3~---3~---3~-|
A|-222~-2-2~-2-2~-2-2-2-2-2-2-x~---x~---x~-------x-x----3~-3-3~-3-3~-|
E|-333~-3-3~-3-3~-3-3-3-3-3-3-2~-2-2~-2-2~-2-2-2-2-2-22-1~-1-1~-1-1~-|
For the future
verse 2 (Palm Mute throughout)
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Gtr. 1
|--------------x3----------------|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------------------4-3---4-3-|
D|-4--4-4-4-4--2--2-2--2-1-------|-4--4-4-4-4--2--2-2------4-----|
A|-------------------------2-1-2-|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
I've been feeling kind of down and loose
Like a Rosicrucian pope
Head down deep in the womb of time
Carrying a message of hope
My hands steady as a hangman's hands
Surer than the hangman's rope
I could sleep for invisible years
Carrying a message of hope
Chorus
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Gtr. 1
e|---------2-----2---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----0---1-----0---|
G|---2---2-------------0---0---0-----0-|
D|-0-----------0-----------------0-----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3-----------------|
Carrying a message
Carrying a message
Message of hope
verse 3 (Palm Mute throughout)
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Gtr. 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3-3-3-1--1-1--1-0-------|
A|------------------------3-1-3-|
E|------------------------------|
I found a power on a dusty shelf
Hey! the languages I learned
Now I'm so powerful I hurt myself
I hurt myself
I feel kind of limbic brain
Like the library of an astronaut
Found hidden in a pyramid
Shadowing a body of thought
Chorus (as before x 2)
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Interlude Part 1
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Gtr. 1 m
e|-----4-0---0---4h5-0-|-----0-----0---2-0-|
B|---0-----------------|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-------2-----------|
D|-2-------2---2-------|-0h2-----0---0-----|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|
e|-----0-----0---0-0-|-----0---------0---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------2-----------|-------2-----2---2-|
D|---2---------2-----|---2-------2-2-----|
A|-0-------0---------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-3-------3---------|
Madam I'm Adam, I'm a palindrome
Never odd or even any time
Fishin' and smilin' like a garden gnome
Twisting tales and spinning lines
Intelude Part 2
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Gtr. 1 (***In time with the drums***)
e|-3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-|
B|-4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-|
G|-3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-|
D|----------------------6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Twisting tales and spinning lines
Why don't we twist like we did last year?
Chorus/Outro
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Gtr. 1
e|---------2-----2---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----0---1-----0---|
G|---2---2-------------0---0---0-----0-|
D|-0-----------0-----------------0-----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3-----------------|
Gtr. 2
e|-4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-|
B|-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-|
G|-4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4--6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-|
D|----------------------7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|