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Hope of Deliverance - Paul McCartney
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Written by: Paul McCartney
From: “Off the Ground” (1993)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Play this song with a second guitarist, one using a capo 5th fret playing
in G (version 1), the other without capo playing in C (version 2).
Sounds great together, enjoy!
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VERSION 1
capo: 5th fret
play: G
key: C
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em/B x-2-2-0-0-0
Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0
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[Intro]
| G | Em | G | Em [break] |
[Verse]
G Em Am
I will always be hoping, hoping
G Em
You will always be holding
Am
Holding my heart in your hand
| G | Em | G | Em [break] |
I will understand
[Verse]
G Em Am
I will understand someday, one day
G Em
You will understand always
Am
Always from now until then
[Bridge]
Em Am
When it will be right I don't know
Em Am
What it will be like I don't know
C Em/B
We live in hope of deliverance
Am | Am/G | % |
From the darkness that surrounds us
[Chorus]
C Em
Hope of deliverance
C Em
Hope of deliverance
C Em/B
Hope of deliverance
Am | Am/G | % |
From the darkness that surrounds us
[Interlude]
| G | Em | G | Em [break] |
[Verse]
G Em Am
And I wouldn't mind knowing, knowing
G Em
That you wouldn't mind going
Am
Going along with my plan
[Bridge]
Em Am
When it will be right I don't know
Em Am
What it will be like I don't know
C Em/B
We live in hope of deliverance
Am Am/G
From the darkness that surrounds us
[Chorus]
C Em
Hope of deliverance
C Em
Hope of deliverance
C Em
Hope of deliverance
Am | Am/G | % |
From the darkness that surrounds us
SOLO
| G | Em | Am | % |
| G | Em | Am | % | % | % |
| Em | Am | Em | Am |
| C | Em/B | Am | Am/G | % |
[Chorus]
C Em
Hope of deliverance
C Em
Hope of deliverance
C Em/B
Hope of deliverance
Am Am/G
From the darkness that surrounds us
[Chorus]
C Em
Hope of deliverance
C Em
Hope of deliverance
C Em
Hope of deliverance
Am | Am/G | % |
From the darkness that surrounds us
[Interlude]
| G | Em | G | Em |
[Coda]
G Em
Hope of deliverance
G Em [ G ]
Hope of deliverance (I will understand)
G Em
Hope of deliverance
G Em [ G ]
Hope of deliverance (I will understand)
G Em
Hope of deliverance
G Em G
Hope of deliverance
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VERSION 2
no capo
play: C
key: C
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Am/E 0-x-2-2-1-0 or x-x-2-2-1-0
Dm/C x-3-x-2-3-1
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[Intro]
| C | Am | C | Am [break] |
[Verse]
C Am Dm
I will always be hoping, hoping
C Am
You will always be holding
Dm
Holding my heart in your hand
| C | Am | C | Am [break] |
I will understand
[Verse]
C Am Dm
I will understand someday, one day
C Am
You will understand always
Dm
Always from now until then
[Bridge]
Am Dm
When it will be right I don't know
Am Dm
What it will be like I don't know
F Am/E
We live in hope of deliverance
Dm | Dm/C | % |
From the darkness that surrounds us
[Chorus]
F Am
Hope of deliverance
F Am
Hope of deliverance
F Am/E
Hope of deliverance
Dm | Dm/C | % |
From the darkness that surrounds us
[Interlude]
| C | Am | C | Am [break] |
[Verse]
C Am Dm
And I wouldn't mind knowing, knowing
C Am
That you wouldn't mind going
Dm
Going along with my plan
[Bridge]
Am Dm
When it will be right I don't know
Am Dm
What it will be like I don't know
F Am/E
We live in hope of deliverance
Dm Dm/C
From the darkness that surrounds us
[Chorus]
F Am
Hope of deliverance
F Am
Hope of deliverance
F Am
Hope of deliverance
Dm | Dm/C | % |
From the darkness that surrounds us
SOLO
| C | Am | Dm | % |
| C | Am | Dm | % | % | % |
| Am | Dm | Am | Dm |
| F | Am/E | Dm | Dm/C | % |
[Chorus]
F Am
Hope of deliverance
F Am
Hope of deliverance
F Am/E
Hope of deliverance
Dm Dm/C
From the darkness that surrounds us
[Chorus]
F Am
Hope of deliverance
F Am
Hope of deliverance
F Am
Hope of deliverance
Dm | Dm/C | % |
From the darkness that surrounds us
[Interlude]
| C | Am | C | Am |
[Coda]
C Am
Hope of deliverance
C Am [ C ]
Hope of deliverance (I will understand)
C Am
Hope of deliverance
C Am [ C ]
Hope of deliverance (I will understand)
C Am
Hope of deliverance
C Am C
Hope of deliverance