I Was Hoping

Bb    688766
Gm    355333
D5    x577xx
Csus2 x35533
Dsus2 x57755

[Intro]
Dsus2 X4

[Verse 1]
Dm
As we were talking outside, it was cold
       Bb                      Gm
We were shivering, yet warmed by the subject matter
       Dm
“My wife is in the next room. We’ve been having troubles, you know
        Bb                              Gm
Please, don’t tell her or anyone, but I need to talk to somebody”
Dm
You said, “Wouldn’t it be a shame if I knew how great
           Bb
I was five minutes before I died?
       Gm
I’d be filled with such regret before
  Dm
I took my last breath” And I said, “You’re willing to tell me this now,
           Bb                   Gm
and you’re not gonna to die any time soon”
           Dm
And I said, “I haven’t been eating chicken or meat or anything”
                        Bb                  Gm
And you said, “Yes, but you’ve been wearing leather”,
    Dm
and laughed and said, “We’re at the top of the food chain,
                                    Bb   Gm
and yes, you’re still a fine woman” And I cringed

[Chorus 1]
D5                    Csus2             Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could heal each other
D5                    Csus2             Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could be raw together

Dm Dm

[Verse 2]
Dm
We left the restaurant where the head waiter, in his 60s,
          Bb                             Gm
said “Goodbye, sir Thank you for your business, sir
                                   Dm
You’re successful and established, sir
                                                             Bb    Gm
And we like the frequency with which you dine here, sir… and your money”
    Dm
And when I walked by, they said, “Thank you too, dear”
             Bb                                 Gm
I was all pigtails and cords, and there was a day when
                               Dm
I would’ve said something like, “Hey, dude, I could buy and sell this place,
          Bb                         Gm
so kiss it” I too once thought I was owed something

[Chorus 2]
D5                    Csus2         Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could challenge each other
D5                    Csus2             Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could crack each other up

[Verse 3]
Dm                              Dm
I too thought that, when proved wrong, I lost somehow
Dm                            Dm
And I too once thought life was cruel,
   Dm
and it’s a cycle, really You think I’m withdrawing and guilt-tripping you
Bb                                      Gm
I think you’re insensitive, and I don’t feel heard
                                 Dm
And I said, “Do you believe we are fundamentally judgmental,
Bb            Gm                     Dm
fundamentally evil?”, and you said, “Yes”
                                                 Bb
I said, “I don’t believe in revenge, in right or wrong, good or bad”
                 Gm
You said, “Well, what about that man that I saw handcuffed
        Dm
in the emergency room, bleeding after beating his kid,
                   Bb                                 Gm
and she threw a shoe at his head? I think what he did was wrong
      Dm
and I would’ve had a hard time feeling compassion for him”
             Bb                    Gm
I had to watch my tone for fear of having you feel judged

[Chorus 3]
D5                    Csus2             Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could dance together
D5                    Csus2             Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could be creamy together