Intro: Em Bm Am G D verse 1 Em Bm Am I met you in a biker bar in longview G D Em Just a shaggy kid with nothing to lose Bm Am So I swaggered up to make my move G D Wait for your que verse 2 Em Bm Am I'd like to think that it happened all gracefully G D Em I'll make you laugh and take you home with me Bm Am G D But it wasn't how I'd like it to be Pre-Chorus Em Bm 'Cause then walked in a problem boy with a beard Am G D With a spider tattoo behind his left ear Em Bm Am G D Saying "Back away or get set to swallow your own teeth" F# But you know me Em Bm 'Cause we're all going ninety to nothing Am Looking for someone G D Looking for something Em Bm Am G D Searching for a crutch or a cup to pour us in hope morrison Instrumental Em Bm Am G D verse 3 Em Now keep in mind Bm Am She had a shadow on her left green eye G D Em And her hands were a bit more shaky than mine Bm Am I can't imagine he's the greatest guy G D To this dime verse 4 Em Bm Am So here I stand with a soda bottle in my hand G D Em Say "I'll protect her" but I know I can't Bm Am G D But I was raised to be a better man then to stand for this Pre-Chorus Em Bm And he got in a few shots to the face Am G D Em And I got in a few shots to the space around his head Bm Am I thought "I'm dead" he threw me in an alley, took my keys G D And drove away as I bled Em Bm 'Cause we're all going ninety to nothing Am Looking for someone G D Looking for something Em Bm Searching for a crutch or a cup Am G D To pour us in hope morrison Bridge C Em D And as I lay I see the door open up from the bar C Em D I see a pretty brown halo like a light in the dark C Em D She patched me up and picked me off of the gravel ground C B She said “My name is Hope“ and she asked me if I could stand around (one strum each *sing quietly*) Em Bm 'Cause we're all going ninety to nothing Am Looking for someone G D Looking for something Em Bm Searching for a crutch or a cup Am G D To pour us on hope morrison (Carry out the G and D and sing louder) Em Bm And now I've slowed to nothing from ninety Am G D I don't need to wait for someone to find me Em Bm Am G D Em Houses full of heroes to adore us in hope morrison