From the Album: Carcasonne, 1993

3/4, Standard tuning, Key C, changing to A and back, ends on A

G6 3X2001  Just skip index from A-String to D-String for second beat of the bar,
A-String muted by Middlefinger

The Intro 1 and the Interludes are played together with a hurdy-gurdy. If you don't have one ;-) you can

play for Intro 1

   '   '   '    '   '   '     '   '   '     '   '   '
e|-8----------|-8-----8-8---|-------------|-8-----8-8---|
B|-8----------|-10----8-----|-8---8---6---|-8-----8-8---|
G|------10-9--|---------10--|-10--9---7---|-9-----------|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|-10----------|
A|------------|-------------|-------------|-10----------|
E|------------|-------------|-------------|-8-----------|

   '   '   '    '   '   '     '   '   '     '   '   '
e|-8----------|-8-----8-8---|-------------|-8-----------|
B|-8----------|-10----8-----|-8---8---6---|-8-----------|
G|------10-9--|---------10--|-10--9---7---|-9-----------|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|-10----------|
A|------------|-------------|-------------|-10----------|
E|------------|-------------|-------------|-8-----------|

or just skip it.

[Intro 1]
(hurdy-gurdy)
C F G C
C F G C

[Intro 2]
(guitar)
C F G G6 G C
C F G G6 G C


[Verse 1]
C         F        G       C
 Here I'm standing  at the sea shore
C          F               G       C
 Watch the waves comming in one by one
C            F        G            C
 I hear them shouting, I hear them roar
C              F       G           C
Like a blessed animal, like a lost soul

[Interlude]
(guitar)
C F G G6 G C
C F G G6 G C

[Verse 2]
C         F         G         C
 Here I'm bending against the wind
C            F           G            C
Who tries to rip off the coat from my skin
  C            F             G              C
I reach out to hold some and keep it till tonight
        C                F               G            C
So I'll bring it to your house and we'll blow out the light

[Chorus]
F     C     G              C
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive, yeah
F     C     G            G   G   G
Hope, hope, hope keeps me          going

[Interlude]

C  F  G           C
      Go, go, go, going
C  F  G  C

[Verse 3]
C         F       G           C
 Here I'm sitting down by the water
   C          F            G                C
To catch some oranges, the ones you like so much
  C       F          G      C
I hold my hands into  salty water
    C          F             G              C
And try not to breath not to scare them away, 'cause

[Chorus]
F     C     G              C
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive
F     C     G              C
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive
F     C     G              C
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive
F     C     G             G        G         G
Hope, hope, hope keeps me,          keeps me going

[Solo]
A D E A
A D E    A
    Yeah going going going
A     D E A
Going
A D E A

[Verse 4]
A         D      E           A
 Here I'm laying down at the beach
    A           D            E             A
And see how the rest of this day's sailing west
  A             D        E         A
I reach into my mouth to rip out a kiss
    A                       D     E            A
And throw it against the horizon, hope I won't miss, 'cause

[Chorus]
D     A     E              A
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive
D     A     E              A
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive
D     A     E              A
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive
D     A     E            E     E   E
Hope, hope, hope keeps me          going

[Interlude]

C F G G6 G C

C           F    G G6 G C
Go, go, go, Going        keeps me
C    F G G6 G C
Going
C F G G6 G C

[Chorus]
F     C     G              C
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive
F     C     G              C
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive, yes, yes
F     C     G              C
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive
F     C     G             G          G         G
Hope, hope, hope keeps me,  keeps me, keeps me going

[Interlude]
A D E A
A D E A
A D E A
A D E A
       Yeah

[Chorus]
D     A     E              A
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive
D     A     E              A
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive
D     A     E              A
Hope, hope, hope keeps me alive
D     A     E            E     E   E
Hope, hope, hope keeps me          going

[Outro]
A
(going on with hurdy-gurdy and drums, slap on bridge of guitar in rhythm of the strumming pattern)