Lana Del Rey - Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have - But I Have It Chords
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[Opening]
I was [Am]reading Slim Aarons and [G]I got to thinking that [D]I thought
[Am]Maybe I’d get less stressed [G]if I was tested less [D]like all of these debutantes
[Am]Smiling for miles in pink [G]dresses and high heels on [D]white yachts
But [Am]I’m not, [G]baby, [D]I’m not
No, [Am]I’m not, [G]that, [D]I’m not
[verse 2]
I’ve [C]been tearing around in my [D]fucking nightgown
Twenty-[Em]four seven Sylvia [C]Plath
[C]Writing in blood on my [D]walls
‘Cause the ink in my [Em]pen don’t work in my note[C]pad
Don’t [C]ask if I’m happy, you [D]know that I’m not
But at [G]best, I can [D]say I’m not [C]sad
‘Cause [C]hope is a dangerous [G]thing for a woman like [D]me to have
[C]Hope is a dangerous [G]thing for a woman like [D]me to have
[verse 3]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am] [G] [D]
I had [Am]15-year dances, church [G]basement romances, yeah, [D]I’ve cried
[Am]Spilling my guts with the [G]Bowery Bums is the [D]only love I’ve ever known
[Am]Except for the stage, which I [G]also call home, when [D]I’m not
[Am]Serving up God in a [G]burnt coffee pot for the [D]triad
[Am]Hello, it’s the most famous [G]woman you know on the [D]iPad
[Am]Calling from beyond the [G]grave, I just wanna say, [D]”Hi, Dad”
[verse 4]
I’ve been [C]tearing up town in my [D]fucking white gown
Like a [Em]goddamn near socio[C]path
[C]Shaking my ass is the [D]only thing that’s
Got this [Em]black narcissist off my [C]back
She [C]couldn’t care less, and I [D]never cared more
So there’s [G]no more to [D]say about [C]that
Except [C]hope is a dangerous [G]thing for a woman like [D]me to have
[C]Hope is a dangerous [G]thing for a woman with [D]my past
[verse 5]
There’s a [Am]new revolution, a [G]loud evolution that [D]I saw
[Am]Born of confusion and [G]quiet collusion of [D]which mostly I’ve known
A [Am]modern day woman with a [G]weak constitution, ’cause [D]I’ve got
[Am]Monsters still under my [G]bed that I could never [D]fight off
A [Am]gatekeeper carelessly [G]dropping the keys on my [D]nights off
[verse 6]
I’ve been [C]tearing around in my [D]fucking nightgown
Twenty- [Em]four seven Sylvia [C]Plath
[C]Writing in blood on your [D]walls
‘Cause the ink in my [Em]pen don’t look good in my [C]pad
They [C]write that I’m happy, they [D]know that I’m not
But at [G]best, you can [D]see I’m not [C]sad
But [C]hope is a dangerous [G]thing for a woman like [D]me to have
[C]Hope is a dangerous [G]thing for a woman like [D]me to have
[Closing]
[C]Hope is a dangerous [G]thing for a woman like [D]me to have
But [C]I have [G]it, yeah, [D]I have it
Yeah, [C]I have [G]it, [D]I have [C]
How to play Hope Is A Dangerous Thing on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Lana Del Rey - Hope Is A Dangerous Thing on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Hope Is A Dangerous Thing uses these transitions most often: G → D (30), Am → G (18), and D → Am (17). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - G chord transition.
1. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
3. D → Am chord transition
To move from D to Am;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
4. D → C chord transition
To move from D to C;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
5. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
6. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
7. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
Hope Is A Dangerous Thing chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Hope Is A Dangerous Thing.
- Hope Is A Dangerous Thing includes 111 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Hope Is A Dangerous Thing contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Hope Is A Dangerous Thing connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 29%
- D → Em: 17%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → D: 24%