Hoping That Youre Hoping - The Louvin Brothers
Capo: Fret 1
Tuning: , E A D G B E
Hoping that you're Hoping - Louvin Brothers
Composer: Betty Harrison
#8 in country chart in 1956
Features Paul Yandell on electric guitar.
Original key: C# (live footage has capo on I on all guitars)
The live version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krBab9GGyr0) shows
Yandells simple but effective solo. The chord shapes in the guitar solo:
G. D7. G. G7.
EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe
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Play with capo on I
Intro:
Guitar(capo 1)
C.
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B|--|---------
G|--|-------0-
D|--|2---2----
A|-3|--3------
E|3-|---------
triplets ri
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sing to the open top E:
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#1:
E-very minute
of the day I'm
thinking 'bou
t you
And without yo
u life is just
a crazy dream
E- very breath
I take I'm ho
ping that you'
re hoping
That I'm hopin
g you'll retur
n to me
Chorus:
Can you rememb
er dear when y
ou said
If I ever stop
ped loving you
you'd rather
be dead
Well dear I do
n't know what
on earth chang
ed your mind
No matter who'
s holding you
your heart is
still mine
#2:
E-very time I
think about th
e way you cudd
led up
And snuggled u
p and filled m
e with your ch
arm
I get dizzy i
n the head and
then it's see
ming that I'm
dreaming
I'm locked in
your loving ar
ms
Instrumental: Mandolin then guitar solos:
Mandolin solo follows verse chords:
Guitar solo follows chorus chords:
#3:
E- very minute
of the day I'
m thinking abo
ut you
And without yo
u life is just
a crazy dream
E- very breath
I take I'm ho
ping that you'
re hoping
That I'm hopin
g you'll retur
n to me
Chorus:
Can you rememb
er dear when y
ou said
If I ever stop
ped loving you
you'd rather
be dead
Well dear I do
n't know what
on earth chang
ed your mind
No matter who'
s holding you
your heart is
still mine
#4:
E- very minute
of the day I'
m thinking abo
ut you
And without yo
u life is just
a crazy dream
E -very breath
I take I'm ho
ping that you'
re hoping
That I'm hopin
g you'll retur
n to me