Bastille - Hope For The Future: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hope For The Future" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#m C#m/B           A
Hey, it's not that late
A              A/B   C#m   C#m/B A
You came here for a moment of   love
C#m C#m/B       A
Just a bit of space
A              A/B      C#m C#m/B A
A change here from the city of   love

E             Esus4
I wrote your name down
E       Esus4          E
On the hillside in my mind
             Esus4    E  Esus4
I wrote your name down

Chorus:
    B             C#m         A              E
And ooh, I keep a picture of you here in my head
    B                C#m        A               E
And ooh, I breathe a little deeper with every breath
   B             C#m     A             E
But hope for the future got me on my knees
    B              C#m        A              E
And ooh, I keep a picture of you here in my head
B     C#m A
Woah-oh

The breeze here always stirs
The grasses of your memories alive

I wrote your name down on the hillside in my mind
I wrote your name down

Chorus:
And ooh, I keep a picture of you here in my head
(Here in my head)
And ooh, I breathe a little deeper with every
breath (With every breath)
But hope for the future got me on my knees
And ooh, I keep a picture of you here in my head
Woah-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

E                                     Esus4
Thought that I could hear you whisper softly
E                               Esus4
Can’t be only me that hears the sound
    E                                     Esus4
But it's the ones in charge who write the history
    E    Esus4
Each time

Chorus:
    B/F#          C#m/G#     A/C#           E/G#
And ooh, I keep a picture of you here in my head
    B                 C#m       A              E
And ooh, I breathe a little deeper with every breath
   B              C#m    A            E
But hope for the future got me on my knees
    B              C#m        A              E
And ooh, I keep a picture of you here in my head
B     C#m A
Woah-oh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

Esus4

Guitar chord Esus4

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Hope For The Future" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hope For The Future" by Bastille.