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   E                        B7
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   E                        B/D#
 
I never knew what everybody meant
 
I never knew what everybody meant
   C#m                 B7
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   Aadd9/C#                  Bsus4
 
By endless, hopeless, bleak despair
 
By endless, hopeless, bleak despair
   G#                 C#m
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   Cdim7                 E/B
 
Until one day when I found out
 
Until one day when I found out
   F#m                       B7
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   F#/A#                       B5
 
The first time I ever left my house
 
The first time I ever left my house
   G#m                      C#m
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   G#/B# *(B#=C)          C#m
 
It saw me and followed me home
 
It saw me and followed me home
       F#m                           B
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       F#m                     Bsus4 B
 
And stayed with me for my whole life
 
And stayed with me for my whole life
  
      A      G#m     F#m            E
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    Aadd9      E/G#      F#7sus4      E
 
For years and years I wandered the earth
 
For years and years I wandered the earth
   A            G#m     F#m      E
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   Aadd9      E/G#      F#7sus4    E
 
Condemned to a life of bleak despair
 
Condemned to a life of bleak despair
  B    A    G#m    F#m   A
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G#5  A5  C#5  F#5   A
 
Then, one day, I looked around
 
Then, one day, I looked around
      G#m     F#m     E
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E/G#      Badd11     E
 
And found it had disappeared
 
And found it had disappeared
  
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           B      E
 
           B      E
 
It was always there
 
It was always there
   A        G#m        F#m        E
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   A        E/G#   Badd11/F# E
 
And then, one day, it disappeared
 
And then, one day, it disappeared
 
       B        E
 
       B        E
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     G#
 
     G#
 
In an unceremonious way
 
In an unceremonious way
   A    G#m   F#m     E
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   A    E/G#  B/F#    E
 
One day, it disappeared
 
One day, it disappeared
  
      E                      B7
 
 
All I had ever wanted in my life
 
All I had ever wanted in my life
  C#m                B7
 
 
Was only to be free of it
 
Was only to be free of it
    G#m        C#m
 
 
It drove away my family
 
It drove away my family
    F#m            B7
 
 
It made me lose my job
 
It made me lose my job
  G#m              C#m
 
 
Whenever anybody saw it
 
Whenever anybody saw it
    F#m                B
 
 
They'd say "get out of here"
 
They'd say "get out of here"
  
  A            G#m      F#m        E
 
 
For years and years I wandered the earth
 
For years and years I wandered the earth
  A        G#m            F#m          E
 
 
Sick of my life, looking forward to death
 
Sick of my life, looking forward to death
  B    A    G#m    F#m  A
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Then, one day, I looked around
Then, one day, I looked around  
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      G#m        F#m      E
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And found it had disappeared
 
And found it had disappeared
  
      B              E
 
 
Hopeless bleak despair
 
Hopeless bleak despair
      B          E
 
 
It was always there
 
It was always there
      A      G#m    F#m        E
 
 
And then, one day, it disappeared
 
And then, one day, it disappeared
      B      E
 
 
In a puff of smoke
 
In a puff of smoke
  G#                    A
 
 
In an unceremonious way
 
In an unceremonious way
          G#m          F#m        E
 
 
One day, it disappeared
 
One day, it disappeared
  
Hopeless bleak despair
 
  
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B7 A/C# B6/D# B7/D#
 
Hopeless bleak despair
 
Hopeless bleak despair
 
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E  E9    G#+7
 
Hopeless bleak despair
 
Hopeless bleak despair
 
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C#   C#9       F#add11 Eadd#11 B
    A        G#m        F#m        E
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For years and years I wandered the earth
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    A    G#m        F#m       E
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Until I died and went to hell
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B      A          G#m        F#m
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But my despair had ascended to heaven
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  A          G#m    F#m        E
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That's how I finally got rid of it
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    B             E
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Hopeless bleak despair
 
Hopeless bleak despair
  B    E
 
It was always there
 
  A    G#m      F#m        E
 
And then, one day, it disappeared
 
  B              E
 
In a puff of smoke
 
  G#
 
In an unceremonious way
 
  A      G#m      F#m    E
 
One day, it disappeared
 
 
    B            E
 
Hopeless bleak despair
 
          B            E
 
It was always there
 
    A        G#m  F#m      E
 
And then, one day, it disappeared
 
        B      E
 
In a puff of smoke
 
    G#
 
In an unceremonious way
 
  A  G#m      F#m    E
 
One day, it disappeared
 
 
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Here is my version, which much more complicated chords!
 
 
Hopeless Bleak Despair
 
 
E                          B/D#          A/C#            B
 
I thought I knew what everybody meant by endless hopeless bleak despair
 
Cdim                            E/B      A#dim                    B
 
      Until one day when I found out, the first time I ever left my house
 
G#/B#                    C#m        F#m                        Bsus4 - B
 
It saw me and followed me home and stayed with me for my whole life
 
 
    A        E/G#    B/F#        E          A        E/G#    B/F#  E
 
For years and years I wandered the earth, condemned to a life of bleak despair
 
  G#m A  C#  F#m      A          E/G#        B  E
 
Then  one day  I looked around and found it had disappeared
 
 
        B    E              B      E
 
Hopeless Bleak Despair, it was always there
 
    A      E/G# B      E
 
And then one day it disappeared
 
    B      E            G#
 
In a puff of smoke, in an unceremonious
 
A      E/G#    B/F# E
 
Way, one day it disappeared
 
 
All I had ever wanted in my life
 
Was only to be free of it
 
It drove away my family
 
It made me lose my job
 
Whenever anybody saw it
 
They'd say "get out of here"
 
 
For years and years I wandered the earth
 
Sick of my life, looking forward to death
 
Then, one day, I looked around
 
And found it had disappeared
 
 
Bridge:
 
 
B A  C#m E D  A C#m B  F# B
 
  
 
For years and years I wandered the earth
 
For years and years I wandered the earth
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In an unceremonious way
 
In an unceremonious way
 
One day, it disappeared
 
One day, it disappeared
 
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With thanks to JRRRutgers for his work, above, here are what seem to be the correct chords (transcription mine):
 
 
        E                 B
 
I never knew what every body meant
 
  Amaj9/C#       B
 
        By endless, hopeless, bleak despair
 
Cdim7                           E/B
 
Until one day when I found out
 
B  F#maj(7)/A#               B
 
The first time I ever left my house
 
G#7/C                   C#m
 
        It saw me and followed me home
 
    F#m                         Bsus4  B
 
        And stayed with me for my whole life
 
 
        Pre Chorus:
 
    A       E       B           E
 
        For years and years I wandered the earth
 
  A       E      B         E
 
        Condemned to a life of bleak des pair
 
G#m A C#m F#m   A
 
Then, one day, I looked around
 
    E         B    E
 
        And found it had disappeared
 
 
        Chorus:
 
        B   E
 
        Hopeless bleak despair
 
      B E
 
        It was always there
 
    A       E       B   E
 
        And then, one day, it disappeared
 
    B     E
 
        In a puff of smoke
 
      G#     A
 
        In an unceremonious way
 
A  E     B E
 
        One day, it disappeared
 
 
        Verse 2:
 
        (same chords)
 
 
        Bridge:
 
B
 
Hopeless bleak despair
 
E
 
Hopeless bleak despair
 
C#
 
Hopeless bleak despair
 
      (arpeggios: F# A# B, E A# B, B F# B B) 
 
 
      Final chorus: (same as 1st)
 
 
 
Amaj9/C# = X47454*
 
Cdim7 = 8910810X
 
F#maj7/A# = 69866X**
 
G#7/C = 891089X
 
 
The song's exotic chords, written out for you above, are a big hint-- don't be afraid to go up the neck for a few barre chords. The opening few chords of the verse sound best, I think, if you progress up the neck beginning with a first position E maj.
 
 
Two notes on chord substitutions: *The Amaj9/C# seems to be what's played, but good ol' C#m works very well in its place; ** The F#maj7/A# was from a concert version I saw online, but the Mink Car version seems to be just an F#maj. Yeah, I've combined the two versions a bit. So sue me.
 
 
- Anonymous [submitted out of respect and appreciation for 30 years of Linnell's chordaliscous confections]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 11 September 2023

Hopeless Bleak Despair
By: They Might Be Giants
Key: E Major
Year: 2001
Tabbed By: JJRRutgers and sapphirebullets
  E                         B/D#
I never knew what everybody meant
  Aadd9/C#                  Bsus4
By endless, hopeless, bleak despair
  Cdim7                  E/B
Until one day when I found out
  F#/A#                       B5
The first time I ever left my house
  G#/B# *(B#=C)           C#m
It saw me and followed me home
      F#m                      Bsus4 B
And stayed with me for my whole life

    Aadd9      E/G#      F#7sus4      E
For years and years I wandered the earth
  Aadd9       E/G#      F#7sus4     E
Condemned to a life of bleak despair
G#5  A5   C#5   F#5    A
Then, one day, I looked around
E/G#      Badd11     E
And found it had disappeared

            B       E
Hopeless bleak despair
          B       E
It was always there
   A        E/G#    Badd11/F#  E
And then, one day, it disappeared
       B        E
In a puff of smoke
     G#
In an unceremonious way
  A    E/G#   B/F#     E
One day, it disappeared

All I had ever wanted in my life
Was only to be free of it
It drove away my family
It made me lose my job
Whenever anybody saw it
They'd say "get out of here"

For years and years I wandered the earth
Sick of my life, looking forward to death
Then, one day, I looked around
And found it had disappeared

Hopeless bleak despair
It was always there
And then, one day, it disappeared
In a puff of smoke
In an unceremonious way
One day, it disappeared


B7 A/C# B6/D# B7/D#
Hopeless bleak despair
E  E9    G#+7
Hopeless bleak despair
C#   C#9       F#add11 Eadd#11 B
Hopeless bleak despair

For years and years I wandered the earth
Until I died and went to hell 
But my despair had ascended to heaven
That's how I finally got rid of it

Hopeless bleak despair
It was always there
And then, one day, it disappeared
In a puff of smoke
In an unceremonious way
One day, it disappeared

Hopeless bleak despair
It was always there
And then, one day, it disappeared
In a puff of smoke
In an unceremonious way
One day, it disappeared