Biography:
Josh Ritter (born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band (as Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band). Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.
Born to two neuroscientists, Ritter bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl From The North Country.
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Other songs:
- Empty Hearts
- Getting Ready To Get Down
- Good Man
- Kathleen
- Naked As A Window
- Next To The Last Romantic
- Temptation Of Adam
- To The Dogs Or Whoever
- Wolves
- A Big Enough Sky
- All Some Kind Of Dream
- Angels On Her Shoulders
- Anne
- Another New World
- Baby Thats Not All
- Bandits
- Beautiful Night
- Best For The Best
- Blame It On The Tetons
- Bone Of Song
- Bonfire
- California
- Cant Go To Sleep Without You
- Certain Light
- Change Of Time
- Come And Find Me
- Cry Softly
- Cumberland
- Darlin
- Dreams
- Drive Away
- Evil Eye
- Feels Like Lightning
- Folk Bloodbath
- Friendamine
- Girl In The War
- Golden Age Of Radio
- Ground Dont Want Me
- Harrisburg
- Henrietta Indiana
- Here At The Right Time
- Homecoming
- Hopeful
- Hotel Song
- Idaho
- In The Dark
- In Your Arms Again
- In Your Arms Awhile
- Joy To You Baby
- Labelship Down
- Lantern
- Lark
- Lawrence Ks
- Leaves And Kings
- Leaving
- Letter From Ohmaha
- Lights
- Lillian Egypt
- Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
- Long Shadows
- Loretta
- Love Is Making Its Way Back Home
- Make Me Down
- Man Burning
- Manburning
- Me And Jiggs
- Miles Away
- Minds Eye
- Monster Ballads
- Moon River
- Moons
- Murder On My Mind
- My Man On A Horse Is Here
- Myrna Loy
- New Lover
- Nightmares
- Oh Lord Part 3
- One More Mouth
- Open Doors
- Other Side
- Peter Killed The Dragon
- Rainslicker
- Rattling Locks
- Real Long Distance
- Right Moves
- Roll On
- Rumors
- Seeing Me Round
- Showboat
- Silver Blade
- Since Youve Gone
- Sir Galahad
- Snow Is Gone
- Song For The Fireflies
- Southern Pacifica
- Still Beating
- Strangers
- Stuck To You The Science Song
- The Appleblossom Rag
- The Bad Actress
- The Curse
- The Oak King
- The Stone
- The Temptation Of Adam
- Thin Blue Flame
- Third Arm
- Thunderbolts Goodnight
- Tonight You Belong To Me
- Train Go By
- Wait For Love
- When Will I Be Changed
- Where The Night Goes
- Wildfires
- Wings
- You Dont Make It Easy Babe
- Young Moses
- Youve Got The Moon
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Josh Ritter
Hopeful
The Beast in its Tracks
Capo 5
C Em Dm G
C
Supposedly it was a wise wise man
Em
who said it’s better to have loved and lost
Dm G
Than never to have loved at all, never to have loved.
C
How many times does the truth that you take to be true
Em
Is just truth falling apart at the same speed as you
Dm
Until it all comes away in a million degrees
G
And you’re just a few pieces of fallin’ debris
C Am Dm
And she’s hopeful. Hopeful. For me.
G7
I’m coming out of the dark clouds
C
She went away and she packed all her lovin’
Em
I could not believe it how little there was
Dm
I stood in the cold kitchen with nothin’ to say
G
Who’d keep the whole world spinning when she went away yeah?
C
She kept telling me about the good things I deserve
Em
That I wanted somebody I’d mistaken for her
Dm
But one look in my eyes and she’d know she was wrong
G
So she wouldn’t look back at me until she was gone
C
How many times did you give all your love
Em
And find out it was so far from far from enough?
Dm
I followed her out into the street in the rain
G
And the whole world stopped spinning and just went up in flames
C Am G7
And she’s hopeful. Hopeful. For me.
G
I’m coming out of the dark clouds
C Am G7
She’s hopeful. Hopeful, for me.
G
She says it to me often
C Em Dm G G7
C
The sunlight corroded and the days started to fail
Em
The rocks in the road sharpened shadows to nails
Dm
The fencepost were empty and so were the trees
G
Had the bluebird of use on its’ last tune for me
C
I’ve seen her around now with someone new I don’t know
Em
She likes greed-eyed boys who are haloed in hope
Dm
But I know the look in his eyes and I know all the old signs
G
Just a couple more curves before his own road unwinds
C
These days I’m feelin’ better about the man that I am
Em
There’s some things I can change and there’s others I can’t
Dm
I met someone new now I know I deserve
G
I never met someone who loves the world more than her
C
She has been through her own share of hard times as well
Em
And she has learned how to tear out the heaven from hell
Dm
Most nights I’m alright still all rocks roll down hill
G
But she says I’ll get better, she knows that I will
C Am G7
And she’s hopeful. Hopeful, for me
G
I’m coming out of the dark clouds
C Am G7
She’s hopeful. Hopeful, for me
G
Comin’ out of the dark clouds, Comin out of the dark clouds
C Am Dm G G7
C
The word is as the world is
Em Dm G G7
Everybody’s gonna hurt like hells some times
C
The word is as the world is
Em Dm G
Everybody’s gonna hurt like hells some times some times
C Am Dm G G7 C
Hopeful
The Beast in its Tracks
Capo 5
C Em Dm G
C
Supposedly it was a wise wise man
Em
who said it’s better to have loved and lost
Dm G
Than never to have loved at all, never to have loved.
C
How many times does the truth that you take to be true
Em
Is just truth falling apart at the same speed as you
Dm
Until it all comes away in a million degrees
G
And you’re just a few pieces of fallin’ debris
C Am Dm
And she’s hopeful. Hopeful. For me.
G7
I’m coming out of the dark clouds
C
She went away and she packed all her lovin’
Em
I could not believe it how little there was
Dm
I stood in the cold kitchen with nothin’ to say
G
Who’d keep the whole world spinning when she went away yeah?
C
She kept telling me about the good things I deserve
Em
That I wanted somebody I’d mistaken for her
Dm
But one look in my eyes and she’d know she was wrong
G
So she wouldn’t look back at me until she was gone
C
How many times did you give all your love
Em
And find out it was so far from far from enough?
Dm
I followed her out into the street in the rain
G
And the whole world stopped spinning and just went up in flames
C Am G7
And she’s hopeful. Hopeful. For me.
G
I’m coming out of the dark clouds
C Am G7
She’s hopeful. Hopeful, for me.
G
She says it to me often
C Em Dm G G7
C
The sunlight corroded and the days started to fail
Em
The rocks in the road sharpened shadows to nails
Dm
The fencepost were empty and so were the trees
G
Had the bluebird of use on its’ last tune for me
C
I’ve seen her around now with someone new I don’t know
Em
She likes greed-eyed boys who are haloed in hope
Dm
But I know the look in his eyes and I know all the old signs
G
Just a couple more curves before his own road unwinds
C
These days I’m feelin’ better about the man that I am
Em
There’s some things I can change and there’s others I can’t
Dm
I met someone new now I know I deserve
G
I never met someone who loves the world more than her
C
She has been through her own share of hard times as well
Em
And she has learned how to tear out the heaven from hell
Dm
Most nights I’m alright still all rocks roll down hill
G
But she says I’ll get better, she knows that I will
C Am G7
And she’s hopeful. Hopeful, for me
G
I’m coming out of the dark clouds
C Am G7
She’s hopeful. Hopeful, for me
G
Comin’ out of the dark clouds, Comin out of the dark clouds
C Am Dm G G7
C
The word is as the world is
Em Dm G G7
Everybody’s gonna hurt like hells some times
C
The word is as the world is
Em Dm G
Everybody’s gonna hurt like hells some times some times
C Am Dm G G7 C
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