Lirik dan Chord Lagu I Was Hoping - Alanis Morissette

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Penyanyi-penulis lagu kenamaan, Alanis Morissette, melantunkan lagu berjudul “I Was Hoping”.

Ditulis oleh dirinya sendiri, lagu ini dirilis secara resmi melalui label Maverick Records pada tahun 1998.

“I Was Hoping” merupakan bagian dari album keempat Alanis yang bertajuk Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie.

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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “I Was Hoping” dari Alanis Morissette.

[Intro]
Dsus2 X4

[Verse 1]
Dm
As we were talking outside, it was cold
            Bb                                      Gm
We were shivering, yet warmed by the subject matter
            Dm
“My wife is in the next room. We’ve been having troubles, you know
             Bb                                            Gm
Please, don’t tell her or anyone, but I need to talk to somebody”
Dm
You said, “Wouldn’t it be a shame if I knew how great
                 Bb
I was five minutes before I died?
           Gm
I’d be filled with such regret before
   Dm
I took my last breath” And I said, “You’re willing to tell me this now,
                   Bb                              Gm
and you’re not gonna to die any time soon”
                  Dm
And I said, “I haven’t been eating chicken or meat or anything”
                                      Bb                                Gm
And you said, “Yes, but you’ve been wearing leather”,
         Dm
and laughed and said, “We’re at the top of the food chain,
                                                       Bb       Gm
and yes, you’re still a fine woman” And I cringed

[Chorus 1]
D5                            Csus2                          Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could heal each other
D5                            Csus2                       Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could be raw together

Dm Dm

[Verse 2]
Dm
We left the restaurant where the head waiter, in his 60s,
           Bb                                                  Gm
said “Goodbye, sir Thank you for your business, sir
                                                       Dm
You’re successful and established, sir
                                                                                                 Bb      Gm
And we like the frequency with which you dine here, sir… and your money”
         Dm
And when I walked by, they said, “Thank you too, dear”
              Bb                                                     Gm
I was all pigtails and cords, and there was a day when
                                                  Dm
I would’ve said something like, “Hey, dude, I could buy and sell this place,
             Bb                                         Gm
so kiss it” I too once thought I was owed something

[Chorus 2]
D5       Csus2                                           Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could challenge each other
D5       Csus2                                              Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could crack each other up

[Verse 3]
Dm                                               Dm
I too thought that, when proved wrong, I lost somehow
Dm                                       Dm
And I too once thought life was cruel,
       Dm
and it’s a cycle, really You think I’m withdrawing and guilt-tripping you
Bb                                                        Gm
I think you’re insensitive, and I don’t feel heard
                                                    Dm
And I said, “Do you believe we are fundamentally judgmental,
Bb                    Gm                             Dm
fundamentally evil?”, and you said, “Yes”
                                                                      Bb
I said, “I don’t believe in revenge, in right or wrong, good or bad”
                          Gm
You said, “Well, what about that man that I saw handcuffed
           Dm
in the emergency room, bleeding after beating his kid,
                               Bb                                                  Gm
and she threw a shoe at his head? I think what he did was wrong
           Dm
and I would’ve had a hard time feeling compassion for him”
               Bb                                       Gm
I had to watch my tone for fear of having you feel judged

[Chorus 3]
D5      Csus2                                             Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could dance together
D5      Csus2                                             Gm
I was hoping, I was hoping we could be creamy together

Dm