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Hounds Of Love

The Futureheads
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Chords to Use:
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
------- ---9--- ---7--- ---5--- ---10---
---6--- ---9--- ---7--- ---6--- ---11---
---7--- ---9--- ---7--- ---6--- ---11---
---7--- ---7--- ---5--- ---4--- --- 9---
---5--- ------- ------- ------- --------
 Sometimes the full chords are used, sometimes muted chords but just work this out from
 song or either way sounds fine.
 When I was a child,  running in the night,
 I was afraid  of what might be
 Hiding in the dark,  hiding in the street,
 and of what  was following
me,  Oh Oh Oh  Oh Oh,  The Hounds of love  are calling
 Oh Oh Oh  Oh Oh,  And I don't know  what's good for me
3 string pick before chorus ---9----------| (The top 3 Strings of Fm)
-----10-------|
--------11----|
 Oh here I go,  It's coming at  me through the trees
 Oh help me someone  help me please
 Take your shoes  off, and I'll throw  them in the lake
 and you will be, two  steps on the water
 Do you know what I mean,  do you know what I need,
 I need hey ya  ya ya yeah yeah yeah yeah....
 The same chords are applied to the rest of the song...
 I found a fox, who was carved by dogs, he lept take in my hands
 His little heart, it beat so fast
 that I am ashamed to be running away
 It's nothing real, I just can't deal with this
 I feel ashamed to be there
 Pre- Chorus
 Amongst your hounds of loving
 I feel your arms surrounding me
 I've always been a coward, and I dont know what's good for me
 Oh, here I go, don't let me go, hold me down
 It's coming at me through the trees
 Help me, someone, help me, please
 Take my shoes off, and i will throw them in the lake, and I will be, two steps on the water
 And I will be, two steps on the water
 Same chords as used for the chorus)
 Do you know what I need, do you know what I need, I need lu lu-lu lu lu-lu love oh yeah
 Take your shoes off, and throw them in the lake, and I will be, two steps on the water
 Do you know what I need, do you know what I need, I need lu lu-lu lu lu-lu love oh yeah
 Do you know what I need, do you know what I need, I need lu lu-lu lu lu-lu
  End on the full A chord and let ring ~~~~
 love, ye-yeahh

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Readable chord sheet for Hounds Of Love by The Futureheads

Chords to Use:    [A]         [E]         [D]        [C#m]       [F#m]

               -------   -------   -------   -------   --------
               -------   ---9---   ---7---   ---5---   ---10---
               ---6---   ---9---   ---7---   ---6---   ---11---
               ---7---   ---9---   ---7---   ---6---   ---11---
               ---7---   ---7---   ---5---   ---4---   --- 9---
               ---5---   -------   -------   -------   --------

Sometimes the full chords are used, sometimes muted chords but just work this out from
song or either way sounds fine.

[A]    When I was a [E]child, running in the [D]night,

I was a[C#m]fraid of what might be

[A]    Hiding in the [E]dark, hiding in the [D]street,

and of [C#m]what was following

[F#m]me,   Oh Oh [E]Oh Oh Oh,  [D]   The Hounds of [C#m]love are calling     [F#m]

Oh Oh [E]Oh Oh Oh,  [D]   And I don't [C#m]know what's good for [F#m]me

3 string pick before chorus  ---9----------|   (The top 3 Strings of F
                             -----10-------|
                             --------11----|

Oh here I [A]go,    [E]      It's coming [D]at me through the [C#m]trees

[A]   Oh help me [E]someone help me [D]please      [C#m]

[A]   Take your [E]shoes off, and I'll [D]throw them in the la[C#m]ke

and you will be,   [A]     [E]two steps on the [D]water     [C#m]

[A]   Do you know what I [E]mean, do you know what I [D]need,

I need hey [C#m]ya ya ya yeah yeah yeah [A]yeah....

The same chords are applied to the rest of the song...

I found a fox, who was carved by dogs, he lept take in my hands
His little heart, it beat so fast
that I am ashamed to be running away
It's nothing real, I just can't deal with this
I feel ashamed to be there

Pre- Chorus

Amongst your hounds of loving
I feel your arms surrounding me
I've always been a coward, and I dont know what's good for me

Oh, here I go, don't let me go, hold me down
It's coming at me through the trees
Help me, someone, help me, please
Take my shoes off, and i will throw them in the lake, and I will be, two steps on the water
And I will be, two steps on the water

Same chords as used for the chorus)

Do you know what I need, do you know what I need, I need lu lu-lu lu lu-lu love oh yeah
Take your shoes off, and throw them in the lake, and I will be, two steps on the water
Do you know what I need, do you know what I need, I need lu lu-lu lu lu-lu love oh yeah
Do you know what I need, do you know what I need, I need lu lu-lu lu lu-lu

         End on the full A chord and let ring ~~~~
love, ye-yeahh

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