Hopelessly Devoted to You was written by John Farrar for the 1978 film Grease. The song was added to the film to capitalize on Olivia Newton-Johns popularity, who played one of the lead characters. The song became a hit and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Key: A
Introduction:(with steel guitar)
Dm
A
Dm
A
Dm
A
A
C#m7
D
Guess mine is not the first heart broken
Bm7
E7
A7M
A6
My eyes are not the first to cry
A
F#7
G6
F#7
Bm7
C#m7
Cm7
Bm7
I'm not the first to know there's just no gettin' over you
A
C#m7
D
I know I'm just a fool who's willing
Bm7
E7
A7M
A6
To sit around and wait for you
A
F#7
G6
F#7
Bm7
But, baby, can't you see there's nothin' else for me to do
C#m7
Cm7
Bm7
Dm
A
I'm hopelessly de - voted to you
Gm7
C7
C+
But now there's nowhere to hide since you pushed my love aside
F
F7M
Cº
Gm7
I'm out of my head, hopelessly devoted to you
Gº
Dm
Dm/C#
Dm/C
Dm/B
Hopelessly devoted to you
Gm7
Gº
Dm
A
Hopelessly devoted to you
A
C#m7
D
My head is sayin', "Fool, forget him"
Bm7
E7
A7M
A6
My heart is sayin', "Don't let go"
A
F#7
G6
F#7
Bm7
Hold on to the end, that's what I intend to do
C#m7
Cm7
Bm7
Dm
A
I'm hopelessly de - voted to you
Gm7
C7
C+
But now there's nowhere to hide since you pushed my love aside
F
F7M
Cº
Gm7
I'm out of my head, hopelessly devoted to you
Gº
Dm
Dm/C#
Dm/C
Dm/B
Hopelessly devoted to you
Gm7
Gº
Bbm
F
Hopelessly devoted to you Transcribed and Submitted by Mark Zimmerman