Small Hands chords by Keaton Henson (Official Version)

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Cm
Ab
Eb
G/D
Gm7
Abmaj7
Gm
Ebadd9

Intro 1

Verse 1
Cm 
Miss you  (C minor) terribly already,
Ab 
Miss the  (A flat major) space between your eyelids,
Eb 
Where I'd  (E flat major) stare through awkward sentences
G/D 
And avoid  (G/D) through awkward silence
Cm 
Miss your  (C minor) teeth when they chatter,
Ab 
When we  (A flat major) smoked out in my garden
Eb 
When we  (E flat major) couldn't sleep for all the heat,
G/D 
Soft  (G/D) talk  began to harden.
Cm 
Miss your  (C minor) small hands in the palm of mine
Ab 
The  (A flat major) fact they're good at making,
Eb 
Miss your  (E flat major) sitting up incessantly,
G/D 
And the fact  (G/D) you're always
Cm 
Abmaj7 
waking in the night,  (C minor)  (A flat minoraj7) 
Cm 
Gm7 
Abmaj7 
 (C minor) night.  (G minor7)  (A flat minoraj7) 

Bridge 1

And I,

I hope for your life

You forget about mine

Forget about mine

Verse 2
Cm 
Miss your  (C minor) teeth dug in my shoulder,
Ab 
As we  (A flat major) rolled in early morning,
Eb 
Miss your  (E flat major) arm dying beneath me,
G/D 
As I lay  (G/D) there simply yawning
Cm 
Please forget  (C minor) me, you were right dear,
Ab 
I am  (A flat major) cold and self-involved,
Eb 
And though I'll  (E flat major) miss you, recent lover
G/D 
I am weak  (G/D) and therefore fold
Cm 
Get dis (C minor) tracted by my music,
Ab 
Think of  (A flat major) nothing else but art
Eb 
I'll write my  (E flat major) loneliness in poems,
G/D 
If I can  (G/D) just  think how to start
Cm 
Dot my  (C minor) I's with eyebrow pencils,
Ab 
Close my eyelids,  (A flat major) hide my eyes,
Eb 
I'll be idle  (E flat major) in my ideals,
G/D 
Think of  (G/D) nothing else but I.
Cm 
Abmaj7 
 (C minor) I,   (A flat minoraj7) 
Cm 
Gm7 
Abmaj7 
and  (C minor) I    (G minor7)  (A flat minoraj7) 

Outro 1
Eb 
And  (E flat major) I,
Cm 
I hope for your  (C minor) life
Ab 
You can forget about  (A flat major) mine
Cm 
Gm 
Ab 
Just forget about  (C minor) mine  (G minor)  (A flat major) 
Cm 
Gm 
Ab 
Oh,  (C minor) mine  (G minor)  (A flat major) 
Cm 
Gm 
Ab 
Ab 
Ebadd9 
 (C minor)  (G minor)  (A flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flatadd9) 

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Cm
Ab
Eb
G/D
Gm7
Abmaj7
Gm
Ebadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: C minorBPM: 94

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Ebadd9: x-6-5-x-6-6

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This is the definitive original version of Small Hands by Keaton Henson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Keaton Henson.