The Emperor's Hand-Me-Downs chords by David Geraghty

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Intro 1

Verse 1
A 
It's heavy on some  (A major) days
Squeezes you so tightly
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G 
You  (A minor) can't breathe,  (G major) 
A 
you need a match to spark  (A major) it
Gets heavy on some days
G 
Chewed up and spat out last night lows  (G major) 
Am 
A 
Am 
Fluid, lucid, I can't  (A minor) remem (A major) ber  (A minor) 
E 
F# 
A 
 (E major) I'm turning in (F sharp major) to  what I des (A major) pise
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F#sus4 
E 
It's just a  (G major) matter of time  (F sharpsus4)  (E major) 
F# 
You'd wear  (F sharp major) it well, you don't even try
A 
F 
A 
 (A major) The  (F major) Emperor's had me  (A major) down,
F 
A 
the  (F major) Emperor's had me  (A major) down,
F 
A 
the  (F major) Emperor's had me  (A major) down
Must we enjoy,
G 
A 
G 
must  (G major)  (A major) we enjoy much more a subcul (G major) ture
A 
and it ain't for those who can (A major) 't be sure?
G 
A 
 (G major) I  (A major) think we're extinct now,
Dm 
G 
Am 
A 
 (D minor) now  (G major)  (A minor)  (A major) it's just me
G 
and her left be (G major) hind
For man's sake,
A 
Am 
I may  (A major) change my mind  (A minor) 
E 
F# 
A 
 (E major) I'm turning in (F sharp major) to  what I despise  (A major) 
G 
F# 
E 
It's just a  (G major) matter of time  (F sharp major)  (E major) 
F# 
A 
If you wear  (F sharp major) it  well, you don't even try  (A major) 
F 
A 
The  (F major) Emperor's hand -me -downs  (A major) 
F 
A 
The  (F major) Emperor's hand -me -downs  (A major) 
Am 
F 
Am 
 (A minor) The  (F major) Emperor's hand -me -down (A minor) s
F 
The  (F major) Emperor said
C 
F 
If  (C major) I'm to leave it up to  (F major) you
G 
C 
Would  (G major)  (C major) you address me
F 
G 
without a clue?  (F major)  (G major) 
A 
D 
F 
 (A major) You, you  (D major) don't suppose I wear  (F major) 
C 
Dm 
C 
Something  (C major) to  (D minor) make  (C major) them stay
F 
C 
Dm 
 (F major) Something,  (C major) something to  (D minor) 
C 
F 
C 
F 
make  (C major) them stay  (F major)  (C major)  (F major) 
G 
A 
D 
F 
 (G major) You,  (A major) you  (D major) don't suppose I will  (F major) 
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Dm 
C 
 (C major) Something to  (D minor) make  (C major) them stay
F 
 (F major) Something,
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Dm 
C 
 (C major) something  (D minor) to  make  (C major) them stay
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G 
Am 
 (F major) Something,  (G major) something to  (A minor) 
G 
C 
G 
C 
F 
C 
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C 
make  (G major) them stay  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) you