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The Hand That Held Me Down chords by
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Key: B major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Oh, the
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razor in your apple
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The affection of your glove
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The prison of your company
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The snake oil of your love
Verse 2
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The heights to which you drag me
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Just to hurl your scorn
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The trumpets play the livelong day
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But they blow so forlorn
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Verse 3
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Did you hold the hand that
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held me down?

Did you laugh at my ex
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pense?

When there's rust upon
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your ragged crown

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Verse 4
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And when I unveiled my weakness
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On your rodeo of tears
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You stood there so vacantly
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Your fingers in your ears
Verse 5
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And you left by the morning
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With all that's left to steal
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But every time you say
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farewell
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There's breadcrumbs at your heels
Verse 6
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Did you kiss the hand that
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held me down?

Was your kindness just
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pretense?

When there's no one left
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for you to clown
Interlude 1

Who will stand at your defense?
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Verse 7
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But it's ashes, Lord, it's ashes
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Soon we all fall down

You take your place amon
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g the saints
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Make not a single sound
Verse 8
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And the hills that held our

childhood
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The flowers grow there still
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You lay beneath them,
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pushing weeds
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And I guess you always will
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Verse 9
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Could you be the hand that
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held me down?

When I was sick with
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common sense

And now your statuettes are all
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torn down
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There's no one left to lean against
Verse 10
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And ever since your epitaph
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Was spattered on my wall
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No one comes to call
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They can't stand the stench
Verse 11
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But I still sing your praises
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Every time the curtain calls
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The burden on me falls
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Yeah, I alone stand at your defense
Outro 1
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Chords
  • G

  • D

  • C

  • Em

  • Am

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Hand That Held Me Down by Two Gallants is B major.

The primary chords used in The Hand That Held Me Down are B, F#, E, G#m, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, F#, E, G#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Hand That Held Me Down is approximately 136 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Hand That Held Me Down using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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