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Verse 1
The (D major) war'd (G major) not long (A major) been over
(G major) and the future seemed so bright
(F sharp minor) We gathered (E minor) in the church (F sharp minor) hall
in (G major) Georgetown at night
(A major) He (E minor) said there's work in England
(F sharp minor) for (G major) woman and for man
(A major) So (E minor) I clapped the hand,
some stranger (F sharp minor) with (D major) (A major) these (D major) hands
Farewell (G major) to Guyana, (A major)
the (D major) land where I was (G major) born
We (E minor) sailed for Southamp (F sharp minor) ton
on a (G major) bright April morn (B minor)
And the (G major) moon was sinking quickly
(A major) as we (D major) looked back to the (G major) land
And I held (E minor) on to the (F sharp minor) railing
with (A major) (Asus4) these (D major) hands (E minor) (Asus4)
(D major) Now when (B minor) we came to (A major) England
it was (G major) late in the night
(F sharp minor) Took (E minor) a train to (F sharp minor) Paddington
and (G major) my, what a sight (A major)
Was a (E minor) white woman
sweep (F sharp minor) ing up
around (G major) a paper stand (A major)
And I (E minor) rubbed my eyes in (F sharp minor) wonder
with (E minor) these (Asus4) hands (D major)
Now (G major) I was a heart maker (A major)
and I (D major) had skills to (G major) share
Song (E minor) s to sing and (F sharp minor) joy to bring
(D major) and (G major) children (A major) to bear (B minor)
But no black (G major) s, no dogs, no (A major) Irish,
I couldn't (D major) understand (G major)
But I wiped (E minor) away my (F sharp minor) tears, (D major)
(Asus4) with these hands (D major) (E minor) (Asus4)
(D major) Now the first (B minor) place that I found (Asus4) (A major) to rent,
it (G major) didn't have a bath (F sharp minor) room
The (E minor) next place barely had (D major) a roof,
some (G major) times you have to lie
(A major) For (E minor) under an umbrel (F sharp minor) la,
well it wasn't (G major) what I'd planned (A major)
But I (E minor) cooked the Christmas din (F sharp minor) ner,
with (E minor) these (Asus4) (D major) hands
I became (B minor) a foster mother (A major) ,
took a hun (G major) dred children in (F sharp minor)
Loved (E minor) everyone, kissed (F sharp minor) everyone,
(D major) no (G major) matter what their skin (A major)
And they (E minor) offered me an (F sharp minor) MBE,
I said, (G major) I (E minor) don't (G major) need (E minor) one (A major)
Besides, (E minor) I've no good (F sharp minor)
dress to wear (E minor) (Asus4) it (D major) on
So I (G major) asked if I could (A major) trade it
for the things (D major) I really need (G major)
Like bed (E minor) sheets and (F sharp minor) pillow slips
for all (G major) the kids (A major) I (B minor) feed
And the (G major) Mayor, listened to (A major) me
and he made (D major) this promise proud (G major)
And the (E minor) keys of the (F sharp minor) new house (D major)
were in (Asus4) his (D major) hands
(E minor) (Asus4) (D major) Oh and (B minor) soon Jack Boots
came (A major) marching
through (G major) the streets of our (F sharp minor) town
Our (E minor) tyres slashed, (F sharp minor) win dows smashed,
our (G major) youth club burned down
(A major) And I (E minor) prayed that my (F sharp minor) children
did (G major) n't understand
(A major) As I (E minor) wiped their smeared faces
(F sharp minor) with (E minor) (Asus4) these (D major) hands
And the (G major) words of the (A major) stranger
who (D major) had led (G major) me here
Weren't (E minor) the words of (D major) welcome now
but (G major) words (A major) of fear (B minor)
An (G major) d the river was bleed (A major) ing
and the (D major) smell was (G major) found
For the (E minor) stranger's (F sharp minor) name
was (E minor) Enoch (Asus4) Pound (D major)
And at (B minor) four o 'clock one (A major) morning
a (G major) knock came at my (D major) door
They (E minor) took me down to (F sharp minor) Deptford
(D major) where (G major) ra ging fires (A major) roared
Thir (E minor) teen would (F sharp minor) die that night,
the (G major) flames could not be fanned
(A major) And (E minor) still the smell of (F sharp minor) New Cross
is (E minor) on these (Asus4) (D major) hands
But (G major) as the people gathered
and (Asus4) (D major) as the people cried
(G major) As (E minor) the flames fell
(D major) and (G major) as the flames (B minor) died
I stood (G major) amidst the (Asus4) ashes
and be (D major) neath the brooding skies (G major)
I said (E minor) my name is (F sharp minor) Phoenix
(D major) and (E minor) we will (A major) rise (D major) (E minor) (Asus4)
(D major) For these (B minor) hands where the (A major) years of love
they (G major) bear the scars of (F sharp minor) pain
These (E minor) hands have built a
(D major) better world
and these (G major) hands will again
(A major) And (E minor) though these hands are (F sharp minor) old now,
well (G major) they've got more to (A major) give
But (E minor) these hands don't for (F sharp minor) get,
but (E minor) they for (Asus4) give
(D major) And (G major) though the walls are (A major) rising,
now you (D major) may think Corby's (G major) gone
These (E minor) hands of mine,
they (F sharp minor) are the proof
of (G major) all that (A major) can be (B minor) done
So who (G major) ever is your (A major) neighbour,
link (D major) arms and make a (G major) stand
And we (E minor) will face the (D major) future
with (E minor) (Asus4) these (D major) hands
Whoever (G major) is your neighbour,
link (D major) arms and make a (G major) stand
And we will face the future
with these (D major) hands
these hands
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