HAND ME DOWNS (GOLDEN CHAINS)

 

      Melanie Safka Schekeryk

 

 

D                G   A  D     

F#m   G          A

D                G   A  D

F#m      G      F#m     G

F#m      G   A   D

 

 

 

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  I'm leaving, going, laying down

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  them golden chains, old boy

...F#m............G.........

my body's getting back at me

....A..................

for dancing without joy

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   those hands me downs

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  were all i ever got to use

.....F#m..............G..

  to keep me free of fear

....A...D......

and tied to you

 

 

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  those hand me downs

.............G....A......D..

  were all I ever got to use

F#m....................G..

  to keep me free of fear

F#m...............G..

  keep me laying here

........F#m.............G..

  they keep me free of fear

......A...D.....

 and tied to you

 

 

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  the very worst thing

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  that I have ever done

.......F#m........G............

was deliberately lose something

....A....................

I worked for hard and won

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 but those hand me downs

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  were just too cut and dried

.....F#m...........G..

  to vindicate my life

.....A.......D...

and damn the lies

 

 

........A.......D....

  those hand me downs

.............G....A........D

  were all i ever got to use

.....F#m.............G...

    to keep me free of fear

..F#m..............G...

    keep me living here

...F#m.............G..

  keep me free of fear

.......A...D.......

  and tied   to you

 

 

D          G   A   D

F#m   G    A

D          G   A   D

F#m   G    F#m     G

F#m   G    A       D

 

 

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   tragedy, it has an ancient soul

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 small-time desperation

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is the only thing i know

.....................D..

 but those hand me downs

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 were meant to satisfy

F#m..................G..

 to keep us free of fear

......A...D....

 and half alive

 

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those hand me downs

..............G.....A.....D..

  were all we ever get to use

......F#m.............G..

  to keep us free of fear

........F#m............G..

  they keep us living here

.........F#m............G..

  they keep us free of fear

......A...D......

 and tied  to you

 

 

D......A.......D....A9..D...A9

 those hand me downs

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          those hand me downs

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                   those hand me downs

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 (they're dragging me around)

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   those hand me downs .........