• Song:

    Hand Me Downs

  • Artist:

    Indigo Girls

  • Album:

    Nomads · Indians · Sa...

A5  A5  G5      A5  A5  G5      A5  A5  G5   
{intro} 
 

A5   A5  G5          
  I've taken      so many down 
A5  A5                  G5          
              I've helped them all to dismount 
A5   A5  G5          
  I've followed   so many down 
A5  A5              G5            
              I take their hand-me-downs 
 

          A5             C5          G5  -  D5          C5  - D5 
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
     G5   -   D5            C5  -  D5 
And loss of love brings wholeness 
          A5             C5          G5  -  D5          C5  - D5 
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
     G5   -   D5            C5   -   B5     ( A5 ) 
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all 
    A5  A5  G5  D5    A5  A5  G5  D5 
(...all) {instrumental} 
 
Everything that I believe crawls from underneath the street 

Everything I truly love comes from somewhere far above 

Everything that I believe is wrong with you, is wrong with me 

Everything I truly love, I love in you and I love in me  {extra half measure} 
 
So give me hope, give me hope, that emptiness brings fullness 

And loss of love brings wholeness 

All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
     G5   -   D5            C5   -   B5       
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all 
 

G5       G5                     
  Swear you can't swim the river 
G5           G5                   
  I saw you running to jump in 
G5             G5                 
  I swore I'd never be your sinner 
G5       G5      A5  A5  G5   
Till I held your sin;            Hand me down.... 
 

A5  A5  G5      A5  A5  G5      A5  A5  G5   
{guitar solo} 
A5  A5  G5      A5  A5  G5   
{guitar solo} 
 
Now you ask me why I'm here; the same as you, I'm scared, it's fear 

I've become the beggar now, and you've become the saint somehow 

Twist the words and place the blame, and tell me know, aren't we the same? 

Tripping in our yellow feet, checking underneath our sheets  {extra half bar} 
 
For some hope, give me hope, that emptiness brings fullness 

And loss of love brings wholeness 

All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
     G5   -   D5            C5   -   B5    Am. 
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all 
 
{The song starts with two measures where only Amy plays.} 
 
 
E -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
B -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
G 9-------9-7-6-7---------7-6-4-6- | --------6-4-2-4---46--4--------- |  
D -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
A -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
E -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   . 
{intro; play twice} 
 
 
  Bsus4           Bsus4/A                      E 
E ----------0---------------0----- | ----------0---------7---------0- |  
B ------0---------------0--------- | ------0-----------9---10--9----- |  
G ----11--------------11---------- | ----6-----------9-----------9--- |  
D 9------------------------------- | 7------------------------------- |  
A ----------------12-------------- | -------------------------------- |  
E -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   . 
            I've taken                 so  many  down 
 
  Bsus4           Bsus4/A                      E 
E ------0-------0-------0-------0- | ----------0-------7---7---7----- |  
B --0-------0-------0-------0----- | ------0-----------9---10--9----- |  
G ----11--------------11---------- | ----6-----------9--------------- |  
D 9-----------9---------------9--- | 7------------------------------- |  
A ----------------12-------------- | -------------------------------- |  
E -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   . 
                    I've helped them all to dismount 
 
  Bsus9           Bsus9/A                      E 
E ------0-------0-------0-------0- | ------0------(0)----7---------0- |  
B --0-------0-------0-------0----- | --0-------0-------9---10--9----- |  
G ----11--------------11---------- | ----6-------6---9-----------9--- |  
D 9-----------9---------------9--- | 7------------------------------- |  
A ----------------12-------------- | -------------------------------- |  
E -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   . 
             I've followed             so  many  down 
 
  Bsus9           Bsus9/A                      E               (Bm...) 
E ------0-------0-------0-------0- | ----------0--(0)7-----7--------- |  
B --0-------0-------0-------0----- | --0---0---------9-----9--------- |  
G ----11--------------11---------- | ----6-----------9-----9--------- |  
D 9-----------9---------------9--- | 7------------------------------- |  
A ----------------12-------------- | -------------------------------- |  
E -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   . 
                      I take their hand-me-downs        (All with hope...) 
 
 
                           A5  -  E5          - E5 
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
     A5   -   E5             - E5 
And loss of love brings wholeness 
                           A5  -  E5          - E5 
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
     A5   -   E5              -  E5     {hold while Amy plays 2 measures} 
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all 
 
{Play intro riff again: 2 measures} 
 
Everything that I believe crawls from underneath the street 

Everything I truly love comes from somewhere far above 

Everything that I believe is wrong with you, is wrong with me 

Everything I truly love, I love in you and I love in me  {extra half measure} 
 
So give me hope, give me hope, that emptiness brings fullness 

And loss of love brings wholeness 

All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
     A5   -   E5              -  E5         
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all 
 
 
A5       A5                 E5   E5 
  Swear you can't swim the river 
A5           A5               E5   E5 
  I saw you running to jump in 
A5             A5             E5   E5 
  I swore I'd never be your sinner 
A5 {hold} 
  Till I held your sin 
 
 
{Play intro riff again: 2 measures.} 
 
 
E -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
B -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
G 11--9-7---6---7---6---4---2---4~ | ------2=4~--2---2=4---4-----(0)- |  
D -------------------------------- | --2=4---------4----------------- |  
A -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
E -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   . 
{guitar solo} 
 
E --0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0- | --0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0- |  
B -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
G 11--9---7---6---7---6---4---2--- | 7---6---4---2---4--------------- |  
D -------------------------------- | --------------------2---4---5--- |  
A -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
E -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   . 
{guitar solo} 
 
E -------------------------------- | --------------------------0---0- |  
B(5)-(5/8)-(8)-(7)---------------- | ------------5---5/7---7-----5--- |  
G 6---6/9---9---7--(6)-(7)-------- | ---------(0)6---6/7---7--------- |  
D ------------------7---9--(0)7--- | 7/9---9------------------------- |  
A ----------------------------7--- | 7/9---9------------------------- |  
E -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   . 
{guitar solo} 
 
E 7-----7-------------------0---0- | 7-----7-------------------0----- |  
B 7---6-5=6=5---3---0=3=0-----5--- | 7---6-5=6=5---3---0=3=0-----0--- |  
G -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
D -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
A -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
E -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |  
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   . 
{guitar solo} 
 
E 10--9-7-------------------0----- | 30--50--70--90----14--14-------- |  
B --------------7-------------0--- | -(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--12--12-------- |  
G ----------9-----------7--------- | -------------------------------- |  
D ------------------9------------- | these are pull-offs,------------ |  
A -------------------------------- | obviously; not thirty,---------- |  
E -------------------------------- | fifty, etc.!-------------------- |  
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   . 
{guitar solo} 
 
Now you ask me why I'm here; the same as you, I'm scared, it's fear 
I've become the beggar now, and you've become the saint somehow 
Twist the words and place the blame, and tell me know, aren't we the same? 
Tripping in our yellow feet, checking underneath our sheets  {extra half bar} 
 
For some hope, give me hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
And loss of love brings wholeness 
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all 
 
 
 
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
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