Great song, very easy to play. Strumming Pattern: Switch between Down & Up the whole time. Very quickly. Capo on 5 Verse 1 D When he broke the handcuffs, all the families with bad blood clapped their G hands. D A natural reaction to a man they understandâ??they clapped their G hands D The curtains drew. The lights went out. He grabbed a bag of ice and thought of G her. D He put aside the stinging where the handcuffs cut his hide and thought of G her. Chorus D G Oh, our hands are tied (x2) Following verses work out the same way. Nothing more than D to G progression. Enjoy!