• Song:

    Both Hands

  • Artist:

    Ani Difranco

  • Album:

    1996-06-05: Tucson, AZ,...

I find that this is the simplist way to play this stella song by Ani Difranco.
Listen to the song to figure out strum as its quite distinctive.


Intro: C G7 Am G x 2

     C (x32010@1)         G7I (320001@1)am walking out in the rain
         Am (x02210@1)                             G (320003@1)And I am listening to the low moan of the dial tone again
         C (x32010@1)     G7 (320001@1)
And I am getting no where with you
      Am (x02210@1)                 G7 (320001@1)C (x32010@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)I cant let it go and I cant get through

    C (x32010@1)                  G7The (320001@1)old woman behind the pink curtain
        Am (x02210@1)               GAnd (320003@1)the closed door on the first floor
     C (x32010@1)                           G7Shes (320001@1)listening through the airshaft 
Am (x02210@1)                 Am (x02210@1)To see how long our swan song can last


        C (x32010@1)                 G7And (320001@1)use both hands, Now use both hands
        Am (x02210@1)            GOh, (320003@1)no, dont close your eyes
     C (x32010@1)     G7I (320001@1)am writing graffiti on your body
     Am (x02210@1)                 G7I (320001@1)am drawing the story of
                  C (x32010@1)name="chord_320001@1">G7 Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
How hard we tried
                  C (x32010@1)name="chord_320001@1">G7 Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
How hard we tried

     C (x32010@1)                 G7I (320001@1)am watching your chest rise and fall
         Am (x02210@1)                     GLike (320003@1)the tides of my life and the rest of it all
         C (x32010@1)            
And your bones have been my bedframe 
         G7And (320001@1)your flesh has been my pillow
         Am (x02210@1)                 GIve (320003@1)been waiting for sleep to offer up the deep
     C (x32010@1)         G7 (320001@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am
With both hands  
G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)        G7 (320001@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am GAh-h-h-ah, (320003@1)Both Hands

   C (x32010@1)                         G7In (320001@1)each others shadows we grew less and less tall
    Am (x02210@1)                            GAnd (320003@1)eventually our theories couldnt explain it all
    C (x32010@1)                          G7And (320001@1)Im recording our history now on the bedroom floor
    Am (x02210@1)                                 GAnd (320003@1)eventually the landlord will come and paint over it all


         C (x32010@1)         G7And (320001@1)I am walking out in the rain
         Am (x02210@1)                             G (320003@1)And I am listening to the low moan of the dial tone again
         C (x32010@1)     G7 (320001@1)
And I am getting no where with you
      Am (x02210@1)                 G7 (320001@1)C (x32010@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)I cant let it go and I cant get through

C (x32010@1)                  G7Both (320001@1)hands, Now use both hands
        Am (x02210@1)             GOh, (320003@1)no, dont close your eyes
     C (x32010@1)     G7I (320001@1)am writing graffiti on your body
     Am (x02210@1)                  GI (320003@1)am drawing the story of
                  C (x32010@1)name="chord_320001@1">G7 Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
How hard we tried
                  C (x32010@1)name="chord_320001@1">G7 Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
How hard we tried
                  C (x32010@1)name="chord_320001@1">G7 Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
How hard we tried



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