• Song:

    Hand On An Anchor

  • Artist:

    Fur Patrol

  • Album:

    Long Distance Runner

An interesting song. The chords seem to be a standard 3 chord repeating pattern,
given colour by subtle rhythm variations.  The chords are first.  I've added notes 
for the rhythm patterns after.


Bm (x24432@1)            Em (022000@1)       Asus4 (x02230@1)         Bm (x24432@1) We came home early hoping to catch you unaware
Bm (x24432@1)        Em (022000@1)              Asus4 (x02230@1)        Bm (x24432@1) A little cautious but we've always had too much care

 Bm (x24432@1)      EmHand (022000@1)on an anchor
  Asus4 (x02230@1)        BmA (x24432@1)weight on the world
 Bm (x24432@1)      Em (022000@1)      Asus4Hand (x02230@1)on an anchor

Bm (x24432@1)              Em (022000@1)         Asus4 (x02230@1)             Bm (x24432@1) You've been so tired lately, your skin takes you nowhere
Bm (x24432@1)        Em (022000@1)            Asus4 (x02230@1)        Bm (x24432@1) We wonder what it is keeps you awake and out there

 Bm (x24432@1)      EmHand (022000@1)on an anchor
  Asus4 (x02230@1)        BmA (x24432@1)weight on the world
 Bm (x24432@1)      EmHand (022000@1)on an anchor
     Asus4 (x02230@1)    BmYour (x24432@1)weight in gold
 Bm (x24432@1)      Em (022000@1)    Asus4 (x02230@1)   Bm (x24432@1)   EmHand (022000@1)on an anchor
     Asus4Your (x02230@1)weight in gold

Bm (x24432@1)        Em (022000@1)         Asus4 (x02230@1)            Bm (x24432@1) Your optimism called to say it's out till Sunday
Bm (x24432@1)         Em (022000@1)             Asus4 (x02230@1)          Bm (x24432@1) Your disappointment shuffles off to meet you half way
Bm (x24432@1)          Em (022000@1)             Asus4 (x02230@1) Somewhere along the line you fall

 Bm (x24432@1)      EmHand (022000@1)on an anchor
  Asus4 (x02230@1)        BmA (x24432@1)weight on the world
 Bm (x24432@1)      EmHand (022000@1)on an anchor
     Asus4 (x02230@1)    BmYour (x24432@1)weight in gold

 Bm (x24432@1)      EmHand (022000@1)on an anchor
  Asus4 (x02230@1)        BmA (x24432@1)weight on the world
 Bm (x24432@1)      EmHand (022000@1)on an anchor
     Asus4 (x02230@1)    Bm (x24432@1)   Em (022000@1)   Asus4Your (x02230@1)weight in gold

Bm (x24432@1)    Bm (x24432@1)          Em (022000@1) Your weight on the world
     Asus4Your (x02230@1)weight in gold


Here are the various rhythm patterns played by the guitar as best I am work them out.
D = downstroke
U = upstroke
x = damped stroke


[Pattern 1]
(verse 1 and chorus 1; verse 2; chorus 4 - mixed with pattern 2; the final tag)

|1   2   3   4   |
|D U - U - U - - |
|  x       x     |


[Pattern 2]
(chorus 2a; chorus 4 - mixed with pattern 1)

|1   2   3   4   |
|D U - U DU (xx0232@1)- D| (xx0232@1)|  x       x     |


[Pattern 3]
(chorus 2b, through to the start of verse 3)

|Bm              |Em              |	
|1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |
|D U - U DU (xx0232@1)- - |D U - U DU (xx0232@1)- - |
|hand     on  an |anchor...       |

|Asus4           |Bm              |
|1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |
|D U - U DU (xx0232@1)- - |D U - U DU (xx0232@1)- - |

|Bm              |    Em (022000@1)        |Asus4
|1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |
|D - - U - - D- (xx0232@1)|- U D- (xx0232@1)D- (xx0232@1)- - |D               |
|x     x     x   |    x           |
|                |        ...your |weight...


[Pattern 4]
(verse 3, chorus 3)

|1   2   3   4   |
|D U - U D- (xx0232@1)D- (xx0232@1)|
|  x     x   x   |


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