• Song:

    Hand Me Downs

  • Artist:

    Indigo Girls

  • Album:

    Nomads · Indians · Sa...

Asus9  Asus9/C  G      Asus9  Asus9/C  G      Asus9  Asus9/C  G   
{intro} 
 

Asus9   Asus9/C  G          
  I've taken      so many down 
Asus9  Asus9/C                  G          
              I've helped them all to dismount 
Asus9   Asus9/C  G          
  I've followed   so many down 
Asus9  Asus9/C              G            
              I take their hand-me-downs 
 

          Am             C          G  -  D          C  - D 
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
     G   -   D            C  -  D 
And loss of love brings wholeness 
          Am             C          G  -  D          C  - D 
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
     G   -   D            C   -   Bm7     ( Asus9 ) 
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all 
    Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D    Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D 
(...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 
     G   -   D            C   -   Bm7       
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all 
 

G       G                     
  Swear you can't swim the river 
G           G                   
  I saw you running to jump in 
G             G                 
  I swore I'd never be your sinner 
G       G      Asus9  Asus9/C  G   
Till I held your sin;            Hand me down.... 
 

Asus9  Asus9/C  G      Asus9  Asus9/C  G      Asus9  Asus9/C  G   
{guitar solo} 
Asus9  Asus9/C  G      Asus9  Asus9/C  G   
{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 
     G   -   D            C   -   Bm7    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...) 
 
 
                           A  -  E          - E 
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
     A   -   E             - E 
And loss of love brings wholeness 
                           A  -  E          - E 
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness 
     A   -   E              -  E     {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 
     A   -   E              -  E         
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all 
 
 
A       A                 Esus9   Esus9 
  Swear you can't swim the river 
A           A               Esus9   Esus9 
  I saw you running to jump in 
A             A             Esus9   Esus9 
  I swore I'd never be your sinner 
A {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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