Place Your Hand Tab by Melissa Etheridge
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Subject: TAB: "Place Your Hand" (Melissa Etheridge)
To: jamesb@nevada.edu
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 93 15:41:37 CST
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]
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[I'd appreciate it if you would archive this.]
This song is from Melissa Etheridge's "Never Enough" album and is
played moderately slow on an acoustic 12-string. However, if you
don't have a 12-string (either) six will do! :o]
- Jim
Place Your Hand (Melissa Etheridge)
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E Esus E Esus
e --------0-----------0-----0-------+-------0---------------------------|
B ----------0-----------0-----0---0-+---------0---------0-0-------------|
G --------------2---------2-----2-2-+-----1-----------2-----------------|
D --2---2---------2-2---------------+---2-------2---2-------------------|
A ----2-------2---------------------+-------------2---------------------|
E ----------------------------------+-0---------------------------------|
I've an
E Esus E Esus
e ----------0---0-----0-----0---0---+-----------0-------------0---------|
B --------0---0---0-----0-----0---0-+---------0---0-----0-------0-------|
G ------1-----------2-----2---------+-------1-------1---2---2-------2---|
D --2-------------------------------+-2---2-----------2-----------2-----|
A ----2-----------------------------+---2-------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------+-----------------------------------|
image in my pocket of some dark demon
[2] fragments of possessions shards of past relations
[3] Sometimes I think it's easy too easy for the living
E Esus E Esus
e -------------0-----------0---0----+-----------------0-----------------|
B -----0---0-----0-------0---0---0--+-------0-------------0---0---0-----|
G -------------------2--------------+-----1---1---2---------2---2---1---|
D -------------------2--------------+-2-----------------2---------------|
A ---2---2---2----------------------+---2-------2---2-------------2-----|
E -0--------------------------------+-----------------------------------|
that temptation brought to life, and it
splintering my skin. A fear
to receive the promised land. Can flesh
E Esus E Esus
e -------------------0-----0---0----+-------------------0-0-------------|
B ---------0-----0-----0-----0---0--+-------0---------0-----0---0---0---|
G -------1---1-2---------2----------+-----1---1---------------2---2-----|
D -----2----------------------------+-2-----------2---------------------|
A ---2---------2--------------------+-----------------------------2-----|
E -0--------------------------------+-----------------------------------|
chokes all of my breath out. I'm scratching and screaming
so black and hollow, It can suffocate creation
provide the answer, the reason for sensation?
E Esus E Esus
e -------------------0---------0----+-----------------------------------|
B -------0---0---------0-----0---0--+-----0-------0---0-----------------|
G ---------1-------------2----------+-------1-------1-2-----------------|
D -----2---------2---------2--------+-2---------2-----------------------|
A ---2---------2--------------------+---2-------------------------------|
E -0--------------------------------+---------0---------------------0---|
till morning comes tonight (to Chorus)
and refuse to let you in (to Chorus)
Justify your hand. (to Coda)
CHORUS
A(2)
e ---------0---0-----------0--------+---------0---------------0---0-----|
B -------0---0---0-------0---0---0--+-------0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
G -----2---------------2-------2----+-----2---------------2-------------|
D ---2---------------2--------------+---2---------2-----2---------------|
A -0---------------0----------------+-0---------------0-----------------|
E ----------------------------------+-----------------------------------|
Place your hand, my bod- y will decide.
E Esus E Esus
e -------0---0-------0-----0--------+-------0-----------0-----0---0-----|
B ---------0-----0-----0-----0---0--+---------0-----------0-----0---0---|
G -----1-------2---------------2----+-----1-------2---------------------|
D -----------------2-----2----------+---2-------2---2-2-----2-----------|
A ---2------------------------------+-----------------------------------|
E -0--------------------------------+-0---------------------------------|
A(2) G (to CODA)
e ---------0---------------0--------+---------0---0---3-----------------|
B -------0---0-----------0---0------+-------0---0-----0-----------------|
G -----2---------2-----2---------2--+-----2---------0-0-----------------|
D ---2---------2-----2---------2----+---2-------------------------------|
A -0---------------0----------------+-0---------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------+-----------------------------------|
Place your hand, my anger will subside.
(1) E Esus E Esus
e -------0---0-----0-------0--------+-------0-----------0-----0---0-----|
B -----0---0-----------0-----0------+-------------0-------0-----0---0---|
G -------------2---------2-------2--+-----1---1-----2-------2-----------|
D -2-----------------2---------2----+---2-------2-----2-----------------|
A ----------------------------------+-----------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------+-0---------------------------------|
There are (to [2])
(2) E Esus E Esus E7
e -----------------------------0----+-----------------------------0-0---|
B -------0-0---------0-----0--------+---------0---0-----0-----0---0-0---|
G -----1-----1---2-----2-----2---2--+-----1---------2-----2-----2-1-1---|
D ---2---------2---2-----2----------+-------2---2-----2-----2-----0-0---|
A ----------------------------------+---2-------------------------2-2---|
E -0--------------------------------+-0---------------------------0-0---|
And they (to [bridge])
BRIDGE:
e -0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-0--+-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-0---|
B -3---3---3-----3-----3-----3-3-3--+-3---3---3-----3-----3-----3-3-3---|
G -1---------1-----1-----1-----1-1--+-1---------1-----1-----1-----1-1---|
D -0---------------------------0-0--+-0---------------------------0-0---|
A -2---------------------------2-2--+-2---------------------------2-2---|
E -0---------------------------0-0--+-0---------------------------0-0---|
speak to me like prophets in my dreams,
e -0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-0--+-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-0---|
B -3---3---3-----3-----3-----3-3-3--+-3---3---3-----3-----3-----3-3-3---|
G -1---------1-----1-----1-----1-1--+-1---------1-----1-----1-----1-1---|
D -0---------------------------0-0--+-0---------------------------0-0---|
A -2---------------------------2-2--+-2---------------------------2-2---|
E -0---------------------------0-0--+-0---------------------------0-0---|
speak to me like prophets in my dreams,
E Am
e -0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-0--+-------0---------------------------|
B -3---3---3-----3-----3-----3-3-3--+---------0---1-----1-----1---------|
G -1---------1-----1-----1-----1-1--+-----1-----2---2-----2-----2---2---|
D -0---------------------------0-0--+-2---------------------2-----2-2---|
A -2---------------------------2-2--+-2---------------0-----------------|
E -0---------------------------0-0--+-0---------------------------------|
shouting like prophets in my dreams
E Am E Esus
e -------0-----------0--------------+---0---------------------------0---|
B -----0---0---1-------1---1---0----+-----0---0---0-------0---------0---|
G ---1-------1---2-------2---2---2--+-------1---1---2---2---2---2---2---|
D -2---------------2----------------+-2---------------2-------2-----2---|
A -2--------------------------------+-2---------------------------2-----|
E -0--------------------------------+-0---------------------------------|
E Esus
e ---0-------------------------0----+
B -----0---0---0-------0-----0---0--+
G -------1---1---2---2---2----------+
D -2---------------2-------2--------+
A -2--------------------------------+
E -0--------------------------------+
Sometimes (to [3])
CODA:
E Esus
e ---------0-----------0------------+
B -----------0---0---------0--------+
G -----------------2-2---2---2------+
D -2-----------2--------------------+
A ---2---2--------------------------+
E -----0----------------------------+
Chords:
E: 022100 Esus: 022200 A(2): x02200
E7: 020100 Am: x02210 G: 320003
