band: the White Stripes               
song: Hand Springs 
as heard on: the White Stripes (White Blood Cells) DVD
written by: Jack White
tabbed by: Jose Calderon               

Standard Tuning (E A D G B e)
.= palm mute


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Song starts...:

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A--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|     
E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|     
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I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the red door
after and argument I started cause I thought she didn’t like me anymore
I cant help it sometimes I feel pitiful
and of course she’s so young and beautiful

CHORUS:
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G--------------------------|(x4) -----------|(x1) 
D--7--8--9-----5--5--2-----|     --5--5--2--|     
A--7--8--9-----5--5--2-----|     --5--5--2--|     
E--5--6--7-----3--3--0-----|     --3--3--0--|     


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VERSE

bought us two glasses of coke
that’s her favorite and I wanted to make up for earlier
But I dropped her glass and it broke
so I just gave my glass to her

CHORUS

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VERSE

She laughed and so did I in our lane
then she went to the vending machine to buy a candy cane
but next to that was a boy I knew with a spring in his hand
playing a country pinball machine called "stand by your man"
I saw him talk to her but I stayed in my lane and played steady
and was thinking of a day when Id be too old to throw a ball this heavy

CHORUS

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VERSE

But I guess I’m young now so Its easier to knock ‘em all down
Then I look and saw her say to him "you’re really Hittin’ that ball around"
And he’s lookin’ at her the way I did when I first met her
I can see in his face white Flowers, Cups of Coffee, and love letters.

CHORUS

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VERSE (this time only x6)

I was sorry to interrupt their game but I went and did it anyway.
I dropped my red bowling ball through the glass of his machine
and I said "are you quick enough to hit this ball Mr. Clean?"
I was scared to lose her so I couldn’t help being mean.

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VERSE (this time only x6)

And that ended both our games
I said I was sorry but my girl left with him just the same
I thought how much I hate when love makes me act this way
I was bent over a broken pinball machine in a bowling alley and I threw it all away.


END CHORUS:

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A--7--8--9-----5--6--7-----|     
E--5--6--7-----------------|     

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G-----------6--7--8--9-----|(x7) 
D--7--8--9--6--7--8--9-----|     
A--7--8--9--4--5--6--7-----|     
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D--5--5--2-----------------|     
A--5--5--2-----------------|     
E--3--3--0-----------------|     
 
...song ends.
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