The Hand Chords

Intro Am G C G Verse 1 Am G F Every time a guy writes a song, he's a cowboy, a sailor Em Am Playing with the world in his palm like the first pioneer G F Every time he opens his mouth, it's a loud movie trailer Em Am Clipping every image and sound he thinks proves he was here Chorus Am G F a hand, a spike, a physical fight, a flash of light, a curtain Em Am a toll, a tithe, the passage of time, a height, a dive, a burden G F a girl, a night, a typical type, a siren in the water Em Am a scroll, a nod, a message from God, a son, a Holy Father

Verse 2 G F Every time a guy writes a song, he's a sailor, a cowboy Em Am Holding out the world in his palm like he made it himself G F Every time I open my mouth, I think, "Wow, what a loud noise" Em Am Still on the soapbox, just hoping I seem underwhelmed Chorus Am G F The hand, the pen, the writing again, the wind around the willow Em Am The felt, the ice, the passage of time, the melting down the window G F The now, the then, the thinking of "when," the bottle in the ocean Em Am The strike, the pause, the message from God forbid she shows emotion Interlude Am G Bridge Am This isn't rage, it's worth a mention G This is a fake internal tension F Sometimes, I spread out one opinion Em And stand on its back to gain attention Am This isn't rage, it's too specific G I like to hate symbolic limits F This is no statement, I'm complicit G This is a dream, God put me in it Chorus Am G F The hand, the pen, the writing again, the wind around the willow Em Am The felt, the ice, the passage of time, the melting down the window G F The now, the then, the thinking of "when," the siren in the water Em The strike, the pause, the message from God, does that make me His daughter? Am G F a hand, a shove, a valley, a jump, a score under the wire Outro G Am Just sweep me up, just sweep me up and take me somewhere higher G F Just sweep me up, just sweep me up and take me somewhere higher G Am Just sweep me up, just sweep me up and take me somewhere higher