Chords with lyrics
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Hand in Hand– Dire Straits
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Tuning: soprano C majorC
Dire Straits
Hand in Hand (1980)
(Knopfler)
From: "Making Movies"
The chords in the intro might as well be played as regular C majorC and Am.
Still, Cadd9Cadd9 and Asus4Asus4 is what the acoustic guitar plays there.
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CHORUS
FF
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A augmentedA|3---2---0---x---|
E MajorE|1---1---1---3---|
C majorC|0---0---0---0---|
g|2---2---2---2---|
Hand in hand like ...
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CHORDS
g-C-E-A
Cadd9Cadd9 0-2-0-3
Asus4Asus4 2-2-0-0
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Intro:
| Cadd9Cadd9 | Asus4Asus4 | Cadd9Cadd9 | Asus4Asus4 |
| Cadd9Cadd9 | Asus4Asus4 | Cadd9Cadd9 | Asus4Asus4 |
Verse:
C majorC A minorAm
The sky is crying the streets are full of tears
C majorC A minorAm
Rain come down and wash away my fears
E minorEm
And all this writing on the wall
1 + 2 + 3 + 4
E minorEm A minorAm C majorC G+G
Oh I can read between the lines
Verse:
C majorC A minorAm
Rain come down forgive this dirty town
C majorC A minorAm
Rain come down and give this dirty town
E minorEm
A augmentedA drink of water
A minorAm | A minorAm C majorC |
A augmentedA drink of wine
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm FF
If I been hard on you, I never chose to be
G+G A minorAm FF
I never wanted no one else
G+G A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm G+G
I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
FF G+G | G+G |
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
(= LINK)
Verse:
C majorC A minorAm
As you'd sleep I'd think my heart would break in two
C majorC A minorAm
I'd kiss your cheek I'd stop myself from waking you
E minorEm
But in the dark you'd speak my name
1 + 2 + 3 + 4
E minorEm A minorAm C majorC G+G
You'd say baby what's wrong ?
Verse:
C majorC A minorAm
Oh, here I am baby I'm coming back for more
C majorC A minorAm
I'm like a wave that's got to roll into the shore
E minorEm
Yes and if my love's in vain
A minorAm | A minorAm C majorC |
How come my love is so strong ?
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm FF
If I been hard on you, I never chose to be
G+G A minorAm FF
I never wanted no one else
G+G A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm G+G
I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
FF G+G | G+G |
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
(= LINK)
Interlude:
| D MajorD | Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD | D MajorD | Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD |
Supposed to be
Solo:
| D MajorD | % | % | D MajorD C majorC |
| FF | % | G+G | % | % | % |
Verse:
C majorC A minorAm
Now you and me go parallel together and apart
C majorC A minorAm
And you keep your perfect distance and it's tearing at my heart
E minorEm
Did you never feel the distance
E minorEm A minorAm C majorC G/DG/D G+G
Did you never try to cross the line
Verse:
C majorC A minorAm
'Cause it's another dirty river and another dirty scar
C majorC A minorAm
And I don't know who's kissing you and I don't know where you are
E minorEm
So far from home
A minorAm | A minorAm C majorC |
Don’t you think of me sometime
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm FF
If I been hard on you, I never chose to be
G+G A minorAm FF
I never wanted no one else
G+G A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm G+G
I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
FF G+G | G+G FF C majorC |
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
(= LINK)
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm FF
If I been hard on you, I never chose to be
G+G A minorAm FF
I never wanted no one else
G+G A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm G+G
I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
FF G+G | Gsus4Gsus4 G+G |
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
(= LINK)
Interlude:
| G+G | % | % | % |
| C majorC | A minorAm | C majorC | A minorAm |
Outro:
C majorC A minorAm
Well, sky is crying see the streets are full of tears
C majorC A minorAm
Rain come down and wash away my fears
E minorEm
And all this writing on the wall
E minorEm | A minorAm | % | % | A minorAm
Oh I can read between the lines (ritardando)