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Hand in Hand– Dire Straits
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Tuning: soprano C
Dire Straits
Hand in Hand (1980)
(Knopfler)
From: "Making Movies"
The chords in the intro might as well be played as regular C and Am.
Still, Cadd9 and Asus4 is what the acoustic guitar plays there.
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CHORUS
F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|3---2---0---x---|
E|1---1---1---3---|
C|0---0---0---0---|
g|2---2---2---2---|
Hand in hand like ...
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CHORDS
g-C-E-A
Cadd9 0-2-0-3
Asus4 2-2-0-0
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Intro:
| Cadd9 | Asus4 | Cadd9 | Asus4 |
| Cadd9 | Asus4 | Cadd9 | Asus4 |
Verse:
C Am
The sky is crying the streets are full of tears
C Am
Rain come down and wash away my fears
Em
And all this writing on the wall
1 + 2 + 3 + 4
Em Am C G
Oh I can read between the lines
Verse:
C Am
Rain come down forgive this dirty town
C Am
Rain come down and give this dirty town
Em
A drink of water
Am | Am C |
A drink of wine
Chorus:
G Am F
If I been hard on you, I never chose to be
G Am F
I never wanted no one else
G Am Em Am G
I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
F G | G |
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
(= LINK)
Verse:
C Am
As you'd sleep I'd think my heart would break in two
C Am
I'd kiss your cheek I'd stop myself from waking you
Em
But in the dark you'd speak my name
1 + 2 + 3 + 4
Em Am C G
You'd say baby what's wrong ?
Verse:
C Am
Oh, here I am baby I'm coming back for more
C Am
I'm like a wave that's got to roll into the shore
Em
Yes and if my love's in vain
Am | Am C |
How come my love is so strong ?
Chorus:
G Am F
If I been hard on you, I never chose to be
G Am F
I never wanted no one else
G Am Em Am G
I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
F G | G |
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
(= LINK)
Interlude:
| D | Dsus4 D | D | Dsus4 D |
Supposed to be
Solo:
| D | % | % | D C |
| F | % | G | % | % | % |
Verse:
C Am
Now you and me go parallel together and apart
C Am
And you keep your perfect distance and it's tearing at my heart
Em
Did you never feel the distance
Em Am C G/D G
Did you never try to cross the line
Verse:
C Am
'Cause it's another dirty river and another dirty scar
C Am
And I don't know who's kissing you and I don't know where you are
Em
So far from home
Am | Am C |
Don’t you think of me sometime
Chorus:
G Am F
If I been hard on you, I never chose to be
G Am F
I never wanted no one else
G Am Em Am G
I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
F G | G F C |
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
(= LINK)
Chorus:
G Am F
If I been hard on you, I never chose to be
G Am F
I never wanted no one else
G Am Em Am G
I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
F G | Gsus4 G |
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
(= LINK)
Interlude:
| G | % | % | % |
| C | Am | C | Am |
Outro:
C Am
Well, sky is crying see the streets are full of tears
C Am
Rain come down and wash away my fears
Em
And all this writing on the wall
Em | Am | % | % | Am
Oh I can read between the lines (ritardando)
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