The Strong Hand chords by Vance Foy

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
F                 C
January and the air is cold
         G                   Am       G         F
It's been a while since I heard my mother's tone
                     C               G
Yet I know when I need her most
      Am               G
She lends me her shoulder
   F          C                  G
Carries my grief like hidden sin
                    Am              G         F
Even through the times I wouldn't let her in
                           C                  G
Now I'll never make the same mistake ever again

Chorus:
                        Dm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
                      F             C
Of a kind-hearted mother to make a weak man
                       A7                      F
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
                                C            G
To withstand more than he can without her care


Verse 2:
F                  C
Lately I've been calling home
G                Am     G      F
Speaking to my brothers on the phone
                        C             G
And we laugh as we're looking back
Am          G
Over our shoulder
F               C                      G
Laughing 'bout games that we played to win
             Am      G         F
And how we wouldn't let each other in
                         C
How we'll never make the same mistakes
       G
Ever again


Chorus:
                        Dm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
                     F                 C
Of a kind-hearted brother to make the weak man
                    A7                     F
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
                               C            G
To withstand more than he can without his care


Bridge:
 F                              C                   G
It's hard to think there was a time when I believed I
          Am           G
Would never see a future
   F               C         G
Now I can't see anything clearer


Verse 3:
F                 C
So tonight I'm coming home
                            Am    G    F
Can't bear to think of you lying there alone
                            C              G
Stroke your hair and I'll kiss your back
               Am          G
Then right up over your shoulder
F               C                     G
Dive into your world like it's gonna end
            Am            G        F
Like I may never get the chance again
                   C                        G
Everybody needs somebody on whom they can depend


Chorus:
                       Dm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
                   F               C
Of a kind-hearted woman to make a weak man
                   A7                       F
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
                                 C          G
To withstand more than he can without her care


Chorus:
                      Dm
Sometimes it takes a little planning
                       F                 C
And whole lotta understanding to make a weak man
                    A7                    F
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
                               C           G
To withstand more than he can without her care


Outro:
Dm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand

Of a kind-hearted mother
Dm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand

Of a kind-hearted brother
Dm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand

Of a kind-hearted woman
Dm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
Dm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
Dm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
Dm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
Dm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand