Hand Springs chords by The White Stripes

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
FF
F

Verse:
FF
I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the Red Door
FF
After an argument I started because I thought she didn't like me anymore
FF
I can't help it, sometimes I feel pitiful
FF                      C majorC
And of course, she's so young and beautiful

Instrumental:
FF C majorC FF AbAb
FF AbAb FF C majorC
FF X2

Verse:
FF
I bought us two glasses of Coke
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That's her favorite, and I wanted to make up for earlier
FF
But I dropped her glass and it broke
FF               Bb majorBb
So I just gave my glass to her

Instrumental:
FF C majorC FF AbAb

FF AbAb FF

FF X3

Verse:
FF
She laughed and so did I in our lane
FF
Then she went to the vending machine to buy a candy cane
FF                       BB       FF
But right next to that was a boy I knew with a spring in his hand
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Playing a country pinball machine called "Stand By Your Man"
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I saw him talk to her, but I stayed in my lane and played my game steady
FF                      FF            Bb majorBb
And was thinking of the day when i'd be too old to throw a ball this heavy

Instrumental:
FF X3

C majorC FF C majorC FF

Verse:
FF
But I guess I'm young now, so it's easy to knock 'em all down
FF
Then I looked and saw her say to him, "you're really hitting that ball around"
FF
And he's looking at her the way I did when i first met her
FF
I could see in his face white flowers and cups of coffee and love letters

Instrumental:
FF X3

AbAb FF

Verse:
FF
I was sorry to interrupt that game
FF
But I went and did it anyway
FF
I dropped my red bowling ball through the glass of the machine
FF
And said, "Are you quick enough to hit this ball, Mr. Clean?"
FF                            AbAb
I was scared to lose her, so I couldn't help being mean

Instrumental:
FF C majorC FF C majorC

FF X4

AbAb

Verse:
FF
And that ended both of our games
FF
I said I was sorry, but my girl left with him just the same
FF           F7F7
I thought how much I hate when love makes me act this way
FF
I was bent over a broken pinball machine in a bowling alley and I threw it all away

Instrumental:
FF X4

C majorC FF F C majorC

FF C majorC C

Outro:
FF
Well, isn't it all just a big game?
FF
Isn't it all just a big game?

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