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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1708989,"song":"Hands","artist":"Phil Ochs","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11360026-hands-chords-by-phil-ochs/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1708989?type=chord","rating":0.07328,"votes":0,"content":"Hands\r\n\r\nBy Phil Ochs, Arrangements & lyric changes by Jim Glover\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've seen the hands of laborers that lifted all the loads[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the granite stuck to their fingers as they dug the canals and the roads[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNow they're cleared and the bridges span[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe river paused for a power dam[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd now the hand of the laborer is reaching out to you[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh the hands hands hands that worked to build land, land, your land[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe labor of the woman and the man workin' with their hands[/tab]\r\n\r\nHands, hands, hands a-workin' with their hands\r\n\r\nI've seen the hands of the miners digging out the coal.\r\nThe black dust stuck to their fingers as they lived their life in a hole.\r\nThe rocks they're still under the ground, and now their mine is a-closin'\r\ndown.\r\nAnd now the hand of the miner is reaching out to you. (Chorus)\r\n\r\nWell I've seen the hands of the lumberjacks; forests swaying in the breeze.\r\nAnd the splinters stuck to their fingers as lumber was torn from the trees.\r\nAnd the wood that came from the timber tall built your buildings from\r\nwall to wall.\r\nAnd now the hand of the lumberjack is reaching out to you.\r\n\r\nAnd I've seen the hands of the farmers plowin' across the fields.\r\nAnd the topsoil stuck to their fingers as the land was split by the steel.\r\nJust growing all they could grow, to fill your tables row after row.\r\nAnd now the hand of the farmer is reaching out to you.\r\n\r\nOh the hands, hands, hands were working on the land, your land.\r\nThe labor of the woman and the man working with their hands.\r\nHands, hands, working with their hands.\r\n\r\nNotes:\r\n\r\nThis song and the following commentary was pubished in SingOut magazine.\r\n\r\n\"Hands\" comes to these pages through Sonny Ochs, Phil's sister. A friend of hers, Peter\r\nBenson, gave her a tape of Phil's concert at the Gaslight in New York City on June 3,\r\n1964. It,along with about 13 other songs rediscovered in a similar fashion, was never \r\nrecorded by Phil. Jim Glover, of Middlebury, Ct, transcribed this song and is working on the\r\nremaining songs. Upon transcribing this song Jim recalled being there that evening. Jim \r\nwrites: \"The only thing that bothered me about the song, when I first heard it at the \r\nGaslight and later when I listened to the tape, was that it never mentined or gave credit\r\nto women while it told the story of the people who built America. So, I changed the lyrics\r\naccordingly...it's been getting wonderful reactions from live audences.\" Once again, we \r\nhave the folk process in action. A song that makes a valid statement, and appeals to a \r\nwide audience, can remain relevant for years without losing its original impact. We are planning\r\nto publish more of Phil's previously unreleased material in the future; but if you \r\ncan't wait, the December, 1983 issue of Broadside contains a whole body of work by and about\r\nPhil--songs, letter, articles, etc.\r\n\r\nCopyright 1983\r","plain_text":"Hands\n\nBy Phil Ochs, Arrangements & lyric changes by Jim Glover\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\nHands, hands, hands a-workin' with their hands\n\nI've seen the hands of the miners digging out the coal.\nThe black dust stuck to their fingers as they lived their life in a hole.\nThe rocks they're still under the ground, and now their mine is a-closin'\ndown.\nAnd now the hand of the miner is reaching out to you. (Chorus)\n\nWell I've seen the hands of the lumberjacks; forests swaying in the breeze.\nAnd the splinters stuck to their fingers as lumber was torn from the trees.\nAnd the wood that came from the timber tall built your buildings from\nwall to wall.\nAnd now the hand of the lumberjack is reaching out to you.\n\nAnd I've seen the hands of the farmers plowin' across the fields.\nAnd the topsoil stuck to their fingers as the land was split by the steel.\nJust growing all they could grow, to fill your tables row after row.\nAnd now the hand of the farmer is reaching out to you.\n\nOh the hands, hands, hands were working on the land, your land.\nThe labor of the woman and the man working with their hands.\nHands, hands, working with their hands.\n\nNotes:\n\nThis song and the following commentary was pubished in SingOut magazine.\n\n\"Hands\" comes to these pages through Sonny Ochs, Phil's sister. A friend of hers, Peter\nBenson, gave her a tape of Phil's concert at the Gaslight in New York City on June 3,\n1964. It,along with about 13 other songs rediscovered in a similar fashion, was never \nrecorded by Phil. Jim Glover, of Middlebury, Ct, transcribed this song and is working on the\nremaining songs. Upon transcribing this song Jim recalled being there that evening. Jim \nwrites: \"The only thing that bothered me about the song, when I first heard it at the \nGaslight and later when I listened to the tape, was that it never mentined or gave credit\nto women while it told the story of the people who built America. So, I changed the lyrics\naccordingly...it's been getting wonderful reactions from live audences.\" Once again, we \nhave the folk process in action. A song that makes a valid statement, and appeals to a \nwide audience, can remain relevant for years without losing its original impact. We are planning\nto publish more of Phil's previously unreleased material in the future; but if you \ncan't wait, the December, 1983 issue of Broadside contains a whole body of work by and about\nPhil--songs, letter, articles, etc.\n\nCopyright 1983","chords":["G","Bm","C","D","Em","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}