{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":637173,"song":"Taking Your Life In Your Hands","artist":"John Cale","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11575722-taking-your-life-in-your-hands-chords-by-john-cale/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/637173?type=chord","rating":0.03742,"votes":0,"content":"Intro:  [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]D#[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]D#[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch]  [ch]D#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D#[/ch]                   [ch]Cm[/ch]      [ch]G#7[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThe children are all leaving school today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D#[/ch]               [ch]F7[/ch]                  /[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nMama said, don't worry, I'll be back one day[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]          [ch]Cm[/ch]      [ch]G#7[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]   \r\nThe blue men in uniform smiled and waved goodbye[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D#[/ch]      [ch]F7[/ch]                    /[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    Intro  \r\nShe was hiding those tears in her eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D#[/ch]          [ch]Cm[/ch]             [ch]G#7[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nRoll up the history books, burn the chairs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D#[/ch]          [ch]F7[/ch]                 /[ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSet fire to anything, set fire to the air[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]                  [ch]Fm[/ch]  \r\nThey're riding to begin and running at the end[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Gm[/ch]                       [ch]Fm[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n'Cause mama said, you take your life in your hands[/tab]\r\n\r\nTaking your life, your life in your hands\r\nBut don't take your life in your hands like I did\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Cm[/ch]  \r\nI don't feel so bad, and always look forward with hope[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\t\t\t\t\t    [ch]D#[/ch]      Intro \r\nForward and hope that the children will always be there[/tab]\r\n\r\nCancel the day, cancel the night\r\nCancel the day, cancel the night\r\n'Cause who could be watching when she steals and runs away\r\nFull of hysterical laughter, and say\r\n\r\nMama, mama, I've left school today\r\nI hope I get to see you in that funny school far away\r\nBut those gentle men in blue, and those in grey\r\nSay I'll never, never see mama again\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]D#[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch] \r\n'Cause she took those lives in her hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D#[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYes, she took all those lives in her hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D#[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYes, she took those lives in her hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]\t\t\t\t\t\t  [ch]D#[/ch]   \r\nBut let me wonder, what was there left in those hands?[/tab]\r","plain_text":"Intro:  G# Gm D#  G# Gm D#  Gm  G#  D#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTaking your life, your life in your hands\nBut don't take your life in your hands like I did\n\n\n\nCancel the day, cancel the night\nCancel the day, cancel the night\n'Cause who could be watching when she steals and runs away\nFull of hysterical laughter, and say\n\nMama, mama, I've left school today\nI hope I get to see you in that funny school far away\nBut those gentle men in blue, and those in grey\nSay I'll never, never see mama again","chords":["G#","Gm","D#","Cm","G#7","Bb","F7","A","Fm","Am","Bm","C","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"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]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}