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Basic Structure Of This 12 String Gem From Paul Westerberg.  
Given My Limited Skills, I Pick It Like The Intro To “unsatisfied”.  
I Have No Idea What Tuning He Is Using On The Recording.
For Variations The Verse Chord Progression, I Sometimes Replace:
C ---> C With A G Note (pinky On 3rd Fret Of High E String)
First G ----> Gsus4
[Intro]
|  C|  G|  Am7|  G|
[Verse 1]
CI attended GTy Cobb’s funAm7eralG  
CAnd managed to Gfind a Am7seatG  
CThen I went out Gdancing with my Miss Am7GarboG  
CTried my best to not Gstep on her Am7feetG  
And the Cstaircase Gis a mountAm7ainG  
And the Cwindow Gis a cAm7liffG  
In the Cmorning Gthe weather found Am7themG  
AmBoth my hands were Amco-ooooooFold…………F……and
CStiff. Till I Emput ’em togFetherG  
[Chorus]
      CI Emknow that’s FrightG  
CPut my Emhands togFetherG  
AmDon’t know how, grab the Amnearest pair…F……………and hoFooold on
CtightG  Am7  G  
[Verse 2]
I had CbreakfasGt with a cigAm7aretteG  
CMust have Geaten befAm7oreG  
  CHe kept Gsquirming from my Am7fingersG  
  CInsisted on Grolling on the Am7floorG  
AmDinner with a Amcup of coffee that Flikes to be Fcalled a
Cmug.        Em      Fhe was Gmore comfortable on the
[Chorus]
CRug.     EmPut your hands toFgetherG  
   CI kEmnow it’s rFightG  
   CPut your Emhands toFgetherG  
AmDon’t know how then Amgrab the nearest Fone and hFold on
  CtightG  Am7  G  
[Verse 3]
The CTV Gis furious Am7at meG  
CFor not watching Git at all toAm7dayG  
The Cnewspaper gets Golder every Am7minuteG  
CWe have so much in Gcommon he’s gonna Am7stayG  
The Amstaircase is a Amwindow.  FUmmmmmmmmmF, Here we
CgoC  F  G  
And the FeveninFg crept out backwGardsG  
    FMakes his Fusual excGuseG  
    FAs the nFight loves to Gfall HardG  
When it’s only Cyou.            G     Am(I Love You BabyG, I Love You Baby)
CGive my regGards to midnAm7ightG  
CTell him he ain’t Gchanged a Am7bitG  
    CLong, Gtall, dark and Am7handsomeG  
   AmStill Amlonely as Fshit
    C(I Love You BabyG, I Love You Baby)Am7  G  
And the Cmusic Gon my raAm7dioG  
It’s not CwelcGome in my Am7roomG  
And the CpillGows are exhAm7austedG  
To Chold my Ghead again so Am7soonG  
The CdreamGs I had beAm7foreG  
Are Cnow too borGed to even show Am7upG  
And the CblanketGs are emAm7barrassedG  
It’s Amonly Amme Fthat they Fcover
Cup. EmPut your hands toFgetherG  
   CIt’s what I Emneed toFnightG  
[Chorus]
CPut your Emhands toFgetherG  
AmDon’t know how, Amgrab the nearest one and Fhold on with Fall your
Cmight.  EmHands toFgetherG  
CHmmmmmmmEmmmmmmmmmF  G  
CPut your Emhands toFgetherG  
AmDon’t know how, Amgrab the nearest one Fand hold Fon
CTight    (I Miss You GBaby, I Miss You Am7Baby)G  
         (I’ll Hold You Baby, I’ll Hold You Baby)
         (I Love You Baby, I Love You Baby)

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Hands Together

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Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Basic Structure Of This 12 String Gem From Paul Westerberg.

Given My Limited Skills, I Pick It Like The Intro To “unsatisfied”.

I Have No Idea What Tuning He Is Using On The Recording.

For Variations The Verse Chord Progression, I Sometimes Replace:

C ---> C With A G Note (pinky On 3rd Fret Of High E String)

First G ----> Gsus4

[Intro]

C G Am7 G

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

C G Am7 G

I attended Ty Cobb’s funeral

C G Am7 G

And managed to find a seat

C G Am7 G

Then I went out dancing with my Miss Garbo

C G Am7 G

Tried my best to not step on her feet

C G Am7 G

And the staircase is a mountain

C G Am7 G

And the window is a cliff

C G Am7 G

In the morning the weather found them

Am Am F F

Both my hands were co-ooooooold………………and

C Em F G

Stiff. Till I put ’em together

[Chorus]

C Em F G

I know that’s right

C Em F G

Put my hands together

Am Am F F

Don’t know how, grab the nearest pair………………and hoooold on

C G Am7 G

tight

[Verse 2]

C G Am7 G

I had breakfast with a cigarette

C G Am7 G

Must have eaten before

C G Am7 G

He kept squirming from my fingers

C G Am7 G

Insisted on rolling on the floor

Am Am F F

Dinner with a cup of coffee that likes to be called a

C Em F G

mug. he was more comfortable on the

[Chorus]

C Em F G

Rug. Put your hands together

C Em F G

I know it’s right

C Em F G

Put your hands together

Am Am F F

Don’t know how then grab the nearest one and hold on

C G Am7 G

tight

[Verse 3]

C G Am7 G

The TV is furious at me

C G Am7 G

For not watching it at all today

C G Am7 G

The newspaper gets older every minute

C G Am7 G

We have so much in common he’s gonna stay

Am Am F F

The staircase is a window. Ummmmmmmmm, Here we

C C F G

F F G G

And the evening crept out backwards

F F G G

Makes his usual excuse

F F G G

As the night loves to fall Hard

C G Am G

When it’s only you. (I Love You Baby, I Love You Baby)

C G Am7 G

Give my regards to midnight

C G Am7 G

Tell him he ain’t changed a bit

C G Am7 G

Long, tall, dark and handsome

Am Am F

Still lonely as shit

C G Am7 G

(I Love You Baby, I Love You Baby)

C G Am7 G

And the music on my radio

C G Am7 G

It’s not welcome in my room

C G Am7 G

And the pillows are exhausted

C G Am7 G

To hold my head again so soon

C G Am7 G

The dreams I had before

C G Am7 G

Are now too bored to even show up

C G Am7 G

And the blankets are embarrassed

Am Am F F

It’s only me that they cover

C Em F G

up. Put your hands together

C Em F G

It’s what I need tonight

[Chorus]

C Em F G

Put your hands together

Am Am F F

Don’t know how, grab the nearest one and hold on with all your

C Em F G

might. Hands together

C Em F G

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

C Em F G

Put your hands together

Am Am F F

Don’t know how, grab the nearest one and hold on

C G Am7 G

Tight (I Miss You Baby, I Miss You Baby)

(I’ll Hold You Baby, I’ll Hold You Baby)

(I Love You Baby, I Love You Baby)

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