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Hand Me Down
By The Wallflowers
I know there's another set of chords up but this version is at Capo 4 without
  all the bar chords for those of us who just play for fun.. Also, I like to
  end the song on the Bm for dramatic effect :] but he doesn't do that in
  the original
Capo 4
e|-Bm2-|
B|-3-|
G|-4-|
D|-4-|
A|-2-|
E|-2-|
  GYou won't Dever amAount Dto mucAh
  GYou won't Abe anyDoneD  A  
  GNow tell me Dwhat you were Athinking Dof Ahow could you
  Gthink you Awould be enoBmugh
** Bridge:
It's Gnot that you Ahave staBmyed too long
And it's Gnot that youA've done soBmmething wrong
It's Emnot your fault that you emGbarrass yourseAlf
** Chorus:
You're a Dhand me down
It's better when youA're not around
You feel good and loEmok like you should
But you won't ever mGake us proud
  GYou've been Dused by an Aarmy Dof kings AYou've been
  Gtouched by the Alips of a DqueenD  A  
  GNow we've all Dmade good uAse Dof you Abut you
  Gwon't be Aneeded agBmain
So why Gdon't you mAove and let soBmmeone else in
And Gmake some roAom for a neBmw harlequin
'cause you Emnever know when you'll disapGpoint us agaAin
Chorus x2
DHanAd me dBmown
G D A
Now Glook at yAou with your wBmorn out shoes
GLiving proAof evolBmution's through
We're Emstuck with you This Grevolution's doAomed
Chorus x2

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Hand Me Down

by The Wallflowers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Hand Me Down

By The Wallflowers

I know there's another set of chords up but this version is at Capo 4 without

all the bar chords for those of us who just play for fun.. Also, I like to

end the song on the Bm for dramatic effect :] but he doesn't do that in

the original

Capo 4

e|-2-|

B|-3-|

G|-4-|

D|-4-|

A|-2-|

E|-2-|

G D A D A

You won't ever amount to much

G A D D A

You won't be anyone

G D A D A

Now tell me what you were thinking of how could you

G A Bm

think you would be enough

** Bridge:

G A Bm

It's not that you have stayed too long

G A Bm

And it's not that you've done something wrong

Em G A

It's not your fault that you embarrass yourself

** Chorus:

You're a hand me down

It's better when you're not around

You feel good and look like you should

But you won't ever make us proud

G D A D A

You've been used by an army of kings You've been

G A D D A

touched by the lips of a queen

G D A D A

Now we've all made good use of you but you

G A Bm

won't be needed again

G A Bm

So why don't you move and let someone else in

G A Bm

And make some room for a new harlequin

Em G A

'cause you never know when you'll disappoint us again

Chorus x2

D A Bm

Hand me down

G D A

G A Bm

Now look at you with your worn out shoes

G A Bm

Living proof evolution's through

Em G A

We're stuck with you This revolution's doomed

Chorus x2

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