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[Intro]
   C     Gsus4     Am     Gx2
I am Cwalking out Gsus4in the rain
And I am Amlistening to the low moan of the Gdial tone again
And I am Cgetting Gsus4nowhere with you
And I Amcan't let it go and I Gsus4can't geCt thGrough
The Cold woman behind the Gsus4pink curtain
And the Amclosed door on the Gfirst floor
She's Clistening through the airshaftGsus4  
 AmTo see how long our Gswan song can last
And use Cboth hands, now use Gsus4both hands
Oh no, Amdon't close your Geyes
I am Cwriting Gsus4graffiti on your body
I am Amdrawing the story ofG  
How hard we trieCdGsus4  Am  G  
How hard we trieCdGsus4  Am  G  
And I am Cwatching your chest Gsus4rise and fall
Like the Amtides of my life and the Grest of it all
And your Cbones have been my bedframe
And your Gsus4flesh has been my pillow
I've been Amwaiting for sleep to Goffer up the deep
With Cboth handsGsus4  Am  
GAh-h-h-ah, with Cboth handsGsus4  Am  G  
And Cin each others shadow we grew Gsus4less and less tall
And eAmventually our theories couldn't exGplain it all
And I'm reCcording our history now Gsus4on the bedroom wall
And Amwhen we leave the landlord will come Gand paint over it all
And I am Cwalking out Gsus4in the rain
And I am Amlistening to the low moan of the Gdial tone again
And I am Cgetting Gsus4nowhere with you
And I Amcan't let it go and I Gsus4can't get CthrGough
And Cboth hands, please use Gsus4both hands
Oh no, Amdon't close your eGyes
I am Cwriting Gsus4graffiti on your body
I am Amdrawing the story ofG  
How hard we trieCdGsus4  Am  G  
How hard we trieCdGsus4  Am  G  
How hard we trieCdGsus4  Am  G  

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Both Hands

by Ani DiFranco

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Gsus4

[Intro]

C Gsus4 Am G

C Gsus4

I am walking out in the rain

Am G

And I am listening to the low moan of the dial tone again

C Gsus4

And I am getting nowhere with you

Am Gsus4 C G

And I can't let it go and I can't get through

C Gsus4

The old woman behind the pink curtain

Am G

And the closed door on the first floor

C Gsus4

She's listening through the airshaft

Am G

To see how long our swan song can last

C Gsus4

And use both hands, now use both hands

Am G

Oh no, don't close your eyes

C Gsus4

I am writing graffiti on your body

Am G

I am drawing the story of

C Gsus4 Am G

How hard we tried

C Gsus4 Am G

How hard we tried

C Gsus4

And I am watching your chest rise and fall

Am G

Like the tides of my life and the rest of it all

And your bones have been my bedframe

Gsus4

And your flesh has been my pillow

Am G

I've been waiting for sleep to offer up the deep

C Gsus4 Am

With both hands

G C Gsus4 Am G

Ah-h-h-ah, with both hands

C Gsus4

And in each others shadow we grew less and less tall

Am G

And eventually our theories couldn't explain it all

C Gsus4

And I'm recording our history now on the bedroom wall

Am G

And when we leave the landlord will come and paint over it all

C Gsus4

And I am walking out in the rain

Am G

And I am listening to the low moan of the dial tone again

C Gsus4

And I am getting nowhere with you

Am Gsus4 C G

And I can't let it go and I can't get through

C Gsus4

And both hands, please use both hands

Am G

Oh no, don't close your eyes

C Gsus4

I am writing graffiti on your body

Am G

I am drawing the story of

C Gsus4 Am G

How hard we tried

C Gsus4 Am G

How hard we tried

C Gsus4 Am G

How hard we tried

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