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Chris De Burgh - Tender Hands
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G Em Am G
[Verse]
EmOh how, at the journey's end
I lie in the heat of the night
Feeling the Amheartache, wondering Emwhy
I want a Amfriend, I want a friend
To lay down beEmside me
I want a Cfriend, I want her now
Someone who Amknows what I mean when I Dsay
[Chorus]
That I need Gtender hands to hold me, 
I need Etender hands tonight
Will you Amlay them on my shoulders
Will you Glay them on my Deyes
And I need Gtender hands to take me
All the Eway to paradiseAm  
CThen, when it's Gover
I need Ctender hands to Dhold me through the Gnight
[Verse]
EmTouch me with your velvet mouth
I will give all the love that I have
Under the Ammoonlight, reaching your Emheart
Where are you Amnow, where are you now
Come out of the Emshadows
Where are you Cnow, I want you now
You know that AmI cannot always be Dstrong
[Chorus]
And I need Gtender hands to hold me
I need Etender hands tonight
Will you Amlay them on my shoulders
Will you Glay them on my Deyes
And I need Gtender hands to take me
All the Eway to paradiseAm  
CThen, when it's Gover
I need Ctender hands to Dhold me through the Gnight
[Bridge]
I am Bbonly a voice in a city of noise
Can you Chear me this time
I see the Bbstorm grow
There's a light in the Cdesert toGnight
[Chorus]
And I need Gtender hands
Give me Etender hands
Will you Amlay them on my shouldersG  
Oh Doh, give me Gtender hands to take me
All the Eway to paradiseAm  
CThen, when it's Gover
I have Ctender hands to Dhold you through the Emnight
Darling, my Ctender hands will Dhold you through the Gnight
[Outro](fade toward end)
I want your Gtender handsEm  
You have Gtender handsEm  
I want those Gtender handsEm  
GTender handsEm  

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Tender Hands

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Chris De Burgh - Tender Hands

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

G Em Am G

[Verse]

Oh how, at the journey's end

I lie in the heat of the night

Am Em

Feeling the heartache, wondering why

I want a friend, I want a friend

To lay down beside me

I want a friend, I want her now

Am D

Someone who knows what I mean when I say

[Chorus]

That I need tender hands to hold me,

I need tender hands tonight

Will you lay them on my shoulders

G D

Will you lay them on my eyes

And I need tender hands to take me

E Am

All the way to paradise

C G

Then, when it's over

C D G

I need tender hands to hold me through the night

[Verse]

Touch me with your velvet mouth

I will give all the love that I have

Am Em

Under the moonlight, reaching your heart

Where are you now, where are you now

Come out of the shadows

Where are you now, I want you now

Am D

You know that I cannot always be strong

[Chorus]

And I need tender hands to hold me

I need tender hands tonight

Will you lay them on my shoulders

G D

Will you lay them on my eyes

And I need tender hands to take me

E Am

All the way to paradise

C G

Then, when it's over

C D G

I need tender hands to hold me through the night

[Bridge]

I am only a voice in a city of noise

Can you hear me this time

I see the storm grow

C G

There's a light in the desert tonight

[Chorus]

And I need tender hands

Give me tender hands

Am G

Will you lay them on my shoulders

D G

Oh oh, give me tender hands to take me

E Am

All the way to paradise

C G

Then, when it's over

C D Em

I have tender hands to hold you through the night

C D G

Darling, my tender hands will hold you through the night

[Outro](fade toward end)

G Em

I want your tender hands

G Em

You have tender hands

G Em

I want those tender hands

G Em

Tender hands

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