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                         My Sister's Tiny Hands - Andrew Bird
                            Written by The Handsome Family
                        Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of
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CAPO 3
The song uses a slight variation on travis picking. I'll start by tabbing out the fingerpicking pattern, 
but I'll write out the majority with just chords. You can either strum or continue fingerpicking.
        INTRO
e|-Am-----0-----------0------C-------G/B--------Am-------------G----------------------|
B|--1-------------1---------1---1--0---0--1------1---1--0---0--0----0--------|
G|----2---2-----2-----2-------2------0-------------2------0------------------|
D|--2--2-0------2--2-0------2--2---0--0---2------2--2---0--0--0----0---------|
A|-0-0--0------0-0--0--0-2-3-3----2-2----0------0-0-------------0h2----------|
E|---------0-3------------------------------0-3--------3-3---3---------------|
e|-Am--------------F-----1------C--G/B-----Am-----------G--------------Am----------------|
B|--1------1------1-----1-1----1--0----1--1-----0---0---------1-----1--------|
G|------------------2-------2---------2-----2-----0---0----0-----------------|
D|--2------2------3--3-3---3---2--0--2----2--2--0--0-0----0---2-----2--------|
A|-0------0-------------------3--2--0----0-0-----------0h2---0-----0---------|
E|----0-3----0-3-1-1--1--1--------------3------3-3--3----------0-3-----------|
        VERSE
We came Cin this G/Bworld Amtogether
GLegs wrapped round each Amother
My Fcheek against my sister's
We were Cborn like G/Btangled AmvinesG  Am  
And we Clived alG/Bong the Amriver
Where the Gblack clouds never Amlingered
And the Fsunlight spread like honey
Through my Csister's G/Btiny AmhandG  Am  
But while Cpicking G/Bsour Amapples
In the Gwild waving Amgrasses
Sister Fstumbled in the briar
And was Cbitten G/Bby a AmsnakeG  Am  
        CHORUS
Every Gcreature casts a Amshadow
Under the Gsun's golden Cfingers
And as the Gsun slips past the Amwaving grass
Some Gshadows are dragged AmalongAm  
        VIOLIN SOLO
C  G/B   Am  G    Am F    C G/B  Am  G Am
        VERSE
So Calone I G/Btook to Amdrinking
GBottles of cheap Amwhiskey
And I Fstaggered through the backwoods
Killing Csnakes with a G/Bsharpened AmstickG  Am  
Oh but Cstill I G/Bheard her Amlaughing
In the Gwild waving Amgrasses
Still her Ftiny hands were splashing
At the Criver's G/Bsparkling AmshoreG  Am  
So I Ctook my G/Brusty Amgas can
And an Gold iron Amshovel
And I Fset the woods to blaze
And choked the Criver G/Bup with AmstonesG  Am  
        CHORUS
Every Gcreature casts a Amshadow
Under the Gsun's golden Cfingers
And as the Gsun slips past the Amwaving grass
Some Gshadows are dragged Amalong

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My Sisters Tiny Hands

by Andrew Bird

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

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

My Sister's Tiny Hands - Andrew Bird

Written by The Handsome Family

Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CAPO 3

The song uses a slight variation on travis picking. I'll start by tabbing out the fingerpicking pattern,

but I'll write out the majority with just chords. You can either strum or continue fingerpicking.

INTRO

Am C G/B Am G

e|------0-----------0--------------------------------------------------------|

B|--1-------------1---------1---1--0---0--1------1---1--0---0--0----0--------|

G|----2---2-----2-----2-------2------0-------------2------0------------------|

D|--2--2-0------2--2-0------2--2---0--0---2------2--2---0--0--0----0---------|

A|-0-0--0------0-0--0--0-2-3-3----2-2----0------0-0-------------0h2----------|

E|---------0-3------------------------------0-3--------3-3---3---------------|

Am F C G/B Am G Am

e|--------------------1------------------------------------------------------|

B|--1------1------1-----1-1----1--0----1--1-----0---0---------1-----1--------|

G|------------------2-------2---------2-----2-----0---0----0-----------------|

D|--2------2------3--3-3---3---2--0--2----2--2--0--0-0----0---2-----2--------|

A|-0------0-------------------3--2--0----0-0-----------0h2---0-----0---------|

E|----0-3----0-3-1-1--1--1--------------3------3-3--3----------0-3-----------|

VERSE

C G/B Am

We came in this world together

G Am

Legs wrapped round each other

My cheek against my sister's

C G/B Am G Am

We were born like tangled vines

C G/B Am

And we lived along the river

G Am

Where the black clouds never lingered

And the sunlight spread like honey

C G/B Am G Am

Through my sister's tiny hand

C G/B Am

But while picking sour apples

G Am

In the wild waving grasses

Sister stumbled in the briar

C G/B Am G Am

And was bitten by a snake

CHORUS

G Am

Every creature casts a shadow

G C

Under the sun's golden fingers

G Am

And as the sun slips past the waving grass

G Am Am

Some shadows are dragged along

VIOLIN SOLO

C G/B Am G Am F C G/B Am G Am

VERSE

C G/B Am

So alone I took to drinking

G Am

Bottles of cheap whiskey

And I staggered through the backwoods

C G/B Am G Am

Killing snakes with a sharpened stick

C G/B Am

Oh but still I heard her laughing

G Am

In the wild waving grasses

Still her tiny hands were splashing

C G/B Am G Am

At the river's sparkling shore

C G/B Am

So I took my rusty gas can

G Am

And an old iron shovel

And I set the woods to blaze

C G/B Am G Am

And choked the river up with stones

CHORUS

G Am

Every creature casts a shadow

G C

Under the sun's golden fingers

G Am

And as the sun slips past the waving grass

G Am

Some shadows are dragged along

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