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                              Spirograph - Andrew Bird
                                   Hands of Glory
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        [INTRO] 
e|-G3------------------------D3------------------------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------2------------------------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-C0---------------------------------------D2---G----D/F#-----Em-------D/F#--------------|
B|-1---------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
G|-0---------------------------------------2----0-0-0-0---0-------2----------|
D|-2---------------------------------------0------------2---2-2-0---0-0------|
A|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-3-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-------|
e|-G----------------------Em--------D/F#--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---------------------0-------2---2---2--------------------------------|
D|--0---0-0---------------2---2-2-0---0---0---0-0----------------------------|
A|----------0-2-3-2-0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3---------3-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
(picking only)
GEchoes down water wells
DPicked up in sacred spirographs
CWeekend and winter's unendable bendable Dba-GbyD/F#  Em  
D/F#  G   Em   D/F#
        [VERSE]
(strumming)
They Gburied him next to his first wife
His Dwidow watched from under a visor
CDaughter tried to keep her out of the sun that was DblaGzingD/F#  Em  
D/F#Oh, ohG  Em  D/F#  
        [CHORUS]
GThen the sun went Ddown
And she Cwent to sleepD  
GShe lays her burden Ddown
She don't Cneed to sleepD  
  G    D    C    D(x2)
        [VERSE]
GWhen they were done they went back home
To a Dhouse he built with opposable thumbs
When Cthey were so much DyounGgerD/F#  Em  
D/F#Oh, ohG  Em  D/F#  
GFive years later she died in her house
DAll the breath that blows all the dust around
CIt just keeps on DsifGtingD/F#  Em  
D/F#Oh, ohG  Em  D/F#  
        [CHORUS]
GThen the sun went Ddown
And she Cwent to sleepD  
GShe lays her burden Ddown
She don't Cneed to sleep, Doh no
  G    D    C    D(x3)
        [VERSE]
(single strum)
GEchoes down water wells
DPicked up in sacred spirograph
CWeekend and winter's unendable bendable Dba-Gby

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Spirograph

by Andrew Bird

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D/F#

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Spirograph - Andrew Bird

Hands of Glory

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

[INTRO]

G D

e|-3------------------------3------------------------------------------------|

B|-0------------------------2------------------------------------------------|

G|-0------------------------3------------------------------------------------|

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

A|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

C D G D/F# Em D/F#

e|-0---------------------------------------2---------------------------------|

B|-1---------------------------------------3---------------------------------|

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

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

A|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------3-3-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-------|

G Em D/F#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

E|-3-3-3-3-3---------3-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------|

(picking only)

Echoes down water wells

Picked up in sacred spirographs

C D G D/F# Em

Weekend and winter's unendable bendable ba-by

D/F# G Em D/F#

[VERSE]

(strumming)

They buried him next to his first wife

His widow watched from under a visor

C D G D/F# Em

Daughter tried to keep her out of the sun that was blazing

D/F# G Em D/F#

Oh, oh

[CHORUS]

G D

Then the sun went down

C D

And she went to sleep

G D

She lays her burden down

C D

She don't need to sleep

G D C D

(x2)

[VERSE]

When they were done they went back home

To a house he built with opposable thumbs

C D G D/F# Em

When they were so much younger

D/F# G Em D/F#

Oh, oh

Five years later she died in her house

All the breath that blows all the dust around

C D G D/F# Em

It just keeps on sifting

D/F# G Em D/F#

Oh, oh

[CHORUS]

G D

Then the sun went down

C D

And she went to sleep

G D

She lays her burden down

C D

She don't need to sleep, oh no

G D C D

(x3)

[VERSE]

(single strum)

Echoes down water wells

Picked up in sacred spirograph

C D G

Weekend and winter's unendable bendable ba-by

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