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FNobody wants to be the oCnly one that's left stFandingBb  
BbNobody wants to be the oCnly one to unFderstand
And now I'm sFeeing the way that you're lCeaving Dmwithout mFeC  F  
DmNow Fgo oCn and dFrift away
FThe Bbtide can Chold you Dmout
FGo quiet nCow
CGo Fsound go safe
FOpen hands are hard to hold oCnto anyDmwayF  C  F  
AnyDmwayC  F  
BbEverybody wants the Cone to make them live Fforever
FAnd nobody wants to be the Conly one to say they Fcan't
FAnd Dmnow I'm Bbseeing the way that you're Cleaving FwithDmout      F  BbmeC  F  
FNow Cgo   Bb  Con and dFrift away
FThe Bbtide can Chold you DmoutF  
FGo quiet Cnow
Go Dmsound go Fsafe
FOpen hanBbds are hard to Fhold onCto anyDmwayC  
DmAnyBbwayF  
DmAnywBbayC  F  
DmAnyBbwayC  F  Dm  
DmNow Bbgo oCn and Fdrift away
FThe tBbide can Chold you DmoutF  
FGo Bbquiet Cnow
Go soDmund go Fsafe  
BbOpen hands are hard to Chold onto anFyway
BbOpen hands are hard to Fhold onCto anyway
BbOpen hands are hard to hold Conto AmanywBbayC  F  
FAnywayC  F  
FAnywCayF  
FAnywaCyF  

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Open Hands

by Ingrid Michaelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F C F Bb

Nobody wants to be the only one that's left standing

Bb C F

Nobody wants to be the only one to understand

F C Dm F C F

And now I'm seeing the way that you're leaving without me

Dm F C F

Now go on and drift away

F Bb C Dm

The tide can hold you out

F C

Go quiet now

C F

Go sound go safe

F C Dm F C F

Open hands are hard to hold onto anyway

Dm C F

Anyway

Bb C F

Everybody wants the one to make them live forever

F C F

And nobody wants to be the only one to say they can't

F Dm Bb C F Dm F Bb C F

And now I'm seeing the way that you're leaving without me

F C Bb C F

Now go on and drift away

F Bb C Dm F

The tide can hold you out

F C

Go quiet now

Dm F

Go sound go safe

F Bb F C Dm C

Open hands are hard to hold onto anyway

Dm Bb F

Anyway

Dm Bb C F

Anyway

Dm Bb C F Dm

Anyway

Dm Bb C F

Now go on and drift away

F Bb C Dm F

The tide can hold you out

F Bb C

Go quiet now

Dm F

Go sound go safe

Bb C F

Open hands are hard to hold onto anyway

Bb F C

Open hands are hard to hold onto anyway

Bb C Am Bb C F

Open hands are hard to hold onto anyway

F C F

Anyway

F C F

Anyway

F C F

Anyway

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