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[Intro]
 G   Bm   Ax4
[Verse]
I reGmember that day when he Bmwalked up Ato meG  Bm  A  
Wrote my Gnumber down, put it in the Bmpocket of his AbluejeansG  Bm  A  
And GI fBmell like a fAeather. Yeah, Gjust like that, Bmwe were toAgether
He was Gmy perfect gentleman, Bmsweet like, Areal GsweetBm  
[Chorus]
And his handAs Bmfelt like Gthunder on my skinD  
His breatAh Bmhot, oh, Ghow could I forget
That his Aeyes looked Bmright through Gme and that was iDt
BmSilence was the Aonly Gsound then
(Tap)
And my heart pounding
 G   Bm   Ax4
[Verse 2]
Told me Gthings would be different leaving Bmchurch that ASundayG  Bm  A  
But the Gonly change coming was the Bmquarters in the AashtrayG  Bm  A  
And GI Bmshould have known Abetter when the Glast three times he Bmswore
That he would Anever lay aGnother finger on me but the Bmtruth's on Amy fGaceBm  
[Chorus]
And his handAs Bmfelt like Gthunder on my skinD  
His breatAh Bmhot, oh, Ghow could I forget
That his Aeyes looked Bmright through Gme and that was iDt
BmSilence was the Aonly Gsound then
(Tap)
And my heart pounding
 G   Bm   Ax2
[Bridge]
Oh BmI thought that he was all I ever wanted
AShould have come with a warningG  
BmAnd just like you, I've Gbeen there too
Oh, BmI've got bag and I've got a planA  
Girl, you better get out while you can, Gwhile you can, while you canD  
[Chorus]
Cause his handAs Bmfelt like Gthunder on my skinD  
His breatAh Bmhot, oh, Ghow could I forget
That his Aeyes looked Bmright through Gme and that was iDt
BmSilence was the Aonly Gsound then
Oh, Bmsilence was the Aonly Gsound then
BmSilence was the Aonly Gsound then
And my heart heart pounding
[Outro] 
 G   Bm   Ax4 end on G  

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His Hands

by Jennifer Nettles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G Bm A

[Verse]

G Bm A G Bm A

I remember that day when he walked up to me

G Bm A G Bm A

Wrote my number down, put it in the pocket of his bluejeans

G Bm A G Bm A

And I fell like a feather. Yeah, just like that, we were together

G Bm A G Bm

He was my perfect gentleman, sweet like, real sweet

[Chorus]

A Bm G D

And his hands felt like thunder on my skin

A Bm G

His breath hot, oh, how could I forget

A Bm G D

That his eyes looked right through me and that was it

Bm A G

Silence was the only sound then

(Tap)

And my heart pounding

G Bm A

[Verse 2]

G Bm A G Bm A

Told me things would be different leaving church that Sunday

G Bm A G Bm A

But the only change coming was the quarters in the ashtray

G Bm A G Bm

And I should have known better when the last three times he swore

A G Bm A G Bm

That he would never lay another finger on me but the truth's on my face

[Chorus]

A Bm G D

And his hands felt like thunder on my skin

A Bm G

His breath hot, oh, how could I forget

A Bm G D

That his eyes looked right through me and that was it

Bm A G

Silence was the only sound then

(Tap)

And my heart pounding

G Bm A

[Bridge]

Oh I thought that he was all I ever wanted

A G

Should have come with a warning

Bm G

And just like you, I've been there too

Bm A

Oh, I've got bag and I've got a plan

G D

Girl, you better get out while you can, while you can, while you can

[Chorus]

A Bm G D

Cause his hands felt like thunder on my skin

A Bm G

His breath hot, oh, how could I forget

A Bm G D

That his eyes looked right through me and that was it

Bm A G

Silence was the only sound then

Bm A G

Oh, silence was the only sound then

Bm A G

Silence was the only sound then

And my heart heart pounding

[Outro]

G Bm A G

x4 end on

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