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[Verse]
EMourning dBove, I think yEou're out of lAuck
You know that pC#mutting the card face F#mdown is part of the gAame
It fEeels like lBove and it fEits like a gAlove
But when you C#mcut off all of the fF#mingers it's not the sAameB  
AWait for a better hand to pElay
[Chorus]
Oh, AI'm tired of wBaiting for something to C#mshake
We're better than tEhis
Oh, AI'm tired of wBriting for you to reC#mlate
We're bAetter than EthisA  B  A  
If I'm better than EthisG#m  
Why am I sAtill around
[Verse]
The wEeekend cBomes like the sEummer has dAone
It's a bC#mittersweet reF#munion for the sAour tongues
They say a rEeal man does his oBwn stunts
And to mEeasure twice then jAump once
I C#mneed to steady F#mmy hands if I wanna qAuit this race
[Chorus]
E....Oh, AI'm tired of wBaiting for something to C#mshake
We're better than tEhis
Oh, AI'm tired of wBriting for you to reC#mlate
We're bAetter than EthisA  
Oh, I'm tired of wBaiting for something to sC#mhake
We're better than EthisG#m  
Why am I sAtill around
[Bridge]
C#mI could blame mysBelf
But I haven't made it F#myet
AReady, set, hands dEown
[Solo]
E B E A C#m F#m A B A
[Chorus]
E....Oh, AI'm tired of wBaiting for something to C#mshake
We're better than tEhis
Oh, AI'm tired of wBriting for you to reC#mlate
We're bAetter than tEhisA  
I'm tired of wBaiting for something to sC#mhake
If we're better than EthisG#m  
Why am I sAtill around
Ready, set, hands dEownB  C#m  F#m  A  

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Hands

by The Swellers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#m

[Verse]

E B E A

Mourning dove, I think you're out of luck

C#m F#m A

You know that putting the card face down is part of the game

E B E A

It feels like love and it fits like a glove

C#m F#m A B

But when you cut off all of the fingers it's not the same

A E

Wait for a better hand to play

[Chorus]

A B C#m

Oh, I'm tired of waiting for something to shake

We're better than this

A B C#m

Oh, I'm tired of writing for you to relate

A E A B A

We're better than this

E G#m

If I'm better than this

Why am I still around

[Verse]

E B E A

The weekend comes like the summer has done

C#m F#m A

It's a bittersweet reunion for the sour tongues

E B

They say a real man does his own stunts

E A

And to measure twice then jump once

C#m F#m A

I need to steady my hands if I wanna quit this race

[Chorus]

E A B C#m

....Oh, I'm tired of waiting for something to shake

We're better than this

A B C#m

Oh, I'm tired of writing for you to relate

A E A

We're better than this

B C#m

Oh, I'm tired of waiting for something to shake

E G#m

We're better than this

Why am I still around

[Bridge]

C#m B

I could blame myself

F#m

But I haven't made it yet

A E

Ready, set, hands down

[Solo]

E B E A C#m F#m A B A

[Chorus]

E A B C#m

....Oh, I'm tired of waiting for something to shake

We're better than this

A B C#m

Oh, I'm tired of writing for you to relate

A E A

We're better than this

B C#m

I'm tired of waiting for something to shake

E G#m

If we're better than this

Why am I still around

E B C#m F#m A

Ready, set, hands down

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