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[Intro]
Csus2 Cadd9
Gsus2 G
Csus2 Cadd9
Gsus2 G
Csus2 Cadd9
Gsus2 G
Csus2 Cadd9
Gsus2 G
[Verse 1]
Thousand Cadd9year old Gman
But young Cadd9like a Gchild
Is the Cadd9memory of the Gold cliffs
By the Cadd9ocean Gside
The Cadd9call of Glife to us
Will Cadd9never Gend
So Cadd9then heart Gsay goodbye
Cadd9And get Gwell
[Chorus 1]
My Ghands already Cadd9look, already Em7look
Like those of my Cadd9mother
They Gsuffered from Cadd9salt, from the Em7salt
And the Cadd9waterG/B  Esus4  
Cadd9 G
Cadd9 G
Cadd9 G
Cadd9 G
[Verse 2]
Deep in the Cadd9mountain Gshadows
The Cadd9waters Gmove
Their deCadd9cades old Gways
Takes them Cadd9to the Gcoast
From Cadd9spring to Gshore
Our lives are Cadd9not our Gown
Heading Cadd9misty Gcoasts
Never Cadd9bend to a Ghome
[Chorus 2]
My Ghands already Cadd9look, already Em7look
Like those of my Cadd9mother
They Gsuffered from Cadd9salt, from the Em7salt
And the Cadd9water
[Bridge]
My Cadd9hands already Dadd11look, already Em7look, (already look)
[Chorus 3]
My Ghands already Cadd9look, already Em7look
Like those of my Cadd9mother
They Gsuffered from Cadd9salt, from the Em7salt
And the Cadd9water
[Outro]
                GN.C.          N.C.
My hands already look, already look
                 N.C.
Like those of my mother

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My Hands

by Hanne Kah

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus2

Cadd9

Gsus2

Em7

G/B

Esus4

Dadd11

[Intro]

Csus2 Cadd9

Gsus2 G

Csus2 Cadd9

Gsus2 G

Csus2 Cadd9

Gsus2 G

Csus2 Cadd9

Gsus2 G

[Verse 1]

Cadd9 G

Thousand year old man

Cadd9 G

But young like a child

Cadd9 G

Is the memory of the old cliffs

Cadd9 G

By the ocean side

Cadd9 G

The call of life to us

Cadd9 G

Will never end

Cadd9 G

So then heart say goodbye

Cadd9 G

And get well

[Chorus 1]

G Cadd9 Em7

My hands already look, already look

Cadd9

Like those of my mother

G Cadd9 Em7

They suffered from salt, from the salt

Cadd9 G/B Esus4

And the water

Cadd9 G

[Verse 2]

Cadd9 G

Deep in the mountain shadows

Cadd9 G

The waters move

Cadd9 G

Their decades old ways

Cadd9 G

Takes them to the coast

Cadd9 G

From spring to shore

Cadd9 G

Our lives are not our own

Cadd9 G

Heading misty coasts

Cadd9 G

Never bend to a home

[Chorus 2]

G Cadd9 Em7

My hands already look, already look

Cadd9

Like those of my mother

G Cadd9 Em7

They suffered from salt, from the salt

Cadd9

And the water

[Bridge]

Cadd9 Dadd11 Em7

My hands already look, already look, (already look)

[Chorus 3]

G Cadd9 Em7

My hands already look, already look

Cadd9

Like those of my mother

G Cadd9 Em7

They suffered from salt, from the salt

Cadd9

And the water

[Outro]

N.C. N.C.

My hands already look, already look

N.C.

Like those of my mother

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