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Human Hands
By Elvis Costello
From the album: Imperial Bedroom
   C#dim= XX2323
INTRO:
Dsus4    F6
GI've been talking to the wall and it's been D/F#answering me
EmOh darling B7how I miss you
I'm Cjust the mere shadow of my G/Bformer selfishness
Am7I crave the silhouette Dof your kiss
With Gonly the blue light of the D/F#TV on
EmLip reading threats and B7false alarms
There's a boy Csomewhere holding hands G/Bwith himself
And a Am7girl in a window on the DReeperbarn
WhenCever I put my A/C#foot in my mouth Gand you beB7/F#gin to doubt
EmThat it's Em/Dyou that I'm dreaA/C#ming abouAt
Do I Cmhave to draw you a diaCgram?
CAll I A/C#ever  Gwant is juG/F#st to fAmall into your human haEmnds
GWith the kings and queens of the Ddance hall craze
EmCheckmate in three moves B7in your heyday
But the Cgirls don't listen to your Gline anymore
Am7Now you're part of Dsomeone else
On the Gfactory floor and you Dstill say "Wheres the Emaction?"
Now you B7manufacture happinCess
And get sold Gon the cheap for sAmomeone's satisfacDtion
(chorus)
GAll you toy soldiers and Dscaremongers
EmAre you living in this world B7sometimes I wonder
In beCtween saying you've Gseen too much and Am7saying you've seen it Dall
before
GTighter and tighter I Dhold you tightly
EmYou know I B7love you more than slightly
Although GI've never Am7said it like this Dbefore
(chorus)

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Human Hands

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#dim

Dsus4

D/F#

G/B

Am7

A/C#

B7/F#

Em/D

G/F#

Human Hands

By Elvis Costello

From the album: Imperial Bedroom

C#dim

= XX2323

INTRO:

Dsus4 F6

G D/F#

I've been talking to the wall and it's been answering me

Em B7

Oh darling how I miss you

C G/B

I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness

Am7 D

I crave the silhouette of your kiss

G D/F#

With only the blue light of the TV on

Em B7

Lip reading threats and false alarms

C G/B

There's a boy somewhere holding hands with himself

Am7 D

And a girl in a window on the Reeperbarn

C A/C# G B7/F#

Whenever I put my foot in my mouth and you begin to doubt

Em Em/D A/C# A

That it's you that I'm dreaming about

Cm C

Do I have to draw you a diagram?

C A/C# G G/F# Am Em

All I ever want is just to fall into your human hands

G D

With the kings and queens of the dance hall craze

Em B7

Checkmate in three moves in your heyday

C G

But the girls don't listen to your line anymore

Am7 D

Now you're part of someone else

G D Em

On the factory floor and you still say "Wheres the action?"

B7 C

Now you manufacture happiness

G Am D

And get sold on the cheap for someone's satisfaction

(chorus)

G D

All you toy soldiers and scaremongers

Em B7

Are you living in this world sometimes I wonder

C G Am7 D

In between saying you've seen too much and saying you've seen it all

before

G D

Tighter and tighter I hold you tightly

Em B7

You know I love you more than slightly

G Am7 D

Although I've never said it like this before

(chorus)

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