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They Look Like Stong Hands

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Normal tuning:
Intro
e:-----------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|
H:-----------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|
G:-----------6/7-6-|-7-6-4-------|--------------------|-------------|
D:-----4---4-------|-------7-5-4-|--------------------|-4-5-4---4---|
A:---5---5---------|-------------|---5-7-7^8-7-5---7-5|-------7---5-|
E:-7---------------|-------------|-7------------------|-------------|
                                                        This isn't...
e:-----------------|-------------|--------------------|-------|
H:-----------------|-------------|--------------------|-------|
G:-----------6/7-6-|-7-6-4-------|--------------------|-------|
D:-----4---4-------|-------7-5-4-|--------------------|-4-5---|
A:---5---5---------|-------------|---5-7-7^8-7-5---7-5|-------|
E:-7---------------|-------------|-7------------------|-------|
   Who I am
e:---------|
H:---------|
G:-6-7-----|
D:-7-9-----|
A:-7-9-----|
E:-5-7-----|
From confiDdence to self doubt in 60 Eseconds.
Storming Gstages and stereosD  
from here to there,
 Hmtrying to prove that I beDlong.
Trying to Ewin approval  Gfrom Dpeople that I don't know.
Chorus:                                             Bm:
G         Bm     Hm                             e:--6--
    And I look so strong                        H:--6--
         D                 G                    G:--6--
when the weight of all the world                D:--8--
      A         D                               A:--8--
don't take it's toll.                           E:--6--
    GAnd I'd Bmchoose my Hmsides
if I beElieved in what was Gright,
but AI'm all Dwrong.
  HmI'm not larger than life, I'm not taller than Dtrees.
Do I mean what I say? Is it just this diEsease
 Gwhere I never go Dhome.
  HmNever telling the truth how this life eats aDway.
and I'm Equestioning whether this Gwhole thing was worth it
to Ddie poor and all alone?
Chorus:
e:---------------------------------------------|
H:---------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------7^9-7-|    x4 But the fourth time...
A:-------9-9-9----10-9-7---------9-9-9---------|
E:-7-7-7-------7-7------10-7-7-7------10-------|
                                         Don't tell me...
e:-----------------------------------------|
H:-----------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------7-|
A:-------9-9-9----10-9-7------9-----7----5-|
E:-7-7-7-------7-7------10-7----7-5---5--5-|
Dthis C#doesAn't Hmmean the world,A  
'cause my Dears would bleed
and F#my Eheart Dwould Hhit Athe Dfloor.
Chorus:
Slow it down at the end and finish it of with a D

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They Look Like Stong Hands

by Bayside

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Chords in this song · guitar

Normal tuning:

Intro

e:-----------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|

H:-----------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|

G:-----------6/7-6-|-7-6-4-------|--------------------|-------------|

D:-----4---4-------|-------7-5-4-|--------------------|-4-5-4---4---|

A:---5---5---------|-------------|---5-7-7^8-7-5---7-5|-------7---5-|

E:-7---------------|-------------|-7------------------|-------------|

This isn't...

e:-----------------|-------------|--------------------|-------|

H:-----------------|-------------|--------------------|-------|

G:-----------6/7-6-|-7-6-4-------|--------------------|-------|

D:-----4---4-------|-------7-5-4-|--------------------|-4-5---|

A:---5---5---------|-------------|---5-7-7^8-7-5---7-5|-------|

E:-7---------------|-------------|-7------------------|-------|

Who I am

e:---------|

H:---------|

G:-6-7-----|

D:-7-9-----|

A:-7-9-----|

E:-5-7-----|

D E

From confidence to self doubt in 60 seconds.

G D

Storming stages and stereos

from here to there,

Hm D

trying to prove that I belong.

E G D

Trying to win approval from people that I don't know.

Chorus: :

G Bm Hm e:--6--

And I look so strong H:--6--

D G G:--6--

when the weight of all the world D:--8--

A D A:--8--

don't take it's toll. E:--6--

G Bm Hm

And I'd choose my sides

E G

if I believed in what was right,

A D

but I'm all wrong.

Hm D

I'm not larger than life, I'm not taller than trees.

Do I mean what I say? Is it just this disease

G D

where I never go home.

Hm D

Never telling the truth how this life eats away.

E G

and I'm questioning whether this whole thing was worth it

to die poor and all alone?

Chorus:

e:---------------------------------------------|

H:---------------------------------------------|

G:---------------------------------------------|

D:---------------------------------------7^9-7-| x4 But the fourth time...

A:-------9-9-9----10-9-7---------9-9-9---------|

E:-7-7-7-------7-7------10-7-7-7------10-------|

Don't tell me...

e:-----------------------------------------|

H:-----------------------------------------|

G:-----------------------------------------|

D:---------------------------------------7-|

A:-------9-9-9----10-9-7------9-----7----5-|

E:-7-7-7-------7-7------10-7----7-5---5--5-|

D C# A Hm A

this doesn't mean the world,

'cause my ears would bleed

F# E D H A D

and my heart would hit the floor.

Chorus:

Slow it down at the end and finish it of with a D

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