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This is an awesome song from an awesome group, and is really simple to play-- great for 
starting out or who just loves this song.
If you're playing along with the song, the tuning is fine. If you're playing it by 
you might want to use a capo because the key is very strange. Listen to the song a few times 
you sing it. A pick is not used in the song, which makes it easier to strum.
All chords are strummed like so: the A and D string together, then G B e after. In all 
accentuate the e string. The low E is not really strummed at all.
The third chord in the sequence could be either an F or an Am with the C (2nd string, 
fret) held down. Whichever tickles your fancy, they both fit nicely.
INTRO
C plays a few times
CI can't write
GI can't sing
FI can't playC  
CMy insides Ghave been FbrokenC  
CMy inspiGration has Fflown awCay
It's Chard to Gsee all the lFittle tChings
C           G            F          C
There's a CuniverseG  
In a Fcrack in the Cwall
For an Cant crawling Gacross
A Fbroken tCile
And it's Chard to Gsee all the lFittle tChings
When the Cbig things Gget in the FwayC  
C        G        F           C
I can't Ceat
I can't Gsleep
I can't tFhink sCtraight
CI did not kGnow it could bFe like tChis
CSome things are Gbetter off Fbeing left Calone
CThere are tGhings that are Fbetter left Cunknown
Oh hands,
Don't fail me now
They're the only things I have left
Oh fingers,
Don't let me down, now
They're the only things that aren't gone
Oh world, come
Come crashing down, now
Oh hands, don't fail me now
Oh let me become if I'm new to this
Oh hands, don't fail me, now
FI'm carrying Cmy life in a Gcardboard box
FCarrier Cbag on my Gback
FI'm carrying Cmy life in a Gcardboard box
FCarrier Cbag on my Gback
Oh hands,
Don't fail me now
They're the only things I have got
Oh fingers,
Don't let me down, now
Oh hands, don't fail me now
All Hell falls
All down around me
Oh hands, don't fail me now
Oh fingers,
Don't let me down, now
Oh hands, don't fail me now
    Then there's some funny business where he changes from F - C - F - C - G
or something similar. Listen to the song and try things out. Good luck, and happy playing.

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Moving Shaking

by Great Lake Swimmers

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This is an awesome song from an awesome group, and is really simple to play-- great for

starting out or who just loves this song.

If you're playing along with the song, the tuning is fine. If you're playing it by

you might want to use a capo because the key is very strange. Listen to the song a few times

you sing it. A pick is not used in the song, which makes it easier to strum.

All chords are strummed like so: the A and D string together, then G B e after. In all

accentuate the e string. The low E is not really strummed at all.

The third chord in the sequence could be either an F or an Am with the C (2nd string,

fret) held down. Whichever tickles your fancy, they both fit nicely.

INTRO

C plays a few times

I can't write

I can't sing

F C

I can't play

C G F C

My insides have been broken

C G F C

My inspiration has flown away

C G F C

It's hard to see all the little things

C G F C

C G

There's a universe

F C

In a crack in the wall

C G

For an ant crawling across

F C

A broken tile

C G F C

And it's hard to see all the little things

C G F C

When the big things get in the way

C G F C

I can't eat

I can't sleep

F C

I can't think straight

C G F C

I did not know it could be like this

C G F C

Some things are better off being left alone

C G F C

There are things that are better left unknown

Oh hands,

Don't fail me now

They're the only things I have left

Oh fingers,

Don't let me down, now

They're the only things that aren't gone

Oh world, come

Come crashing down, now

Oh hands, don't fail me now

Oh let me become if I'm new to this

Oh hands, don't fail me, now

F C G

I'm carrying my life in a cardboard box

F C G

Carrier bag on my back

F C G

I'm carrying my life in a cardboard box

F C G

Carrier bag on my back

Oh hands,

Don't fail me now

They're the only things I have got

Oh fingers,

Don't let me down, now

Oh hands, don't fail me now

All Hell falls

All down around me

Oh hands, don't fail me now

Oh fingers,

Don't let me down, now

Oh hands, don't fail me now

Then there's some funny business where he changes from F - C - F - C - G

or something similar. Listen to the song and try things out. Good luck, and happy playing.

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