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Handcuffs

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Bminor

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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 19Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

    G   Aadd9   Bm   F#madd11   G/D   Dadd11   Em7/B   B5   Gadd9   Bm7   F#5   G5  G*  D/F#   Em   Dadd11/F#   G/B  G** A7  
e|-----------------------------------------------------------3--2----0-----3----------------|
B|-0---0----0----0------0----3-----3---------10---10---------0--3----0-----3------3---3---7-|
G|-4---6----7----2------4----0-----0-----4---7----7----------0--2----0-----2------0---4---6-|
D|-5---7----9----4------5----4-----2-----4---9----9---4---5--0--0----2-----0------0---5---7-|
A|----------------------5----5-----2-----2---10-------4---5--2--0----2-----0------2---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------2---3--3--2----0-----2----------------|
[Verse 1]
I’d arGrest you if Aadd9I had Bmhandcuffs
I’d arGrest you if Aadd9I had the Bmtime
I’d Gthrow you Aadd9down in the Bmbackseat
As if you'd F#madd11committed a terrible Gcrime
[Instrumental]
 G   Aadd9     Bm(x4)
[Verse 2]
I'd Gbreak in a Aadd9town's worth of Bmhouses
And Grob whole Aadd9families Bmblind
I’d Gdo it to Aadd9you like you'd Bmdo it to me
If you F#madd11knew you would get away Gfine
[Verse 3]
I’d Gdrown all these Aadd9crying Bmbabies
If I Gknew that their Aadd9mothers wouldn’t Bmcry
I’d Ghold them Aadd9down and I’d Bmsqueeze real soft
And F#madd11let a piece of myself GdieAadd9  
[Chorus]
   G/DIt’s hard to be the Dadd11better man
When Em7/Byou forget you’re G/Btrying
It’s Ghard to F#madd11be  the  Gbetter Aadd9manG  
[Verse 4]
I’d Garrest you if Aadd9I had Bmhandcuffs
I’d Garrest you if Aadd9I had the Bmtime
I’d Gwait for you Aadd9outside the Bmcourtroom
And taunt you when F#madd11all your appeals were declGined
[Verse 5]
I’d Gdrive my Aadd9car off of a Bmbridge
If I Gknew that you Aadd9weren’t inBmside
With the Gpedal to the Aadd9floor, who could Bmask for a more
FantF#madd11astic way to kill some GtimeAadd9  
[Bridge]
B5You could lay on your back and be Gadd9beaten
You could put up your Bm7fists and fight
You could try and be way off (way off)
way off (way off) way off (way off) way off (way off)
G**  A7  
[Chorus]
   G/DIt’s hard to be the Dadd11better man
When you fEm7/Borget you’re G/Btrying
     G*         D/F#       Em  D/F#  
It’s hard to be the better man
When you’re still lying
[Chorus]
  G/DIt’s hard to be the Dadd11better man
When you Em7/Bforget you’re G/Btrying
     G*        Dadd11/F#       Em  Dadd11/F#  
It’s hard      to       be the better man
     G*      Dadd11/F#      Em  Dadd11/F#  
When you’re still     lying
G*      Dadd11/F#      Em  Dadd11/F#  
You’re still     lying
[Outro]
B5 F#5 G5

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Handcuffs

by Brand New

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Aadd9

F#madd11

G/D

Dadd11

Em7/B

Gadd9

Bm7

F#5

D/F#

Dadd11/F#

G/B

G Aadd9 Bm F#madd11 G/D Dadd11 Em7/B B5 Gadd9 Bm7 F#5 G5 G D/F# Em Dadd11/F# G/B G A7

* **

e|-----------------------------------------------------------3--2----0-----3----------------|

B|-0---0----0----0------0----3-----3---------10---10---------0--3----0-----3------3---3---7-|

G|-4---6----7----2------4----0-----0-----4---7----7----------0--2----0-----2------0---4---6-|

D|-5---7----9----4------5----4-----2-----4---9----9---4---5--0--0----2-----0------0---5---7-|

A|----------------------5----5-----2-----2---10-------4---5--2--0----2-----0------2---------|

E|----------------------------------------------------2---3--3--2----0-----2----------------|

[Verse 1]

G Aadd9 Bm

I’d arrest you if I had handcuffs

G Aadd9 Bm

I’d arrest you if I had the time

G Aadd9 Bm

I’d throw you down in the backseat

F#madd11 G

As if you'd committed a terrible crime

[Instrumental]

G Aadd9 Bm

(x4)

[Verse 2]

G Aadd9 Bm

I'd break in a town's worth of houses

G Aadd9 Bm

And rob whole families blind

G Aadd9 Bm

I’d do it to you like you'd do it to me

F#madd11 G

If you knew you would get away fine

[Verse 3]

G Aadd9 Bm

I’d drown all these crying babies

G Aadd9 Bm

If I knew that their mothers wouldn’t cry

G Aadd9 Bm

I’d hold them down and I’d squeeze real soft

F#madd11 G Aadd9

And let a piece of myself die

[Chorus]

G/D Dadd11

It’s hard to be the better man

Em7/B G/B

When you forget you’re trying

G F#madd11 G Aadd9 G

It’s hard to be the better man

[Verse 4]

G Aadd9 Bm

I’d arrest you if I had handcuffs

G Aadd9 Bm

I’d arrest you if I had the time

G Aadd9 Bm

I’d wait for you outside the courtroom

F#madd11 G

And taunt you when all your appeals were declined

[Verse 5]

G Aadd9 Bm

I’d drive my car off of a bridge

G Aadd9 Bm

If I knew that you weren’t inside

G Aadd9 Bm

With the pedal to the floor, who could ask for a more

F#madd11 G Aadd9

Fantastic way to kill some time

[Bridge]

B5 Gadd9

You could lay on your back and be beaten

Bm7

You could put up your fists and fight

You could try and be way off (way off)

way off (way off) way off (way off) way off (way off)

G A7

[Chorus]

G/D Dadd11

It’s hard to be the better man

Em7/B G/B

When you forget you’re trying

G D/F# Em D/F#

It’s hard to be the better man

When you’re still lying

[Chorus]

G/D Dadd11

It’s hard to be the better man

Em7/B G/B

When you forget you’re trying

G Dadd11/F# Em Dadd11/F#

It’s hard to be the better man

G Dadd11/F# Em Dadd11/F#

When you’re still lying

G Dadd11/F# Em Dadd11/F#

You’re still lying

[Outro]

B5 F#5 G5

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