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Taking Your Life In Your Hands

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Intro:   G#   Gm    D#   G#   Gm    D#    Gm    G#  D#  
D#The children are all Cmleaving G#7school toBbday
               D#                    F7/  A  Bb  
Mama said, don't worry, I'll be back one day
The D#blue men in Cmuniform G#7smiled and waved goodBbbye
      D#                      F7/  A      BbIntro  
She was hiding those tears in her eyes
D#Roll up the Cmhistory books, G#7burn the Bbchairs
          D#                   F7/     A  Bb  
Set fire to anything, set fire to the air
They're Gmriding to begin and Fmrunning at the end
'Cause Gmmama said, you take your Fmlife in your Bbhands
Taking your life, your life in your hands
But don't take your life in your hands like I did
I Amdon't feel so Bbbad, and Bmalways look Cforward with Cmhope
            					    Bb        D#Intro 
Forward and hope that the children will always be there
Cancel the day, cancel the night
Cancel the day, cancel the night
'Cause who could be watching when she steals and runs away
Full of hysterical laughter, and say
Mama, mama, I've left school today
I hope I get to see you in that funny school far away
But those gentle men in blue, and those in grey
Say I'll never, never see mama again
'Cause she D#took those Cmlives in her Fhands
Yes, D#she took all those Cmlives in her Fhands
Yes, she D#took those Cmlives in her Fhands
But G#let me wonD#der, what was there left in those hands?

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Taking Your Life In Your Hands

by John Cale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#7

G# Gm D# G# Gm D# Gm G# D#

Intro:

D# Cm G#7 Bb

The children are all leaving school today

D# F7 A Bb

Mama said, don't worry, I'll be back one day

D# Cm G#7 Bb

The blue men in uniform smiled and waved goodbye

D# F7 A Bb

/ Intro

She was hiding those tears in her eyes

D# Cm G#7 Bb

Roll up the history books, burn the chairs

D# F7 A Bb

Set fire to anything, set fire to the air

Gm Fm

They're riding to begin and running at the end

Gm Fm Bb

'Cause mama said, you take your life in your hands

Taking your life, your life in your hands

But don't take your life in your hands like I did

Am Bb Bm C Cm

I don't feel so bad, and always look forward with hope

Bb D#

Intro

Forward and hope that the children will always be there

Cancel the day, cancel the night

'Cause who could be watching when she steals and runs away

Full of hysterical laughter, and say

Mama, mama, I've left school today

I hope I get to see you in that funny school far away

But those gentle men in blue, and those in grey

Say I'll never, never see mama again

D# Cm F

'Cause she took those lives in her hands

D# Cm F

Yes, she took all those lives in her hands

D# Cm F

Yes, she took those lives in her hands

G# D#

But let me wonder, what was there left in those hands?

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