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One Hand Holding
Key of A
    A        C#m      A       C#mOh....
ALove I was torn, I was C#mtorn, But I 
put those thoughts away 
ALove, just a thought, Will the C#mgods look kindly
Those thoughts are behind me, oh.. 
Awhy would you be led to suC#mppose, Oh...
Awhy would you be led by your C#mnose, Why would you 
BmKill it, kill it, kill it before it Adies, Why would you 
BmKill it, kill it, kill it before it Adies, Those puffy eyes are no 
Esurprise
    A        C#m      A    C#mWhen there's a 
Adevil in the doorway, Heaven in the hallway
C#mSay you'll still adore me, And I’m 
Afar out on an ocean, Trapped in a disaster
C#mI'd say I still adore you.... Oh..
AOh why would you carry on a...
C#mname...  Oh... 
Awhy would you carry on the...  C#msame.  Why would you 
Bmkill it, kill it, kill it before it Adies?  Why would you 
Bmkill it, kill it, kill it before it Adies?  Those killer 
Bmeyes don't look the same, the same, the same
as they used to Ado, Not like the 
Bmeyes, the eyes, the eyes that I make at Ayou
I make at Bmyou, I make at Eyou
A   C#m   A   C#m
A   C#m   A   C#m
AIt was torn up But now it’s alright, alright. 
C#mIt was torn up alright
AIt was torn up But now it’s alright, alright. 
C#mIt was torn up alright

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One Hand Holding

by The Maccabees

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C#m

One Hand Holding

Key of A

A C#m A C#m

Oh....

A C#m

Love I was torn, I was torn, But I

put those thoughts away

A C#m

Love, just a thought, Will the gods look kindly

Those thoughts are behind me, oh..

A C#m

why would you be led to suppose, Oh...

A C#m

why would you be led by your nose, Why would you

Bm A

Kill it, kill it, kill it before it dies, Why would you

Bm A

Kill it, kill it, kill it before it dies, Those puffy eyes are no

surprise

A C#m A C#m

When there's a

devil in the doorway, Heaven in the hallway

C#m

Say you'll still adore me, And I’m

far out on an ocean, Trapped in a disaster

C#m

I'd say I still adore you.... Oh..

Oh why would you carry on a...

C#m

name... Oh...

A C#m

why would you carry on the... same. Why would you

Bm A

kill it, kill it, kill it before it dies? Why would you

Bm A

kill it, kill it, kill it before it dies? Those killer

eyes don't look the same, the same, the same

as they used to do, Not like the

Bm A

eyes, the eyes, the eyes that I make at you

Bm E

I make at you, I make at you

A C#m A C#m

It was torn up But now it’s alright, alright.

C#m

It was torn up alright

It was torn up But now it’s alright, alright.

C#m

It was torn up alright

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