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CAPO 4th Fret
[Verse]
ODh, the razor in your Gapple, the affection of your glDove
The prison of your Amcompany, the snakGe oil of your Dlove
The heights to which you Gdrag me, just to hurl your Dscorn
GThe trumpets play thAme livelong day but thGey blow so forlDorn
[Chorus]
EmDid you hold the hand that Gheld me down?
EmDid you laugh at my expDense?
EmWhen there's rust upon your rDagged crown
CWho will stand at your defGense?D  
[Verse]
ADnd when I unveiled my Gweakness on your rodeo of Dtears
AmYou stood there so Gvacantly, your Cfingers in your Dears
GAnd you left by the morning Dwith all that's left to steal
BAmut every time you say Gfarewell, therDe's breadcrumbs at your heels
[Chorus]
EmDid you kiss the hand that Gheld me down?
EmWas your kindness just pretDense?
EmWhen there's no-one left for Dyou to clown
CWho will stand at your defGense?D  
[Verse]
DBut it's ashes Lord, it's Gashes; soon we all fall Ddown
AmYou take your place among the Gsaints, make Cnot a single Dsound
And on the hills that held our Gchildhood the flowers grow there stDill
AmYou lay beneath them Gpushing weeds aDnd I guess you always will
[Chorus]
EmCould you be the hand that Gheld me down?
EmWhen I was sick with common sDense
EmAnd now your statuettes are Dall torn down
EmThere's no-one left for you to lean agDainst
And Gever since you epitaph was spatDtered on my wall
AmNo-one comes to cGall
They can't Dstand the stench
But GI still sing your praises every tDime the curtain calls
AmThe burden on me Gfalls
Yeah, DI alone stand at your defense 
[Outro]
Em D Am G D

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The Hand That Held Me Down

by Two Gallants

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO 4th Fret

[Verse]

D G D

Oh, the razor in your apple, the affection of your glove

Am G D

The prison of your company, the snake oil of your love

G D

The heights to which you drag me, just to hurl your scorn

G Am G D

The trumpets play the livelong day but they blow so forlorn

[Chorus]

Em G

Did you hold the hand that held me down?

Em D

Did you laugh at my expense?

Em D

When there's rust upon your ragged crown

C G D

Who will stand at your defense?

[Verse]

D G D

And when I unveiled my weakness on your rodeo of tears

Am G C D

You stood there so vacantly, your fingers in your ears

G D

And you left by the morning with all that's left to steal

Am G D

But every time you say farewell, there's breadcrumbs at your heels

[Chorus]

Em G

Did you kiss the hand that held me down?

Em D

Was your kindness just pretense?

Em D

When there's no-one left for you to clown

C G D

Who will stand at your defense?

[Verse]

D G D

But it's ashes Lord, it's ashes; soon we all fall down

Am G C D

You take your place among the saints, make not a single sound

G D

And on the hills that held our childhood the flowers grow there still

Am G D

You lay beneath them pushing weeds and I guess you always will

[Chorus]

Em G

Could you be the hand that held me down?

Em D

When I was sick with common sense

Em D

And now your statuettes are all torn down

Em D

There's no-one left for you to lean against

G D

And ever since you epitaph was spattered on my wall

Am G

No-one comes to call

They can't stand the stench

G D

But I still sing your praises every time the curtain calls

Am G

The burden on me falls

Yeah, I alone stand at your defense

[Outro]

Em D Am G D

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