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Hand In Hand

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                    Hand in Hand – Dire Straits
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Written by: Mark Knopfler
From: "Making Movies" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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LINK (verse)
  Am               C    G/D G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|0---------------|------3-----3---|
B|1---------------|1-----0-----0---|
G|2---------------|0-----0-----0---|
D|2---------------|2--0h20-----0---|
A|0-------------0-|3---------------|
E|------------3---|--------3-------|
CHORUS (part)
  F  F/E F/D F/C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|1---------------|
B|1---1---1---1---|
G|2---x---2---2---|
D|3---2---0---x---|
A|------------3---|
E|----------------|
 Hand in hand like ...
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Cadd9     x-3-2-0-3-0
Asus4     x-0-2-2-3-0  or Am11  x-0-5-5-3-0
These voicings can also be used for the C and Am chords in the verses. 
(Thank you motoclangers!)
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[Intro]
  Cadd9Asus4Cadd9Asus4
|  |  |  |  |
  Cadd9Asus4Cadd9Asus4
|  |  |  |  |
[Verse 1]
C                      Am
 The sky is crying the streets are full of tears 
C                   Am
 Rain come down and wash away my fears 
             Em
And all this writing on the wall 
Em                         Am       C G/D G
 Oh I can read between the lines    (LINK)
[Verse 2]
C                  Am
 Rain come down forgive this dirty town 
C                   Am
 Rain come down and give this dirty town 
           Em
A drink of water
           Am  Am   C
             |       |
A drink of wine 
[Chorus]
G          Am          F
 If I been hard on you, I never chose to be 
G        Am             F
 I never wanted no one else 
G           Am             Em            Am    G
 I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to 
F   F/EF/DF/CG                        G
                                |  | 
Hand in  hand like lovers are supposed to 
[Verse 3]
         C                  Am
As you'd sleep I'd think my heart would break in two
              C                Am
I'd kiss your cheek I'd stop myself from waking you
           Em
But in the dark you'd speak my name
Em                     Am       C G/D G
 You'd say baby what's wrong ? (LINK)
[Verse 4]
    C                  Am
Oh, here I am baby I'm coming back for more
           C                  Am
I'm like a wave that's got to roll into the shore
        Em
Yes and if my love's in vain 
                       Am  Am   C
                         |       |
How come my love is so strong ?
[Chorus]
G          Am          F
 If I been hard on you, I never chose to be 
G        Am             F
 I never wanted no one else 
G           Am             Em            Am    G
 I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to 
F   F/EF/DF/CG                        G
                                |  | 
Hand in  hand like lovers are supposed to 
[Interlude]
             D  Dsus4D  D  Dsus4D
           |  |   |  |   |
Supposed to be
[Solo]
  D          DC
|  | % | % |   |
  F      G
|  | % |  | % | % | % |
[Verse 5]
    C                        Am
Now you and me go parallel together and apart
        C                                   Am
And you keep your perfect distance and it's tearing at my heart
        Em
Did you never feel the distance
Em                              Am       C G/D G
 Did you never try to cross the line    (LINK)
[Verse 6]
             C                       Am
'Cause it's another dirty river and another dirty scar
    C                                    Am
And I don't know who's kissing you and I don't know where you are
   Em
So far from home 
                   Am   Am   C
                      |       |
Don’t you think of me sometime
[Chorus]
G          Am          F
 If I been hard on you, I never chose to be 
G        Am             F
 I never wanted no one else 
G           Am             Em            Am    G
 I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to 
F   F/EF/DF/CG                        G   FC
                                |       | 
Hand in  hand like lovers are supposed to 
[Chorus]
G          Am          F
 If I been hard on you, I never chose to be 
G        Am             F
 I never wanted no one else 
G           Am             Em            Am    G
 I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to 
F   F/EF/DF/CG                        Gsus4G
                                |   | 
Hand in  hand like lovers are supposed to 
[Interlude]
  G
|  | % | % | % |
  C  Am C  Am
|  |  |  |  | 
[Outro]
     C                      Am
Well, sky is crying see the streets are full of tears
C                   Am
 Rain come down and wash away my fears 
             Em
And all this writing on the wall 
Em                        Am              Am
                        |  |  %  |  %  |  
 Oh I can read between the lines  (ritardando)

Hand In Hand chords and lyrics

Free chords for Hand In Hand by Dire Straits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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                    Hand in Hand – Dire Straits
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Mark Knopfler
From: "Making Movies" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
These voicings can also be used for the C and Am chords in the verses. 
(Thank you motoclangers!)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| Cadd9 | Asus4 | Cadd9 | Asus4 |
| Cadd9 | Asus4 | Cadd9 | Asus4 |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
[Solo]
| D | % | % | D C |
| F | % | G | % | % | % |
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % |
| C | Am | C | Am | 
[Outro]

Hand In Hand Chords by Dire Straits

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