Red Right Hand

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[Intro]
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
[Verse 1]
Bm
Take a little walk to the edge of town and go across the tracks
Where the viaduct looms like a bird of doom as it shifts and cracks
Em
Where secrets lie in the border fires and the humming wires
Bm
Well, you know you're never coming back
Past the square, past the bridge, past the mills, past the stacks
[Chorus]
F#7
On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man
E7
In a dusty black coat with a red right hand
[Fill]
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
[Verse 2]
Bm
He'll wrap you in his arms and tell ya that you've been a good boy
He'll rekindle all of those dreams it took you a lifetime to destroy
Em
He'll reach deep into the hole, heal your shrinking soul
Bm
And there won't be a single thing that you can do
He's a god, he's a man, he's a ghost, he's a guru
[Chorus]
F#7
They're whispering his name 'cross this disappearing land
E7
But hidden in his coat is a red right hand
[Fill]
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
[Verse 3]
Bm
You don't have no money? He'll get you some
If you haven't got no car, he'll get you one
Em
You've got no self-respect, you feel like an insect
Bm
Well, don't you worry, buddy, 'cause here he comes
Through the ghetto and the barrio
And the Bowery and the slums
[Chorus]
F#7
A shadow is cast wherever he stands
E7
Stacks of green paper in his red right hand
[Instrumental Break]
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
Em
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
F#7 E7
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
Bm Bm G Bm Bm G
Bm Bm G Bm Bm G
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
[Verse 4]
Bm
You'll see him in your nightmares, you'll see him in your dreams
He'll appear out of nowhere, but he's not what he seems
Em
You'll see him in your head and on the TV screen
Hey, buddy, I'm warning you to turn it off
Bm Bm Bm Bm
He's a ghost, he's a god, he's a man, he's a guru
[Chorus]
F#7
You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan
E7
Designed and directed by his red right hand
[Outro]
Bm Bm G Bm Bm G
Bm Bm G Bm Bm G

Red Right Hand chords and lyrics

Free chords for Red Right Hand by Arctic Monkeys. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
[Verse 1]
Where the viaduct looms like a bird of doom as it shifts and cracks
Past the square, past the bridge, past the mills, past the stacks
[Chorus]
[Fill]
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
[Verse 2]
He'll rekindle all of those dreams it took you a lifetime to destroy
He's a god, he's a man, he's a ghost, he's a guru
[Chorus]
[Fill]
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
[Verse 3]
If you haven't got no car, he'll get you one
Through the ghetto and the barrio
And the Bowery and the slums
[Chorus]
[Instrumental Break]
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
Em
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
F#7  E7
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
Bm Bm G Bm Bm G
Bm Bm G Bm Bm G
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D
[Verse 4]
He'll appear out of nowhere, but he's not what he seems
Hey, buddy, I'm warning you to turn it off
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Bm Bm G Bm Bm G
Bm Bm G Bm Bm G

Red Right Hand Chords by Arctic Monkeys

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