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Hand Me Down by Matchbox 20
Hand Me Down
Intro:
Slide Guitar (D) (G) (D) (G)
eb|---12-10-7------14-1210--12/14-7-|-105------10------12/14-----1410----|
Bb|---12-<10-<7--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Piano
(D) (G) (D) (G)
eb|-2-----2-3-------3-3-------2-3--------|
Bb|-3-----3---------3---------3----------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-0-------------------0----------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------3-------------------3------|
Verse (Just Bass, Synth, & Drums):
D
Someday they'll find your smalltown world on a bigtown avenue
G
Gonna make you like the way they talk, when they're talkin' to you
D
Gonna make you break out of your shell, 'cause they tell you to
G
Gonna make you like the way they lie better than the truth
Prechorus:
Piano
(Bm) (G)
eb|-2-2-------2-3----------|
Bb|-3---------3------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-----2------------------|
Eb|---------------3--------|
They'll you everything you wanted someone else to say,
They're gonna break your heart, yeah
Chorus:
Piano
(D) (A) (Bm) (G)
eb|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--2-3-2-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
Bb|-7---5---5---3---2-------3---3---5--------5---3---3---------------|
Gb|---------------------2--------------------------------4---2---2---|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(D) (A) (F#7) (Bm) (G)
eb|-2-5-2-5---5---5---5---5---6---6----------------------|
Bb|---------5---3---2---5---5---5------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------4--------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Another piano plays the chords in the background:
D A Bm
From what I've seen, you're just one more hand me down
G D
'Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
A F#7 Bm G
So lay all your troubles down, I am with you now
Verse 2 (acoustic strums along):
D
Somebody outta take you in, try to make you love again
G
Try to make you like the way they feel when they're under your skin
D
Never once do you think that they would lie when they're holdin' you
G
Then you wonder why they haven't called when they said they'd call you
Prechorus:
Bm
You start to wonder if you're ever gonna make it by
G
You start to think you were born blind
Chorus (with acoustic strumming same chords, another acoustic adds:)
(D) (A) (Bm) (G) (D) (A F#7) (Bm)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------2-4-2-4-2-------------------------2-4-2-4-------------|
Db|-0--2-4-2-4----------2-2-2-2------------2-4-2-4--------2-4-2-4-------------|
Ab|----5-5-5-5-----------------------------5-5-5-5----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
Lead Guitar
(Bm) (F#7) (D) (E7) (Em) (A) (G)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------/9---7---------/9---/107----------|
Gb|--------/11--------97--------------------------------7----|
Db|-7/8--9------------------------/9--------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Piano plays:
Bm F#7
I'm here for the hard times, the straight to you heart times
D E7
When livin' ain't easy, you can stand up against me
Em A G
And maybe rely on me, and cry on me, yeah
Solo:
Lead Guitar
(D) (A) (Em)
eb|--10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----12--10-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------11-/11~----7-9-9b-7---7h9-/9~--7----7-9--------------------|
Db|------------------------------9------------7h9---7h9---7-------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------7h9-5-7-5--5-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(G)
eb|--------------7---------------------10~~~-|
Bb|----------------10------------10-12-------|
Gb|--------7-9b-------9b-7--9h11-------------|
Db|----7-9-----------------9-----------------|
Ab|-7h9--------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Verse (Just Synth):
D G
Someday they'll open up your world, shake you down to the drawing board
Bm G
Do their best to change you, they still can't erase you
Chorus (twice):
From what I've seen, you're just one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down, I am with you now, lay them down on me
Ah yeah, you're just one more hand me down
And all these nights won't give you what you need
So lay all your burdons, down....on me
Outro Solo:
Lead Guitar
(D) (G) (D) (G) (D) (G)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------10-----------------10br-------------------10b-----------|
Gb|---------107---7-----9b---(hold)----------9br9-7--7-9b--------------------|
Db|--------------9----------------------------------9-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff:
eb|-10/12-12-10-10--------------------------|
Bb|-10/12-12-10-10-10/12-1210--10-10--10---|
Gb|-----------------9/11-119----7--7h9-7---|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Cook just plays with the riff til fade.
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| F
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---| Am
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---|
Dm
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| E
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| h
e ---|-o-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|-x-|---|
G ---|---|---|-x-|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|-o-|---|---|---|
Tuning: Standard tuning with a capo on the 1st fret.
Intro: C, F a few times (listen to the track for the timing.
Verse 1:
C
Someday they'll find our small town world,
On a big town avenue,
F
Gonna make you like the way they talk,
When they're talking to you,
C
Gonna make you brake out of your shell,
Cuz they tell you to,
F
Gonna make you like the way they lie,
Better than the truth,
Am
They'll tell you everything,
You wanted someone else to say,
F
They're gonna brake your heart.
Chorus:
C
From What I've seen,
G Dm
You're just one more hand me down,
F
But no one's tried to give you,
C
What you need,
G Am
Lay all your troubles down,
F
I am with you now.
Verse 2:
C
Somebody oughta take you in,
Try to make you love again,
F
Try to make you like the way they feel,
When they're under you skin.
C
Never once to you think that they would lie,
When they're holding you,
F
You wonder why they havn't called,
When they said they'd call you,
Am
You start to wonder,
If you're ever gonna make it by,
F
You'll start to think,
You where born blind.
Chorus
Bridge:
Am
I'm here for the hard times,
E
The straight to your heart times,
C
When living ain't easy
D
You can stand up against me,
F
And maybe rely on me and
G
Cry on my, yeah.....
Solo:
Play the intro chords C and F
Verse:
C
Someday the'll open up your world,
F
Shake it down to the very core,
C
Do their best to change you,
F
They still can't erase you.
Chorus
Outro solo: C , F
Chords:
e|--1---0---3---1---0---0---0---|
B|--1---1---3---3---1---0---3---|
G|--2---0---0---2---2---1---2---|
D|--3---2---0---0---2---2---0---|
A|--3---3---2-------0---2-------|
E|--1-------3-----------0-------|
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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