These broken hands of mine

One of my fav songs from an older Joe Brooks' album, Constellation Me

A must have! :) These are the chords and tabs for the song. *Courtesy of www.ultimate-guitar.com :)*

Joe Brooks - These Broken Hands Of Mine

Standard Tuning + Capo on 7

*Note:* All chords relative to the capo.

Chords used: G    : 320033

             Em7  : 022033 

             Cadd9: x32033 

             D/F# : 200233

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

   G               Em7             Cadd9           D/F#     

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          Take a breath, I close my eyes. I am lost, but try to find

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          What it is,  in this life. That gives me strength enough to

   G               Em7             Cadd9           D/F#     

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      fight for something more ..

[Prechorus 1]

*strum once*

         Em7

Well God knows my feet are aching

             Cadd9

And I’ve got mountains ahead to climb…

~[Chorus]~

One way at a

   G                 D/F#          Em7             Cadd9              

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   time,    I'll try           to lend       these broken hands of

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  mine. Give me strength,      be my light,    One way at a

   G                 D/F#          Em7             Cadd9              

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time       These walls     will fall            and fill our empty

   G                 D/F#          Em7             Cadd9              

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   souls   Give me strength, help me guide       These broken hands of mine

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[Verse 2]

   G               Em7             Cadd9           D/F#     

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      The sky is grey it clouds your world. Clear the air child, break the

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  mold.  Find a place,     in your heart   To build a shelter from this

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   cold   and     winding        road ..

[Prechorus 2]

*strum once*

         Em7

Well God knows you’re barely standing

               Cadd9

But you’ve got to carry this heavy load…

~[Chorus]~

[Bridge]

                G

What if there’s more?

                Em7

What if there’s more?

                Cadd9

What if there’s more than this?

     D/F#                   G    Em7   Cadd9   D/F#

What if there’s more out there?

A great song really :) Love the guitar play and lyrics. Another song for her.

As always,
Adrian x)