Chords for Elvis Costello & the Attractions - "Human Hands"
Tempo:
139.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm]
[G] I've been talking [D] to the wall and it's been answering me
[Bm] Oh darling, [B] how [F#] I miss [C] you
Just [G] a mere shadow of my former [D]
selfishness
[Am] I prayed the silhouette [Em] of your kiss
[G] Would only the [D] blue light of the TV on
Lip [B]-reading threats and [D#m] wild salams
[B] There's a boy [G] somewhere holding hands with [D] himself
And a girl in a window on the [Fm] riverfront
[C] Whenever I put [G] my hand on you, you [B] begin to [Em] doubt
That it's you that [A] I'm dreaming about
[Cm] Do I have to tell you that [C] I have a heart?
I [G] understood [Am] the falling through your [Em] human hands
[D]
[Dm]
[G] With the kings [D] and queens of the dancehall craze
[Bm] Checkmate in three moves [D#] in your head
[C] But the girls [G] don't listen to your [D] lies anymore
[Em] Now you're part of someone [Fm] else
[G] On the backstreet [D] floor you still say
Where's the action?
Now [B] you manufacture [C] happiness
[G] And get sold on the [D] cheap of [Em] someone's satisfaction
[C] Whenever [A] I put my foot [G] in my mouth and you begin [Em] to doubt
That it's you that [A] I'm dreaming about
Do [Cm] I have to tell you [C] that I have a [A] heart?
[G] I understood the [Am] falling through your [Em] human hands
[D]
[Dm] Are [C] you [G] tired soldiers and scare [Em] monkeys?
Are [A] you living in this [B] world?
Sometimes I wonder [G] in between
Saying you've seen too much
And [D] saying you've seen [D] it all [F#] before
[G] Tighter and tighter [D] I hold you [Em] tight now
You know I [B] love you more [C] than slightly
[G] Although I've never [E] said it like this before
[C] Whenever I put [A]
[G] my foot in my mouth and you [B] begin to [Em] doubt
That it's you that I'm [A] dreaming about
[Cm] Do I have to tell you that [C] I have a [A] heart?
[G] It's just the [Am] falling through your human [B] hands
[C] [A] All I am [D] is just the [Am] falling through your human [Em] hands
[F]
[G] I've been talking [D] to the wall and it's been answering me
[Bm] Oh darling, [B] how [F#] I miss [C] you
Just [G] a mere shadow of my former [D]
selfishness
[Am] I prayed the silhouette [Em] of your kiss
[G] Would only the [D] blue light of the TV on
Lip [B]-reading threats and [D#m] wild salams
[B] There's a boy [G] somewhere holding hands with [D] himself
And a girl in a window on the [Fm] riverfront
[C] Whenever I put [G] my hand on you, you [B] begin to [Em] doubt
That it's you that [A] I'm dreaming about
[Cm] Do I have to tell you that [C] I have a heart?
I [G] understood [Am] the falling through your [Em] human hands
[D]
[Dm]
[G] With the kings [D] and queens of the dancehall craze
[Bm] Checkmate in three moves [D#] in your head
[C] But the girls [G] don't listen to your [D] lies anymore
[Em] Now you're part of someone [Fm] else
[G] On the backstreet [D] floor you still say
Where's the action?
Now [B] you manufacture [C] happiness
[G] And get sold on the [D] cheap of [Em] someone's satisfaction
[C] Whenever [A] I put my foot [G] in my mouth and you begin [Em] to doubt
That it's you that [A] I'm dreaming about
Do [Cm] I have to tell you [C] that I have a [A] heart?
[G] I understood the [Am] falling through your [Em] human hands
[D]
[Dm] Are [C] you [G] tired soldiers and scare [Em] monkeys?
Are [A] you living in this [B] world?
Sometimes I wonder [G] in between
Saying you've seen too much
And [D] saying you've seen [D] it all [F#] before
[G] Tighter and tighter [D] I hold you [Em] tight now
You know I [B] love you more [C] than slightly
[G] Although I've never [E] said it like this before
[C] Whenever I put [A]
[G] my foot in my mouth and you [B] begin to [Em] doubt
That it's you that I'm [A] dreaming about
[Cm] Do I have to tell you that [C] I have a [A] heart?
[G] It's just the [Am] falling through your human [B] hands
[C] [A] All I am [D] is just the [Am] falling through your human [Em] hands
[F]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
B
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] I've been talking [D] to the wall and it's been answering me
[Bm] Oh darling, [B] how [F#] I miss [C] you
Just [G] a mere shadow of my former _ [D]
selfishness
[Am] I prayed the silhouette _ [Em] of your kiss
[G] Would only the [D] blue light of the TV on
Lip [B]-reading threats and [D#m] wild salams
[B] There's a boy [G] somewhere holding hands with [D] himself
And a girl in a window on the _ [Fm] riverfront
[C] Whenever I put _ [G] my hand on you, you [B] begin to [Em] doubt
That it's you that [A] I'm dreaming about
[Cm] Do I have to tell you that [C] I have a heart?
I _ [G] _ understood [Am] the falling through your [Em] human _ hands
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] With the kings [D] and queens of the dancehall craze
[Bm] Checkmate in three moves [D#] in your head
[C] But the girls [G] don't listen to your [D] lies anymore
[Em] Now you're part of someone [Fm] else
[G] On the backstreet [D] floor you still say
Where's the action?
Now [B] you manufacture _ [C] happiness
[G] And get sold on the [D] cheap of [Em] someone's _ _ satisfaction
[C] Whenever [A] I put my foot [G] in my mouth and you begin [Em] to doubt
That it's you that [A] I'm dreaming about
Do [Cm] I have to tell you [C] that I have a [A] heart?
_ _ [G] I understood the [Am] falling through your [Em] human _ hands
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ Are [C] you [G] tired soldiers and scare [Em] monkeys?
Are [A] you living in this [B] world?
Sometimes I wonder [G] in between
_ Saying you've seen too much
And [D] saying you've seen [D] it all [F#] before
[G] Tighter and tighter [D] I hold you [Em] tight now
You know I [B] love you more [C] than slightly
[G] _ Although I've never [E] said it like this before
[C] Whenever I put [A] _
[G] my foot in my mouth and you [B] begin to [Em] doubt
That it's you that I'm [A] dreaming about
[Cm] Do I have to tell you that [C] I have a [A] heart?
_ _ [G] It's just the [Am] falling through your human [B] _ hands _
[C] [A] All I am _ [D] is just the [Am] falling through your human [Em] _ hands _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] I've been talking [D] to the wall and it's been answering me
[Bm] Oh darling, [B] how [F#] I miss [C] you
Just [G] a mere shadow of my former _ [D]
selfishness
[Am] I prayed the silhouette _ [Em] of your kiss
[G] Would only the [D] blue light of the TV on
Lip [B]-reading threats and [D#m] wild salams
[B] There's a boy [G] somewhere holding hands with [D] himself
And a girl in a window on the _ [Fm] riverfront
[C] Whenever I put _ [G] my hand on you, you [B] begin to [Em] doubt
That it's you that [A] I'm dreaming about
[Cm] Do I have to tell you that [C] I have a heart?
I _ [G] _ understood [Am] the falling through your [Em] human _ hands
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] With the kings [D] and queens of the dancehall craze
[Bm] Checkmate in three moves [D#] in your head
[C] But the girls [G] don't listen to your [D] lies anymore
[Em] Now you're part of someone [Fm] else
[G] On the backstreet [D] floor you still say
Where's the action?
Now [B] you manufacture _ [C] happiness
[G] And get sold on the [D] cheap of [Em] someone's _ _ satisfaction
[C] Whenever [A] I put my foot [G] in my mouth and you begin [Em] to doubt
That it's you that [A] I'm dreaming about
Do [Cm] I have to tell you [C] that I have a [A] heart?
_ _ [G] I understood the [Am] falling through your [Em] human _ hands
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ Are [C] you [G] tired soldiers and scare [Em] monkeys?
Are [A] you living in this [B] world?
Sometimes I wonder [G] in between
_ Saying you've seen too much
And [D] saying you've seen [D] it all [F#] before
[G] Tighter and tighter [D] I hold you [Em] tight now
You know I [B] love you more [C] than slightly
[G] _ Although I've never [E] said it like this before
[C] Whenever I put [A] _
[G] my foot in my mouth and you [B] begin to [Em] doubt
That it's you that I'm [A] dreaming about
[Cm] Do I have to tell you that [C] I have a [A] heart?
_ _ [G] It's just the [Am] falling through your human [B] _ hands _
[C] [A] All I am _ [D] is just the [Am] falling through your human [Em] _ hands _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _