Chords for Heavy Hands

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_ _ _ If I turn my eyes from these cold [D] blue skies, won't stay [B] my worry [G] won't [A] come or quell.
_ _ _ I can [D] say my [Em] piece, I can barter my [C] tale, won't ease [D] my burden, but I might [E] as well.
_ [B] _ _ [Em] There's a heavy hand laid [D] across this land, [G] and it [Bm] steers my journey and it guides [A] my _ pen.
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Press on head [Em] high till the ink is run [C] dry, cause my story [A] ain't life to write [Em] home again.
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_ [Em] _ Ah-oo-oo-oo [A]-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.
[E] Well I'll beat my drum [A] till my last day [G] come, or the mountain meets the [A] sea.
[E] Yeah the earth will shake, [A] but the vow she [B] break won't put no fear in me.
_ [Em] Cause I [D] see land on high, [C] so I'll paint my [A] final line. _
_ _ [D] Sky will shimmer and sun will [A] shine, _ _ _ where the water [Em] tastes like wine. _ _ _
_ _ _ Ah-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo _ [G] _
[A]-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.
Well, [E] I wandered round and there's a [D] coat I found
[G] Says a gentle, tender, and righteous [A] lady
_ _ _ [C] This pair you'll [B] need if you follow this creed
She'll see [A] you through [D] until the [Em] judgment day
_ _ _ [E] _ [E] But there ain't no law under [D] tooth and [G] claw
In the nest [B] of vipers or the [A] lion's den
_ _ [C] You can holler [D] and wail till [Em] the echo goes stale
[C] But I'll leave [D] weighing on and [G] I'm gonna [E] save you _ then
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Ah _ _ [A] _ -oooh
[E] But I'll be my throne till [A] my last day
Come [G] where the mountain meets the sea
[Em] Yeah, the earth will shake but the bow [A] she [B] break
Won't put no fear in me
[E] Cause I see a [D] land I'll [C] pass on in my final [A] _ hour _ _
[G] Well, stories end [E] and I'm closing [A] mine
_ _ _ Where the water [Em] tastes [E] like _ _ [B] wine
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] So hold the water still and [D] you feel the thrill
[G] For the [E] open trail [A] has [E] slipped away _ _ _ _
[C] When the words [A] won't flow, when your fingers run [C] slow
And the song [D] you carry goes [Em] dull and gray
_ Well, there's a place I see where [Bm] the [D] soul burns clean
[G] And the verse [F#] it's singing rings pure [A] and true
_ _ _ [C] So cry [D] no [Em] more, you just open [E] that [C] door
These [E] shores of clay gonna [Em] love you
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Ah-oooh
_ _ [E] And I'll be my throne till [A] the last day
Come where [G] the mountain meets the sea
Yeah, the [Em] earth will shake but the [A] bow she [B] break
Won't put no fear in me
[E] Cause I [D] see a land I'll [C] pass on in my [A] final _ hour
_ _ [Em] I've said my fill [D] and I'm feared [A] and _ _ flamed
[Em] Where the water tastes [E] like wine _ [Em] [E] Ah _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -oooh
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