The Hand That Giveth Chords by Lucky Dube

Tempo:
129.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

A

F#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lucky Dube - The Hand That Giveth (Live) chords
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[G] [D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D] I say, what [G] type of man is [A] he?
[G]
Who [D] doesn't care about the poor people?
[G] What type of man is [A] he?
[G]
Who [D] doesn't care about the helpless people?
[G] I say, what type [A] of man [G]
is he?
[D] Who doesn't care about [G] the poor people?
[A] [G]
[D] I'm not my soul mate, but I'm [G] not a keeper.
[A] Run the world, [G]
[D] I'm a keeper.
And she's blessed, and [G] she's given.
[A] Run the [G] world, but [D] I'm a keeper.
I'm not my [G] soul mate, but I'm not a keeper.
[A] Run the world.
[G]
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] [F#m] [G]
[D]
[G] [F#m] [G]
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D] Run the world,
[G] [A] [G] but I'm not [D] a keeper.
[Bm] Run the world, [G] but [A]
[G] [D]
[G] I'm not a keeper.
[A]
[D] Run the world, but I'm not a keeper.
Run the world, but I'm not a keeper.
So
[G] [A] [G] [D]
now, [G] I've got a [A] question that I want to [G] ask you.
[D] And I want you to answer me very honestly and [G] positively.
My [A] question to [G] you [D]
is
[G]
[A] [G] [D]
[G]
[A] [G] [D] What is [G] your answer to [A] [G] [D]
me?
[G]
[A] What [D] is your answer to me?
[G] Listen to this carefully.
[A] Answer me very [G] honestly.
[D] My question to you is
Are [G]
[A] [G] [Bm] you feeling happy [G] when you [A] see a [G] black man [D] suffering?
[G]
[A] [G] [D] I said, are you feeling happy [G] when you [A] see a black [G] man suffering?
[D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D] I said, are you feeling happy [G] when you see [A] a [G] white man [D] suffering?
I [G] [A]
[G] [D] said, are you feeling happy [G] when you [A] see a [G] Indian [D] suffering?
[G] Rast!
[Am] Put it down by somebody.
[G] [D]
Now [G] let me ask you this [A] way.
[G] [D] Are you feeling happy [G] when you see [A] a lucky woman [G] suffering?
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D] Are you feeling happy
[G] when you [A] see a [G]
fundamentalist [D] suffering?
[G] [A] [G]
[D] Are you feeling happy [G] when [A] you see a Jamaican [G]
[D] suffering?
[G] [A] [G]
[D]
[G] You [A] [Em]
[D] know what my [G] mother taught me?
[A] My mother taught [G] me to sing this [D] song like this sometimes.
[G] So I gotta [A] [G] [D]
[G]
[A] [G] [D]
say
[G]
[A] [G] [D]
[G]
[A] [G] [D]
[G]
[A] [G] [D]
[G] I am a man [A] without a [G] gun, leather [D] and bronze.
[G]
[A] [G] [D] I read in the Bible and not [G] understand what [A] it [G] says.
[D] Hear what it says.
I said, are you feeling happy [G] [A] when [G] [D] you see a [G] black man suffering?
Are you feeling happy [A] when you see a [G] white man [D] suffering?
I said, are you feeling [G] happy [A] when you see a black [G] man suffering?
[D] [G] [A]
[G] [D] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Lucky Dube - (Live) The Hand That Giveth chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, G, D, G, A and D. For best results, commence at 64 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 130. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ I say, what [G] type of man is [A] he?
_ [G]
Who [D] doesn't care about the poor people? _
[G] What type of man is [A] he?
_ [G]
Who [D] doesn't care about the helpless people?
_ [G] I say, what type [A] of man _ [G]
is he?
[D] _ Who doesn't care about [G] the poor people?
_ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ I'm not my soul mate, but I'm [G] not a keeper.
[A] Run the world, [G] _
[D] I'm a keeper.
And she's blessed, and _ [G] she's given.
[A] Run the [G] world, but [D] I'm a keeper.
_ I'm not my _ [G] soul mate, but I'm not a keeper.
[A] Run the world.
[G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G]
[D] Run the world, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] but I'm not [D] a keeper.
_ _ _ [Bm] Run the world, [G] but _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] I'm not a keeper.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] Run the world, but I'm not a keeper.
Run the world, but I'm not a keeper.
So _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ now, [G] _ I've got a [A] question that I want to [G] ask you.
[D] And I want you to answer me very _ honestly and [G] positively.
My [A] question to [G] you _ [D] _
is_
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] [D] What _ _ is [G] your answer _ to _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
me?
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ What [D] _ is _ your answer to me?
[G] Listen to this carefully.
[A] Answer me very [G] honestly.
[D] My question to you is_
_ Are [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ you feeling happy _ [G] _ _ when you [A] see a [G] black man [D] suffering? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] I said, are you feeling happy _ [G] _ when you [A] see a black [G] man suffering?
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] I said, are you feeling happy [G] _ _ when you see [A] a [G] white man [D] suffering?
_ _ I _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ said, are you feeling happy [G] _ _ when you [A] see a [G] Indian [D] suffering? _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Rast!
_ [Am] Put it down by somebody.
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Now [G] _ _ let me ask you this [A] way. _
[G] _ _ [D] _ Are you feeling happy _ [G] _ _ when you see [A] a lucky woman [G] suffering?
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ Are you feeling happy _
_ [G] _ _ when you [A] see a _ [G]
fundamentalist [D] suffering? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ Are you feeling happy [G] _ _ when [A] you see a Jamaican [G]
[D] suffering? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ You [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ know what my [G] mother taught me?
[A] My mother taught [G] me to sing this [D] song like this _ sometimes.
_ [G] So I gotta _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
say_
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ I am a man [A] without a [G] gun, leather [D] and _ bronze.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ I read in the Bible and not [G] understand _ what [A] it [G] says.
_ [D] Hear what it says.
I said, are you feeling happy [G] _ _ _ [A] when _ [G] _ [D] you see _ _ a _ _ [G] black man suffering?
Are you feeling happy [A] when you see a [G] white man [D] suffering?
_ I said, _ are you feeling [G] happy _ _ [A] when you see a black [G] man suffering?
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the tracks on the album Trinity, written by Lucky Dube, this one stands out.

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