Chords for richie havens: handouts in the rain

Tempo:
117.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

E

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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richie havens: handouts in the rain chords
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[D]
You
[G] [D]
can talk about your neighbor You can grab him [G] [A] by [D]
the collar
You can hurt [G] him [A] only [D] if he hollers [A]
Let me go, let me go
[D]
But we all know [A] [D] that's old fashioned And it can only [G] [A] lead [D]
to pain
When we might end up [A] [D]
on the corner [A]
Taking handouts [D]
in the rain
[G] You [D]
[A] [D]
can kill [G] [D] your foreign brother You can hurt him [G] [D] until he dies
You can kill him [G] until [A] he never [D] asks you why You're [A]
on his land, you're on his land
[D]
But we all [G] know [E] [D]
that's all over And that can only [G] [A] [D] lead to blame
Where we might end up [G] [D]
for our country [A] Taking handouts [D]
in the rain
You
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
can [G] trample on [D]
your sister You can hurt her [G] [D] only if she cries
You can hurt her [G] [D] only if she cares With [A] all her heart, with all her heart
[D]
But we all know [G] [D] she'd be a mother That can only [G] [A] lead [D]
to shame
Where she might end up [G] [A] [D]
for her children [A] Taking handouts [D] in the rain
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
You can teach [G] your [D] children stories You can fill them [G] [A] full [D] of lies
You can [G] make [A] them all
[D] despise [A] one another, one another
[D] When they all [G] find [D]
out the later He'll call us [G] by a [D]
rightful name
Send us [G] shamefully [D] to old age [A] Taking handouts [D] in the rain
[A] Taking handouts [Bm] in the rain
[G] Taking [A] handouts [D] in the rain
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
can talk _ _ _ about your neighbor _ You _ _ can grab him [G] _ _ [A] by [D]
the collar
_ _ _ _ You can hurt [G] him [A] only [D] if he hollers _ _ _ _ [A]
Let me go, _ _ _ _ let me go
_ _ _ [D]
But we all know _ _ [A] _ [D] that's old fashioned _ And _ _ it can only [G] _ _ [A] lead [D]
to pain
_ _ _ When we might end up _ [A] _ _ [D]
on the corner _ _ _ _ [A]
Taking _ _ handouts _ _ [D]
in the rain
_ [G] You _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
can kill [G] _ _ [D] your _ foreign brother _ You _ can hurt him [G] _ _ _ [D] until he dies
_ You _ _ can kill him [G] until [A] he never [D] asks you why _ You're _ [A]
on his land, _ _ _ you're on his land
_ _ _ _ [D]
But we all [G] know _ [E] _ _ [D]
that's all over _ And _ that can only [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] lead to blame
_ Where _ _ we might end up [G] _ _ _ _ [D]
for our _ country _ _ _ [A] Taking _ handouts _ _ _ [D]
in the rain
You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
can [G] trample _ on [D]
your sister _ You _ _ can hurt her [G] _ _ [D] only if she cries
_ _ _ You can hurt her [G] _ _ [D] only if she cares _ _ With [A] all her heart, _ _ _ with all her heart
_ _ _ _ [D]
But we all know [G] _ _ [D] she'd be a mother _ That _ can only [G] _ _ [A] lead [D]
to shame
_ Where _ she might end up [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D]
for her children _ _ _ [A] Taking _ _ _ handouts _ [D] in the rain
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
You can teach _ [G] _ _ your [D] children stories _ You _ _ can fill them [G] _ _ [A] full [D] of lies
_ _ _ _ You can _ _ [G] make [A] them all _
[D] despise _ _ _ _ [A] one another, _ _ _ _ one another
_ _ _ _ [D] When they all _ [G] _ _ find [D]
out the later _ _ _ _ _ He'll call us [G] _ by a [D]
rightful name
_ _ Send _ _ us _ [G] _ _ shamefully [D] to old age _ _ [A] Taking _ _ handouts _ _ [D] in the rain
_ _ _ _ [A] Taking _ _ _ handouts _ [Bm] in the rain
_ _ _ _ [G] Taking _ _ _ [A] handouts _ [D] in the rain _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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