Hand Me Downs

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HAND ME DOWNS (Amy Ray)

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[Amy and Emily play pretty different parts in this song. Amy plays in

the key of G with a capo on the 2nd fret; Emily plays in A with no capo.

Because of this discrepancy, I'm going to list the entire song twice.

First Amy's part, then Emily's.]

[Most of the Emily part wasn't figured out by me; credit for that goes to

Scot Ninneman (scotjohn@leland.stanford.edu).]

AMY:

Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9) Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9) Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)

intro

Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)

I've taken so many down

Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)

I've helped them all to dismount

Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)

I've followed so many down

Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)

I take their hand-me-downs

Am C G - D C - D

All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness

G - D C - D

And loss of love brings wholeness

Am C G - D C - D

All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness

G - D C - Bm7 (Asus9...)

And loss of love brings wholeness to us all

Asus9 Asus9/C G D Asus9 Asus9/C G D

(...all) [instrumental]

Everything that I believe crawls from underneath the street

Everything I truly love comes from somewhere far above

Everything that I believe is wrong with you, is wrong with me

Everything I truly love, I love in you and I love in me [extra half measure]

So give me hope, give me hope, that emptiness brings fullness

And loss of love brings wholeness

All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness

G - D C - Bm7 Am(9) Am(9)

And loss of love brings wholeness to us all

G G D(9) D(9)

Swear you can't swim the river

G G D(9) D(9)

I saw you running to jump in

G G D(9) D(9)

I swore I'd never be your sinner

G G Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)

Till I held your sin; Hand me down....

Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9) Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9) Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)

guitar solo

Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9) Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)

guitar solo

Now you ask me why I'm here; the same as you, I'm scared, it's fear

I've become the beggar now, and you've become the saint somehow

Twist the words and place the blame, and tell me know, aren't we the same?

Tripping in our yellow feet, checking underneath our sheets [extra half bar]

For some hope, give me hope, that emptiness brings fullness

And loss of love brings wholeness

All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness

G - D C - Bm7 Am.

And loss of love brings wholeness to us all

AMY'S CHORDS (any I haven't listed are "normal"):

Asus9: x02200 Asus9/C: x32200 G: 320033 or 320003 D(9): xx0230

Am(9): x02210 and x02200 (hammer-on/pull-off between the two)

[Amy might play a lot of the G chords as G6 (320030 or 320000).]

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

EMILY:

[Emily plays lead parts in the verse, but strums "normal" chords in the

chorus and bridge.]

[Chorus: Bm=x24432, D(9)=xx0230; E=022100; A=x02220.]

[Bridge: Bm(9)=x24432 & x24422; A=x07650; Esus9=x79977.]

[The song starts with two measures where only Amy plays.]

E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G 9-------9-7-6-7---------7-6-4-6-|--------6-4-2-4---46--4---------|
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

intro; play twice

Bsus4 Bsus4/A A(9) E

E ----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------7---------0-|
B ------0---------------0---------|------0-----------9---10--9-----|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-----------9-----------9---|
D 9-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

I've taken so many down

Bsus4 Bsus4/A A(9) E

E ------0-------0-------0-------0-|----------0-------7---7---7-----|
B --0-------0-------0-------0-----|------0-----------9---10--9-----|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-----------9---------------|
D 9-----------9---------------9---|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

I've helped them all to dismount

Bsus9 Bsus9/A A(9) E

E ------0-------0-------0-------0-|------0------(0)----7---------0-|
B --0-------0-------0-------0-----|--0-------0-------9---10--9-----|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-------6---9-----------9---|
D 9-----------9---------------9---|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

I've followed so many down

Bsus9 Bsus9/A A(9) E (Bm...)

E ------0-------0-------0-------0-|----------0--(0)7-----7---------|
B --0-------0-------0-------0-----|--0---0---------9-----9---------|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-----------9-----9---------|
D 9-----------9---------------9---|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

I take their hand-me-downs (All with hope...)

Bm D(9) A - E D(9) - E

All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness

A - E D(9) - E

And loss of love brings wholeness

Bm D(9) A - E D(9) - E

All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness

A - E D(9) - E Bm [hold while Amy plays 2 measures]

And loss of love brings wholeness to us all

Play intro riff again: 2 measures

Everything that I believe crawls from underneath the street

Everything I truly love comes from somewhere far above

Everything that I believe is wrong with you, is wrong with me

Everything I truly love, I love in you and I love in me [extra half measure]

So give me hope, give me hope, that emptiness brings fullness

And loss of love brings wholeness

All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness

A - E D(9) - E Bm(9) Bm(9)

And loss of love brings wholeness to us all

A A Esus9 Esus9

Swear you can't swim the river

A A Esus9 Esus9

I saw you running to jump in

A A Esus9 Esus9

I swore I'd never be your sinner

A [hold]

Till I held your sin

Play intro riff again: 2 measures.

E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G 11--9-7---6---7---6---4---2---4~|------2=4~--2---2=4---4-----(0)-|
D --------------------------------|--2=4---------4-----------------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

guitar solo

E --0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
B --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G 11--9---7---6---7---6---4---2---|7---6---4---2---4---------------|
D --------------------------------|--------------------2---4---5---|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

guitar solo

E --------------------------------|--------------------------0---0-|
B(5)-(5/8)-(8)-(7)----------------|------------5---5/7---7-----5---|
G 6---6/9---9---7--(6)-(7)--------|---------(0)6---6/7---7---------|
D ------------------7---9--(0)7---|7/9---9-------------------------|
A ----------------------------7---|7/9---9-------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

guitar solo

E 7-----7-------------------0---0-|7-----7-------------------0-----|
B 7---6-5=6=5---3---0=3=0-----5---|7---6-5=6=5---3---0=3=0-----0---|
G --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

guitar solo

E 10--9-7-------------------0-----|30--50--70--90----14--14--------|
B --------------7-------------0---|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--12--12--------|
G ----------9-----------7---------|--------------------------------|
D ------------------9-------------|these are pull-offs,------------|

A --------------------------------|obviously; not thirty,----------|

E --------------------------------|fifty, etc.!--------------------|

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