Hand Song
Nickel CreekVersion1
90
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D-DU-UDU
The boy only wanted to give Mother something
And all of her roses had bloomed.
Looking at her as he came rushing in with them
Knowing her roses were doomed,
All she could see were some thorns buried deep
And tears that were cried as she tended his wounds
And she knew it was love
It was one she could understand
He was showing his love,
And that's how he hurt his hands.
He still remembers that night as child
On his mother's knee
She held him close and she opened her bible
And quietly started to read,
And seeing a picture of Jesus he cried out,
"Momma, he's got some scars just like me."
CHORUS:
And he knew it was love
It was one he could understand
He was showing his love,
And that's how he hurt his hands.
Now the boy's grown and moved out on his own
When Uncle Sam comes along.
A foreign affair, but our young men were there
And luck had his number drawn.
It wasn't that long till our hero was gone
He gave to a friend what he learned from the cross.
And they knew it was love
It was one they could understand
He was showing his love,
And that's how he hurt his hands.
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Readable chord sheet for Hand Song by Nickel Creek
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [Em] [D] The [B]boy only wanted to g[C]ive Mother something And [G]all of her roses had bl[D]oomed. [B]Looking at her as he c[C]ame rushing in with them [G]Knowing her roses were do[D]omed, [Am]All she could [B]see were some th[Em]orns buried deep And [Am]tears that were [B]cried as she [Em]tended his [D]wounds And she [G]knew it was [C]love [Em] [D] It was [G]one she could [C]understand [Em] [D] He was [G]showing his [C]love, And [Em]that's how he [D]hurt his h[G]and[C]s. [Em] [D] [B]He still remembers that n[C]ight as child [G]On his mother's [D]knee [B]She held him close and she op[C]ened her bible And [G]quietly started to r[D]ead, And [Am]seeing a [B]picture of [Em]Jesus he cried out, [Am]"Momma, he's [B]got some [Em]scars just like [D]me." CHORUS: And he [G]knew it was [C]love [Em] [D] It was [G]one he could [C]understand [Em] [D] He was [G]showing his [C]love, And [Em]that's how he [D]hurt his h[G]ands[C]. [Em] [D] [B]Now the boy's grown and moved o[C]ut on his own W[G]hen Uncle Sam comes al[D]ong. A [B]foreign affair, but our yo[C]ung men were there And [G]luck had his number dr[D]awn. It [Am]wasn't that [B]long till our h[Em]ero was gone He [Am]gave to a [B]friend what he le[Em]arned from the [D]cross. And they [G]knew it was [C]love [Em] [D] It was [G]one they could [C]understand [Em] [D] He was [G]showing his [C]love, And [Em]that's how he h[D]urt his ha[G]nds.[C] [Em] [D]