Dark Hand Over My Heart
Richard ThompsonVersion1
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Becky loved me and I let her
Wish I could have loved her better
On the day we pulled apart she primed a time-bomb in my heart
Now there's a shadow hiding
Now there's a horseman riding
Lover of all broken things, standing waiting in the wings
Sometimes I wonder why I love and let it die
Can't give, can't live just to hold back, hold back
There's a dark hand, there's a dark hand
There's a dark hand over my heart (repeat)
You call me fraud and faker
You call me user, taker
You say I throw you scraps, prove my strength by holding back
But I shine my honour brightly
Swear my allegiance nightly
But through my hands it slips, the same old demons paint their lips
Sometimes I wonder why...
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Readable chord sheet for Dark Hand Over My Heart by Richard Thompson
[G]Becky [Bm]loved me [Em]and I [F]let her [G]Wish I [Bm]could have [Em]loved her [F]better [G]On the day we [Em]pulled apart she [Eb]primed a time-bomb in[Bb] my heart [C] [G]Now [Bm]there's a [Em]shadow [F]hiding [G]Now [Bm]there's a [Em]horseman [F]riding [G]Lover of all [Em]broken things, [Eb]standing waiting in[Bb] the wings [F]Sometimes [Ab]I wonder why [F]I love [Ab]and let it die [F]Can't give, [Ab]can't live just to ho[G]ld back, ho[F]ld back There's a [Eb]dark [Dm]hand, there's a [Eb]dark [Dm]hand There's a [Eb]dark [Dm]hand over my [Ab]heart (repeat) You call me fraud and faker You call me user, taker You say I throw you scraps, prove my strength by holding back But I shine my honour brightly Swear my allegiance nightly But through my hands it slips, the same old demons paint their lips Sometimes I wonder why...