Hand Me Downs Lyrics

HAND ME DOWNS (Amy Ray)
[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:
I've taken so many down
I've helped them all to dismount
I've followed so many down
I take their hand-me-downs
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness
And loss of love brings wholeness
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all
i[
(...all) nstrumental]
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
extra half measure
Everything I truly love, I love in you and I love in me
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
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all
Swear you can't swim the river
I saw you running to jump in
I swore I'd never be your sinner
u(9)
Till I held your sin; Hand me down....
guitar(9)9/
solo]
guitar(9)9/
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?
extra half bar
Tripping in our yellow feet, checking underneath our sheets
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
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)
y might play a lot of the chords as (320030 or 320000).
EMILY:
[Emily plays lead parts in the verse, but strums "normal" chords in the
chorus and bridge.]
horus: =x24432, (9)=xx0230; =022100; =x02220.
ridge: (9)=x24432 & x24422; =x07650; =x79977.
The song starts with two measures where only y plays.
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
intro; play twice
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
I've taken so many down
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
I've helped them all to dismount
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
I've followed so many down
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
I take their hand-me-downs (All with hope...)
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness
And loss of love brings wholeness
All with hope, all with hope, that emptiness brings fullness
hold while y 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
extra half measure
Everything I truly love, I love in you and I love in me
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
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all
Swear you can't swim the river
s
I saw you running to jump in
I swore I'd never be your sinner
hold
Till I held your sin
Play intro riff again: 2 measures.
G 11--9-7---6---7---6---4---2---4~|------2=4~--2---2=4---4-----(0)-|
D --------------------------------|--2=4---------4-----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
guitar solo
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
guitar solo
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
guitar solo
B 7---6-5=6=5---3---0=3=0-----5---|7---6-5=6=5---3---0=3=0-----0---|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
guitar solo
D ------------------9-------------|these are pull-offs,------------|
A --------------------------------|obviously; not thirty,----------|
E --------------------------------|fifty, etc.!--------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
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?
extra half bar
Tripping in our yellow feet, checking underneath our sheets
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
And loss of love brings wholeness to us all
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com