The Handshake


In the parts that follow this progression: [G] [G/f#] [Em] {A] [D] [A] [Bm] You toss all the mornings lost to the clouds and you watch it go just clip the open A string on the way to the following chord rather than play the chord itself. Great band, great song, great lyrics.....enjoy [A] [G] I just shook the handshake [G] [D] I just sealed the deal [A] [G] I'll try not to let them [G] [D] Take everything they can steal [A] [G] People always told me [G] [D] Don't forget your roots [A] [G] [G] [D] I know I can feel them underneath my leather boots [G] [G/f#] [Em] {A] [D] [A] [Bm] You toss all the mornings lost to the clouds and you watch it go [G] [G/f#] [Em] {A] [D] [A] [Bm] Your fairweather friends on a parachute binge get lost when the wind blows [G] [G/f#] [Em] The handshake's stuck on the tip of my tongue [Bm] It tastes like death but it looks like fun [B] I was a loner [E] [Eb] [Abm] I was just waiting by myself [B] [D] When you, warped temptress [B] [E] Rose to bring me happiness and wealth [E] [Eb] [D] [A] Black tears, black smile, black credit cards and shoes [A] You can call all the people you want [E] [F#] But it's you who's being used [B] Under your black eyes, honey [E] [Eb] [Abm] Right beneath your nose [B] [D] A curse on all creation [B] [E] Every single thing you know [E] [Eb] [D] [A] White smoke, white light, white marble on the floor [A] [E] [F#] It would only take a few seconds of darkness to figure out what's in store Little girl [G] [G/f#] [Em] {A] [D] [A] [Bm] Ohhhh You convince yourself that you want it, but you don't know [G] [G/f#] [Em] {A] [D] [A] [Bm] You keep trying to wash the blood from your hands, but it won't go [G] [G/f#] [Em] We're gonna keep you on the run [Bm] We got the handshake under our tongue [Bm] We got the handshake under our tongue [Bm] We got the handshake under our tongue [Bm] We got the handshake under our tongue [Bm] We got the handshake x15