Desperate Hands Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

AIt's been several hours,

F♯mSince our incident

BmClothes are torn, glass shattered

D5It was a C♯5year leading B5up to this eEvent,

 She had a D5melt down, C♯5cried wolf, and B5can't be truEsted

AYou took the biggest knife in the kitchen you could find,

F♯mCalled the police and claimed that I was trying,

BmTrying to kill you, when in fact I was Dtrying to save your Elife

AYou had me trapped in my own apartment,

F♯m24 hours, dodging clenched fists,

BmScribbling letters, bidding your friends and Dfamily fareEwell

Chorus

ADesperate hands and a F♯mhollow heart,

BmWhiskey unleash the beast Dstarving inEside of me,

ANo one will unF♯mderstand us.

 Feel lBmess like her lover and Dmore like her Efather

Verse 2

AAre you gonna be a good girl?

F♯mCan you make me that promise?

BmNot to lash out on me,

D5How is it C♯5that you made my B5life a living Ehell,

 But I D5still find C♯5you to be B5irreplaceaEble

AWhich of my things did you sneak out last night?

F♯mIn hopes to bring us together one last time

BmRansom being the only thing that Dyou have Eleft

Chorus

ADesperate hands and a F♯mhollow heart,

BmWhiskey unleash the beast Dstarving inEside of me,

ANo one will unF♯mderstand us.

 Feel lBmess like her lover and Dmore like her Efather

Bridge

F♯mThreatened to Dthrow yourself Aout of the Ecar

 In F♯mrush hour Dtraffic, sixtAeen miles an Ehour.

 There's a better F♯mway, D don't you Athink? E

 Just if we F♯mwaitD until we get Ahome E

CHORUS 3/End

ADesperate hands and a F♯mhollow heart,

BmWhiskey unleash the beast Dstarving inEside of me,

ANo one will unF♯mderstand us.

 Feel lBmess like her lover and Dmore like her Efather

END on A

CHORD CHART:

A: 577655 (for verse)

A: -02220 (for chorus)

D5: -577--

C♯5: -466--

B5: -244--