Awesome song by Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle. Here is another way to play it, I hope you enjoy. Would love to hear some comments on what you think it is about ... I can't quite place it, but I have a few ideas. -------------------- Standard Tuning Capo 5th Fret The chords are played as follows (relative to Capo): G: 320011 Csus2: x30033 Am: x02210 D: xx0323 Em7:022033 [Intro] G, Csus2 (x2) [Verse 1]

^GLet it be dark in this ^Csus2caravan ^GRocket lightning striking ^Ammetal in the ^Dsand ^GI'm miles from common sense, as ^Csus2welcome as the rain ^GSo close to madness that I ^Ameven know its n^Dame

[Chorus]

Lay your ^Csus2lover's hands ^Gupon me Let me ^Dunderstand you ^Em7know Lay your ^Csus2lover's hands ^Gupon me Let me ^Dgo ^Csus2Lie to me ^Gsweetly Then ^Ddiscreetly leave me ^Em7alone Lay your ^Csus2lover's hands ^Gupon me Let me ^Dgo Aw, let me go

[Instrumental] G, Csus2 [Verse 2] Let there be thunder, let me feel the trembling pain Taste me now I'm desert clean, I might never be again Long past the Thinker’s point, I'm open and I'm free I gave up the anchor when I gave up the sea [Chorus] Lay your lover's hands upon me Let me understand you know Lay your lover's hands upon me Let me go Lie to me sweetly Then discreetly leave me alone Lay your lover's hands upon me Let me go Aw, let me go [Instrumental] G, Csus2 (x2) [Bridge]

And the ^Em7storm hits My ^Dfinger tips And I'm ^Gblown to bits through the ^Csus2pyramids I ^Gburied that man the ^Dmoment I could ^Em7dig And the ^Csus2flag snaps back And I'm ^Dscattered to the ^Em7wind And the ^Gdoor pretends I ^Dnever let you ^Gin ^Csus2

[Instrumental] G, Csus2 [Verse 3] Let it be dark in this endless caravan Rocked by lightning, striking metal in the sand I'm miles from common sense, as welcome as the rain So close to madness, that I even know her name [Chorus] Lay your lover's hands upon me Let me understand you know Lay your lover's hands upon me Let me go Lie to me sweetly Then discreetly leave me alone Lay your lover's hands upon me Let me go Aw, let me go [Outro] G, Csus2 (x2)

Alan Doyle - Lovers hands