Taking Your Life In Your Hands Intro: G# Gm D# G# Gm D# Gm G# D#

^D#The children are all ^Cmleaving ^G#7school to^Bbday D# F7 /A Bb Mama said, don't worry, I'll be back one day The ^D#blue men in ^Cmuniform ^G#7smiled and waved good^Bbbye D# F7 /A Bb Intro She was hiding those tears in her eyes

^D#Roll up the ^Cmhistory books, ^G#7burn the ^Bbchairs D# F7 /A Bb Set fire to anything, set fire to the air They're ^Gmriding to begin and ^Fmrunning at the end 'Cause ^Gmmama said, you take your ^Fmlife in your ^Bbhands

Taking your life, your life in your hands But don't take your life in your hands like I did

I ^Amdon't feel so ^Bbbad, and ^Bmalways look ^Cforward with ^Cmhope Bb D# Intro Forward and hope that the children will always be there

Cancel the day, cancel the night Cancel the day, cancel the night 'Cause who could be watching when she steals and runs away Full of hysterical laughter, and say Mama, mama, I've left school today I hope I get to see you in that funny school far away But those gentle men in blue, and those in grey Say I'll never, never see mama again

'Cause she ^D#took those ^Cmlives in her ^Fhands Yes, ^D#she took all those ^Cmlives in her ^Fhands Yes, she ^D#took those ^Cmlives in her ^Fhands G# D# But let me wonder, what was there left in those hands?

by: José Duarte jtduarte1@gmail.com

John Cale - Taking your life in your hands