Nickel Creek - Hand song

The ^Eboy only wanted to g^Five Mother something And ^Fall of her roses had bl^Goomed. ^ELooking at her as he c^Fame rushing in with them ^FKnowing her roses were do^Gomed, ^DmAll she could ^Esee were some th^Dmorns buried deep And ^Dmtears that were ^Ecried as she ^Dmtended his ^Gwounds

And she ^Fknew it was ^Flove ^{Dm G} It was ^Fone she could ^Funderstand ^{Dm G} He was ^Fshowing his ^Flove, And ^Dmthat's how he ^Ghurt his h^Fand^Fs. ^{Dm G}

^EHe still remembers that n^Fight as child ^FOn his mother's ^Gknee ^EShe held him close and she op^Fened her bible And ^Fquietly started to r^Gead, And ^Dmseeing a ^Epicture of ^DmJesus he cried out, ^Dm"Momma, ^Ehe's got ^Dmsome scars just ^Glike me."

And he ^Fknew it was ^Flove ^{Dm G} It was ^Fone he could ^Funderstand ^{Dm G} He was ^Fshowing his ^Flove, And ^Dmthat's how he ^Ghurt his h^Fands^F. ^{Dm G}

^ENow the boy's grown and moved o^Fut on his own W^Fhen Uncle Sam comes al^Gong. A ^Eforeign affair, but our yo^Fung men were there And ^Fluck had his number dr^Gawn. It ^Dmwasn't that ^Elong till our h^Dmero was gone He ^Dmgave to a ^Efriend what he le^Dmarned from the ^Gcross.

And they ^Fknew it was ^Flove ^{Dm G} It was ^Fone they could ^Funderstand ^{Dm G} He was ^Fshowing his ^Flove, And ^Dmthat's how he h^Gurt his ha^Fnds.^{F Dm G}