Two Gallants - The hand that held me down
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CAPO 4th Fret
OCh, the razor in your Capple, the affection of your glCove
The prison of yourDm company, the snakCe oil of yourC love
The heights to which youC drag me, just to hurl your Cscorn
The trumpets play thDme livelong day but thCey blow so forlCorn
Chorus:
AmDid you hold the hand that held me dCown?
AmDid you laugh at my expensCe?
AmWhen there's rust upon your rCagged crown
AmWho will stand at your defCense?
And when I unveiled my weakness on your rodeo of tears
You stood there so vacantly, your fingers in your ears
And you left by the morning with all that's left to steal
But every time you say farewell, there's breadcrumbs at your heels
CHORUS:
Did you kiss the hand that held me down?
Was your kindness just pretense?
When there's no-one left for you to clown
Who will stand at your defense?
But it's ashes Lord, it's ashes; soon we all fall down
You take your place among the saints, make not a single sound
And on the hills that held our childhood the flowers grow there still
You lay beneath them pushing weeds and I guess you always will
CHORUS:
Could you be the hand that held me down?
When I was sick with common sense
And now your statuettes are all torn down
There's no-one left for you to lean against
And evCer since you epitaph was spatCtered on my wall
DmNo-one comes to cCall
They can'tC stand the stench
But IC still sing your praises every timCe the curtain calls
DmThe burden on me Cfalls
Yeah, CI alone stand at your defense
OUTRO: Am C Dm C C
Sorry if there's any mistakes, this is my first tab