Chords for Folk Alley Sessions: Peter Case - "I Shook His Hand"
Tempo:
97.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
Eb
Cm
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Eb] [D] [Bb]
[D]
I was a kid out behind the fair His words were like lightning in the summer air
His eyes were wide with the truth he told Holding back the rain [Cm] while the thunder [G] rolled
[Eb] [D]
[Cm] Too [C] young not to [Am] understand I was proud [Eb] I [D] shook his hand
He took command on a winter's day And all across the land spring was on its way
He struck fear into the hearts of fools Wrecking up the gangs breaking [G] all their rules
[Cm] [D] Ah, [C]
too young not to [Cm] understand [Am] I was proud I [Bb] shook [D] his hand
[Cm] [G] Each tongue is a world, each eye is an ocean Of every [Cm] man, woman, [D] child here we live in motion
Now [Eb] [G] who will protect us, who will perfect [B] us Who [Eb] will live to [G] see the day when [D] love connects us
[Cm] [C]
To take a step out in this [Am] land I'd be proud
[Eb] [D] I shook his hand For [Cm] [C]
[Eb] [D]
[G] [D] [Eb] [G]
[Eb] [C]
[Eb] [Am] [Bb] [D]
years they tried to kill him, he finally died
I still remember how I felt while my mama cried I grew up with a bullet in my breast, if you know it or not
[G] So did all the rest [Bb] [D]
[Cm] [C] Too young not to [Cm] [Am] understand I was proud
[C] I [D] shook his hand
[Eb] [G] Each tongue is a world, each eye is an ocean Of every [Eb] man, woman, [D] child here we live in motion
[G] Now who will protect us, who will perfect us [Eb] Who will live to [D] see the day when love connects us
[Cm] [C] To take a step out [Cm] in this [Am] land I'd be proud
[Eb] I shook [D] his hand
[Cm] [C] [G]
[Eb] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] Too young not to [Bb] understand [Am] I was proud
[Eb] I [D] shook his hand
I shook his hand
Well, I shook his hand
[C] [D] [Ebm] [G] [C] [D]
[N]
[D]
I was a kid out behind the fair His words were like lightning in the summer air
His eyes were wide with the truth he told Holding back the rain [Cm] while the thunder [G] rolled
[Eb] [D]
[Cm] Too [C] young not to [Am] understand I was proud [Eb] I [D] shook his hand
He took command on a winter's day And all across the land spring was on its way
He struck fear into the hearts of fools Wrecking up the gangs breaking [G] all their rules
[Cm] [D] Ah, [C]
too young not to [Cm] understand [Am] I was proud I [Bb] shook [D] his hand
[Cm] [G] Each tongue is a world, each eye is an ocean Of every [Cm] man, woman, [D] child here we live in motion
Now [Eb] [G] who will protect us, who will perfect [B] us Who [Eb] will live to [G] see the day when [D] love connects us
[Cm] [C]
To take a step out in this [Am] land I'd be proud
[Eb] [D] I shook his hand For [Cm] [C]
[Eb] [D]
[G] [D] [Eb] [G]
[Eb] [C]
[Eb] [Am] [Bb] [D]
years they tried to kill him, he finally died
I still remember how I felt while my mama cried I grew up with a bullet in my breast, if you know it or not
[G] So did all the rest [Bb] [D]
[Cm] [C] Too young not to [Cm] [Am] understand I was proud
[C] I [D] shook his hand
[Eb] [G] Each tongue is a world, each eye is an ocean Of every [Eb] man, woman, [D] child here we live in motion
[G] Now who will protect us, who will perfect us [Eb] Who will live to [D] see the day when love connects us
[Cm] [C] To take a step out [Cm] in this [Am] land I'd be proud
[Eb] I shook [D] his hand
[Cm] [C] [G]
[Eb] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] Too young not to [Bb] understand [Am] I was proud
[Eb] I [D] shook his hand
I shook his hand
Well, I shook his hand
[C] [D] [Ebm] [G] [C] [D]
[N]
Key:
D
Eb
Cm
G
C
D
Eb
Cm
_ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was a kid out behind the fair His words were like lightning in the summer air _
_ _ His eyes were wide with the truth he told Holding back the rain [Cm] while the thunder [G] _ rolled
[Eb] _ [D] _ _
[Cm] Too [C] _ young not to [Am] understand I was proud [Eb] I [D] shook his _ hand _ _
_ _ He took command on a winter's day And all across the land spring was on its way
He _ struck fear into the hearts of fools Wrecking up the gangs breaking [G] all their rules
[Cm] _ [D] Ah, _ _ [C] _
too young not to [Cm] understand [Am] I was proud I [Bb] shook [D] his _ hand
_ _ _ [Cm] [G] Each tongue is a world, each eye is an ocean Of every [Cm] man, woman, [D] child here we live in motion
_ Now _ [Eb] [G] who will protect us, who will perfect [B] us Who [Eb] will live to [G] see the day when [D] love connects us
[Cm] _ [C]
To take a step out in this [Am] land I'd be proud
_ [Eb] [D] I shook his _ _ hand For [Cm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
years they tried to kill him, he finally died
I still remember how I felt while my mama cried _ I grew up with a bullet in my breast, if you know it or not
[G] So did all the rest [Bb] _ [D] _
_ _ [Cm] _ [C] Too young not to [Cm] [Am] understand I was proud
[C] I [D] shook his _ _ hand
_ _ [Eb] [G] Each tongue is a world, each eye is an ocean Of every [Eb] man, woman, [D] child here we live in motion _ _
_ _ [G] Now who will protect us, who will perfect us [Eb] Who will live to [D] see the day when love connects us
_ [Cm] _ [C] To take a step out [Cm] in this [Am] land I'd be proud
[Eb] I shook [D] his hand _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Too young not to [Bb] understand [Am] I was proud
[Eb] I [D] shook his _ _ _ hand
I shook his hand
_ Well, I shook his hand
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Ebm] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was a kid out behind the fair His words were like lightning in the summer air _
_ _ His eyes were wide with the truth he told Holding back the rain [Cm] while the thunder [G] _ rolled
[Eb] _ [D] _ _
[Cm] Too [C] _ young not to [Am] understand I was proud [Eb] I [D] shook his _ hand _ _
_ _ He took command on a winter's day And all across the land spring was on its way
He _ struck fear into the hearts of fools Wrecking up the gangs breaking [G] all their rules
[Cm] _ [D] Ah, _ _ [C] _
too young not to [Cm] understand [Am] I was proud I [Bb] shook [D] his _ hand
_ _ _ [Cm] [G] Each tongue is a world, each eye is an ocean Of every [Cm] man, woman, [D] child here we live in motion
_ Now _ [Eb] [G] who will protect us, who will perfect [B] us Who [Eb] will live to [G] see the day when [D] love connects us
[Cm] _ [C]
To take a step out in this [Am] land I'd be proud
_ [Eb] [D] I shook his _ _ hand For [Cm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
years they tried to kill him, he finally died
I still remember how I felt while my mama cried _ I grew up with a bullet in my breast, if you know it or not
[G] So did all the rest [Bb] _ [D] _
_ _ [Cm] _ [C] Too young not to [Cm] [Am] understand I was proud
[C] I [D] shook his _ _ hand
_ _ [Eb] [G] Each tongue is a world, each eye is an ocean Of every [Eb] man, woman, [D] child here we live in motion _ _
_ _ [G] Now who will protect us, who will perfect us [Eb] Who will live to [D] see the day when love connects us
_ [Cm] _ [C] To take a step out [Cm] in this [Am] land I'd be proud
[Eb] I shook [D] his hand _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Too young not to [Bb] understand [Am] I was proud
[Eb] I [D] shook his _ _ _ hand
I shook his hand
_ Well, I shook his hand
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Ebm] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _