Hands of Time Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]When I rolled out
of town on the unpaved road
I was [D]fifty-seven dollars dollars
from being broke
Kissed my [G]mama and my sisters
and I said [D]goodbye
And [G]with my suitcase packed I wiped
[C]the tears [G]from my eye[D]s

[Verse 2]
[G]Times they were tough growing up at home
My [D]daddy lost the farm when
I was two years old
Took a [G]job at the prison working
second shift
And that's the last time I let them
[C]take what should be [G]his[D]

[Verse 3]
Cause [F]all I want to do
is make a little cash
Cause I [Bb]worked all the bad
jobs bustin' my ass
I want to [F]buy back the farm
And bring my mama home some wine
And [C]turn back the clock on [Bb]the cruel
[Gm]hand[Bb]s of time[F][D]

[Verse 4]
[G]When I hit the city I joined the band
Started [D]singing in the bars and
running with the men
But the [G]men they brought me problems
And the drinking caused me grief
I thought I'd found a friend
but I [C]only found a [G]thief[D]

[Verse 5]
[G]Soon I settled down with a married man
We [D]had a couple babies,
started living off the land
But my [G]firstborn died and
I cried out to God
Is there anybody out there looking
[C]down on me at [G]all?[D]

[Verse 6]
Cause [F]all I want to do
is make something last
But I [Bb]can't see the future,
I can't change the past
I want to [F]buy back the farm
And bring my mama home some wine
[C]Turn back the clock on [Bb]the cruel [Gm]hands[Bb]
of [F]time

[Interlude 1]
[F][Bb][F]
[Dm][C][Bb][Gm][Bb][F]

[Verse 7]
[G]Still I keep a'running fast as I can
Trying to [D]make something honest
with my own two hands
And [G]I ain't got the breath
to say another bad word
So if I ever [Dm]said [G]it wrong won't
[C]you forget what you [G]heard[D]

[Verse 8]
Cause all I [F]want to do
is make my own path
Cause I [Bb]know what I am,
[F]I k[Bb]now what I have
I want to [F]buy back the farm
And bring my mama home some wine
[C]Turn back the clock on
[Bb]the cruel hands [F]of time

[Verse 9]
[C]Cruel [Bb]hand[Gm]s of [Bb]time[F]
[C]Cruel [Bb]hands of t[F]ime[Bb][F]
[C]Cruel [Bb]hands of t[F]ime[Bb]

[Outro 1]
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[Dm][F][C][Bb][Gm][Bb][F]
[C][F]