Artist: Tom Lehrer
Song: I hold your hand in mine
Tabbed by: DJ
24th Sept 2014
Time signature: 3/4 (Waltz time)
CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in the key of Bb)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:
G = 355433 A7 * = x02023 Bb = x13331
Gm = 355333 Dmaj7 = xx0222 F = 133211
D = xx0232 D6 = xx0202 C = x32010
B7 = x21202 F#7 = 242322 C7 = x32310
Em7 = 022030 Bm = x24432 F7 = 131211
A13 = x02022 E7 = 022130 E = 022100
A7 = x02020 Am6 = x02212
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[Intro]
G Gm D B7
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
Em7 A9 D A7
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
[Verse 1]
A7 A7 * A13 A7 D
I hold your hand in mine, dear,
A7 A7 * A13 A7 D Dmaj7 D6
I press it to my lips,
F#7 Bm B7 E7 A7
I take a healthy bite from your dainty finger - tips!
e |---------------|
B |---------------|
G |---------------|
D |---------------|
A |---2---1---0---|
E |---------------|
[Verse 2]
A7 A7 * A13 A7 D
My joy would be com - plete, dear,
A7 A7 * A13 A7 D Am B7
If you were on - ly here------, | / / / |
Em Em7 D
But still I keep your hand...
Am6 B7 Em7 A7 D A7
...as a precious ...souve - nir!
[Bridge]
Bb F
The night you died, I cut it off,
C C7 F F7
I really don't know why-------,
Bb F
For now each time I kiss it,
E E7 A7
I get blood stains on my tie!
e |---------------|
B |---------------|
G |---------------|
D |---------------|
A |---2---1---0---|
E |---------------|
[Verse 3]
A7 A7 * A13 A7 D
I'm sor - ry now I killed you,
A7 A7 * A13 A7 D D7
For our love was some - thing fine------,
G Gm D
And 'til they come to get me,
B7 Em7 A13 A7 D
I ...shall hold your hand ...in mine!
e |----/10-----||
B |------------||
G |------------||
D |------------||
A |------------||
E |------------||
