Chris de Burgh - The Hands of Man
Released: October 20, 2014
Record Company: Rockware Ltd, Butler Records and Starwatch Entertainment
Duration: 55:15
"These are the dreams that make us what we are,
These are the dreams of Man!" - Chris de Burgh
The Band:
Chris de Burgh - Vocals, Piano and Guitars
Nigel Hopkins - Keyboards and Orchestral Arrangements
Neil Taylor - Guitars
Phil Palmer - Guitars
Ed Poole - Bass Guitar
Geoff Dugmore - Drums
Jakko Jakszyk - Backing Vocals
Ffion Wilkins - Backing Vocals
Mark White - Trumpet
Jay Craig - Bass Clarinet
Geoffrey Richardson - Tenor Banjo, Violins and Viola
Track List:
Sunrise:
Nr. Name Time Tabber
01. The Hands of Man 4:44 NBA96
02. There Goes My Heart Again 3:23 NBA96
03. Big City Sundays 3:25 NBA96
04. Where Would I Be? 4:00 NBA96
05. The Ghost of Old King Richard 2:53 NBA96
06. The Candlestick 3:41 NBA96
07. Through These Eyes 3:01 NBA96
08. The Keeper of the Keys 4:54 NBA96
09. MERIDIEM 2:08 NBA96
Sunset:
10. Letting Go 3:17 NBA96
11. When The Dream Is Over 3:35 NBA96
12. Empty Rooms 3:35 NBA96
13. The Bridge 4:19 NBA96
14. The Fields Of Agincourt 5:04 NBA96
(a) The Call To Arms
(b) The Battle Joined
(c) Victory!
15. One More Goodbye 3:16 NBA96
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01. The Hands of Man 4:44
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro:
D F#m Em F#m G Bm A G D A D
G A D
These are the hands that build cathedrals
G A Bm
These are the hands that feed the world
G A D Bm
These are the hands that kill the ones we heal
G A D
These are the hands of man
G A D
These are the eyes that see the wonders
G A Bm
These are the eyes that greet the dawn
G A D Bm
These are the eyes that see the glory of
G A D
The place that is our home
G A D
These are the wounds that tell of anger
G A Bm
These are the wounds that speak of hate
G A D Bm
Yet there was one that gave his only son
G A D G A
And these are the wounds... of love
D
And we have crossed the oceans
D
We have followed the stars
G
We have learned to reason
A
And we have studied the heart
D
We can build cathedrals
D
We are part of the plan
G
We have sailed the skies
A D
For we are man!
G A D
These are the days to live forever
G A Bm
These are the days of the human race
G A D Bm
For there will come a time when we'll be gone
G A D
Gone without a trace
G A D
These are the dreams that take us forward
G A Bm
These are the dreams that walked the moon
G A D Bm
These are the dreams that make us what we are
G A D G A D G A
These are the dreams... of Man!
D
And we have crossed the oceans
D
We have followed the stars
G
We have learned to reason
A
And we have studied the heart
D
We can build cathedrals
D
We can sail the skies
G
We have energy hostage
A
Turning day into night
D
We are far from perfect
D
We are making mistakes
G
We can change direction
A
'Cos it's never too late
D
We can cross over bridges
D
We can open our hands
G
To a brand new world
A D G A D G A
We are man!
D
And we have crossed the oceans
D
We have followed the stars
G
We have learned to reason
A
And we have studied the heart
D
We can build cathedrals
D
We can sail the skies
G
We have energy hostage
A
Turning day into night
D
We are far from perfect
D
We are making mistakes
G
We can change direction
A
'Cos it's never too late
D
We can cross over bridges
D
We can open our hands
G
To a brand new world
A D
We are man!
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02. There Goes My Heart Again 3:23
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro: A
D
There goes my heart again
Em A D
Lost in the dark again
B Em
One touch, a crowded room
A D
The whisper of her name
A D
Her cold and simple kiss
F# Bm
Turns me upside down like this
G Em D
There goes my heart again
Em A D
I'm losing it over you
A D
So many people say
Em A D
Don't lose your heart again
B Em
But look, what could I do
A D
When lightning strikes this way
A D
She took me by suprise
F# Bm
With that something special in her eyes
G Em D
There goes my heart again
Em A D G D
I'm losing it over you
Gm
I've done my time
D
In the prison of love
E
And just when they let me out
A Bm A
I'm locked inside again
D Em A D B Em A D
A D
How could a simple kiss
F# Bm
Turn me upside down like this
Bb C F
There goes my heart again
Gm C F Bb F
I'm losing it over you
Gm
I've done my time
D
In the prison of love
E
And just when they let me out
A Bm A
I'm locked inside again
D
So throw away the key
Em A D
This is where I want to be
B Em
There's no need to escape
A D
Cos she's in here with me
A D
If this is doing time
F# Bm
Well my friends I'm doing fine
G Em D
There goes my heart again
Em A D
I'm losing it over you
A D
There goes my heart again
Em A D G D
I'm losing it over you
A D
There goes my heart again
Em A D
I'm losing it over you
A D
There goes my heart again
Em A D G D
I'm losing it over you
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03. Big City Sundays 3:25
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro:
G D C D C G D G
G D G G C G D
Birds on the wing, we are the lost generation
G D G G C G D
We have to go breaking the hearts of a nation
B7 Em B Em
Oh but I'm fine, this city's ok, this is my time
B C Em G
I'm finding my way in this brave new world
D
But there's one thing
C G
Here on a Sunday, it's always the same
D G
The streets are deserted, just me and the rain
C G
On big city Sundays, it's when I'm alone
Am D G D C D C G D
I'm holding back the tears, dreaming of home
G D G G C G D
Birds on the wind, sailing the highways of freedom
G D G G C G D
Birds have to sing, needing a dream to believe in
B7 Em B Em
Oh but all changed, utterly changed in this land
B C Em G D
That's losing it's way, like a ship adrift on the ocean
C G
Here on a Sunday, it's always the same
D G
The streets are deserted, just me and the rain
C G
On big city Sundays, it's when I'm alone
Am D G C G D
I'm holding back the tears, dreaming of home
C G
Home, where my heart is
C D
Home, the sea and the sky and that feeling inside
D7
And to be with my friends
C G D G C G D D7
How I long for that feeling again
C G
Here on a Sunday, it's bringing me down
D G
The streets are deserted, there's no one around
C G
On big city Sundays, it's when I'm alone
Am D G C G D
I'm holding back the tears, dreaming of home
C G
On big city Sundays, it's when I'm alone
Am D G D C D C G D
I'm holding back the tears, dreaming of home
G
Dreaming of home
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04. Where Would I Be? 4:00
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro:
C F G F G F
C Am
We would walk to the park on sundays
Dm G
Down the road from our very first home
C Am
And see the little children playing
Dm G
Wondering if we would have our own
F C
And now we've had our lovely family
Dm G
Grown up and gone away
F C G G7
And there is something that I've always meant to say
C F G
Where would I be without your love
C F G
How can I sleep without your touch
F C G G7
How would it be if I were living on my own
C F G C F G
Without you, without you
C Am
If I walked in days of darkness
Dm G
You were always there with a light for me
C Am
Down the years there have been so many changes
Dm G
Friends have parted chasing dreams
F C
But we're still here and there are no regrets
Dm G
For tears along the way
F C G G7
And there is something that I've always meant to say
C F G
Where would I be without your love
C F G
How can I sleep without your touch
F C G G7
How would it be if I were living on my own
C Am Dm G C Am Dm G
Without you
F C
We're still here and there are no regrets
Dm G
For tears along the way
F C G G7
And this is something that I've always meant to say
C F G
Where would I be without your love
C F G
How can I sleep without your touch
F C G G7
How would it be if I were living on my own
C F G C F G F C G
Without you, without you
C F
Where would I be
G C
Without you
F G C
Where would I be
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05. The Ghost of Old King Richard 2:53
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro:
D A Bm G A Bm
D A Bm G A Bm
Bm
I have seen the ghost of old King Richard
A A A Bm
Walking through the hall as if he were alive
Bm
And with such an air of pain and sorrow
A A A Bm
Trying to get back to the other side
Bm
I have heard the tale of when King Richard
A A A Bm
Was granted a relic of the Holy Cross
Bm
But from him 'twas stolen when in prison
A A A Bm
Now he's greaving for the loss
Em Bm
Oh a lack a day
A Bm
May good fortune come his way
Em Bm
Oh a lack a lee
A A A Bm
May his spirit rest in peace
Bm
I have seen the sword of old King Richard
A A A Bm
Hanging with a scabbard at the fireside
Bm
Such a mighty blade of Spanish silver
A A A Bm
Keen and flashing in the firelight
Bm
I have read the words of old King Richard
A A A Bm
Standing at the walls of Jerusalem
Bm
When he raised his voice to exhort his people
A A A Bm
Ready for the battle with the Saracen
Em Bm
Oh a lack a day
A Bm
May good fortune come his way
Em Bm
Oh a lack a lee
A A A Bm
May his spirit rest in peace
Em Bm
Oh a lack a day
A Bm
May good fortune come his way
Em Bm
Oh a lack a lee
A A A Bm
May his spirit rest in peace
G A Bm
D A Bm G A Bm
Bm
I have seen the ghost of old King Richard
A A A Bm
Walking through the hall as if he were alive
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06. The Candlestick 3:41
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro:
D A G D Em D Em A
D A G D Em F#m G A D Dsus2 D
Bm F#m
She moved through the fair with a smile in her eyes
G D A
So pure and graceful and free
Bm G
And caught the attention of one who was there
D A
A Candlestick-maker, he
G D
Handsome and young, a craftsman fine
A Bm
Smitten by her that day
G D Asus4 A
And so then he wrote down a poem for her that would say
D A G D
"Take me in your hands tonight
G D Em A
Come through the parlour by candlelight
D A G D
With thee I will wait this night
G D Em A D Dsus2 D
Chase away shadows and stay 'til the morning is nigh"
Bm F#m
But the journey of love is a rocky road
G D A
And comes with many a spill
Bm G
He wooed and pursued her for more than a year
D A
And then she said I will
G D
He made her a gift of a candlestick
A Bm
On their wedding day
G D Asus4 A
And written in silver around in the words, that did say
D A G D
"Take me in your hands tonight
G D Em A
Come through the parlour by candlelight
D A G D
With thee I will wait this night
G D Em A D Dsus2 D
Chase away shadows and stay 'til the morning is nigh"
Bm F#m G D Bm Em D Asus4 A D Dsus2 D
Bm F#m
That candlestick was so much loved and admired
G D A
But hundreds of years would go by
Bm G
'Twas there in an old Curiosity shop
D A
I found it, forgotten by time
G D
Blackened with age but soon to shine
A Bm
Beauty from long ago
G D Asus4 A
And I often consider all those who have held it before
D A G D
"Take me in your hands tonight
G D Em A
Come through the parlour by candlelight
D A G D
With thee I will wait this night
G D Em A D A
Chase away shadows and stay 'til the morning is nigh
D A G D
"Take me in your hands tonight
G D Em A
Come through the parlour by candlelight
D A G D
With thee I will wait this night
G D Em A D A G D
Chase away shadows and stay 'til the morning is nigh
G D Em A D
Chase away shadows and stay 'til the morning is nigh"
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07. Through These Eyes 3:01
Tabbed by: NBA96
Capo 3
Intro:
Em Bm C Em B
Em Bm
Through these eyes I have seen the world
C B
Lived my dreams in a thousend ways
Em Bm
With my treasures and my memories
C B
Now I wait for the end of days
G D
A rose that is old and dry
Am Em
And a mirror that's broken
C G D
But through these eyes they come to life again
G C G
And then the rose begins to bloom and shine again
D
I must be dreaming
G C G
And in the mirror there is a face, I'm young again
D
I must be dreaming
C D
Through these eyes
Em Bm
Through these eyes I have seen so much
C B
In a changing world that is made for the young
Em Bm
And not for the ones who are left behind
C B
I still have my photographs
G D
Of where we would laugh and run
Am Em
Now almost forgotten
C G D
But through the darkness I can see a light
G C
And then the sun begins to shine
G
I see my friends
D
I must be dreaming
G C
They're reaching out to hold my hand
G
We're young again
D
I must be dreaming
C D
Through these eyes
Em Bm C Em B Em
Through these eyes
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08. The Keeper of the Keys 4:54
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro:
Em Em Am Em
Em
I hear her voice
Em
She calls to me
Am
I know she's near me
Em
But I cannot see
Em
Through prison walls
Em
That come between
Am Bm
Her dreams of freedom and the real world
C D
Where her face is never seen
Bm Em C Bm D
All the king's horses and all his men
D B Em C Bm Am A D
Are fearful of the power that can come from book and pen
Am C D
And all the changes there that can be found
Am C D
And far away I hear a distant sound
E Em C D
It's rolling like thunder
G D
Oh, shout it from the highest window
Em C
Break down every door
G D C
And tell them you won't take it anymore
G D Em C
Show that you will never spend a lifetime on your knees
G D F C G
Rise up and catch the Keeper of the Keys
Em Em Am
Oh, what ancient words can hold her here
Em
But she's never heard
Em Em
By men who claim the higher ground
Am Bm
It was always there for them to have and hold
C D
Where woman's never found
Bm Em C Bm D
All of the holy men who are at her door
D B Em C Bm Am A D
Are frightened that their power will be lost forevermore
Am C D
If she believes her freedom's on the way
Am C D
And still it's getting louder every day
C D C
The sound of thunder
D G D
Oh, shout it from the highest window
Em C
Break down every door
G D C
And tell them you won't take it anymore
G D Em C
Show that you will never spend a lifetime on your knees
G D C G D Em C G D C
Rise up and catch the Keeper of the Keys, rise up!
G D Em C
Tell them you will never spend a lifetime on your knees
G D C
And when you catch and kill the Keeper of the Keys
G D C
You will be free!
G D C
You will be free!
G D C
You will be free!
G
You will be free...
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09. MERIDIEM 2:08
Tabbed by: NBA96
This is an instrumental song in which a couple of earlier released songs from Chris de Burgh are being played
1. The Hands of Man
2. Moonfleet
3. The Storyman
4. When Winter Comes
5. The Hands of Man
C D G
G C D Em
Em C D G Em
C D G
Em Em C
Am B B7
Em C D Em
Em C D Em
Em C D Em
D Em D Bm C
Em D C Bm
Am Em C B
Em D C Bm
Am G B Em
C D G Em
Em D G
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10. Letting Go 3:17
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro: G
G C D G
I can tell by your eyes you've had one of those days
G C D G
When nothing is easy everything is a strain
C G
The endless queues and traffic
Am D
It always seems to be this way
G C D G
I can tell by your face you need one of those nights
G C D G
To really go crazy, let the woman inside
C G
Come on out instead of hiding
Am D
The way you have to everyday
Bb F C G
So now it's time to set her free again
Dm Bb F Bb
I really love it when you lose control
Dm Bb F C
I really love it when you're letting go
Dm Bb F Bb
You're really laughing from your heart and soul
Dm C Bb
It's a wonderful kind of a feeling
Bb C F C Bb
It's the best kind of a feeling
D
Just letting go
G C D G
I can tell by your face you've had a terrible time
G C D G
Spending your day just hanging on the line
C G
Trying to talk to someone human
Am D
Not a multi choice machine
G C D G
So put on your makeup and your dancing shoes
G C D G
A kiss and a hug to get rid of the blues
C G
There is no point looking backwards
Am D
'Cos it can only bring you down
Bb F C G
So let's go now and really hit the town
Dm Bb F Bb
I really love it when you lose control
Dm Bb F C
I really love it when you're letting go
Dm Bb F Bb
You're really laughing from your heart and soul
Dm C Bb
It's a wonderful night for the feeling
Bb C F C Bb
It's the best time for the feeling
D Am Em C G C Em C G D Em C G C
Just letting go
Em D C
What a wonderful night for the feeling
C D G D C
It's the best time for the feeling
D Em C G C Em C G D Em C G C Em C G D
Just letting go
Em C G C
You really love it when I take control
Em C G D
You really love it when you're letting go
Em C G C
You're really laughing from your heart and soul
Em C G C G
I really love it when you're letting go
F C G
Letting go
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11. When The Dream Is Over 3:35
Tabbed by: NBA96
C Dm G C Em
When the dream is over, hold it in your heart
Am Dm G C G
Keep it for the moments when we're apart
C Dm G C Em
Kisses in the moonlight, whispers with the dawn
Am Dm G C C7
Memories of this magic with your loving boy
F C G Am
On and on the weels are turning, taking me away
D7 D G G7
But I'll be coming home again, and on that day...
C Dm G C Em
There'll be celebrations and for you and me
Am Dm G C G
Time to have a dance around the Christmas tree!
C Dm G C Em
Am Dm G C G
C Dm G C Em
Am Dm G C C7
F C G Am
On and on the weels are turning, taking me away
D7 D G G7
But I'll be coming home again, and on that day...
C Dm G C Em
There'll be celebrations and for you and me
Am Dm G C G
Time to have a kiss behind the Christmas tree!
C Dm G C Em
Am Dm G C G
C Dm G C Em
Am Dm G A
D Em A D F#m
When the dream is over, hold it in your heart
Bm Em A D A
Keep it for the moments when we're apart
D Em A D F#m
Kisses in the moonlight, whispers with the dawn
Bm Em A D A
Memories of this magic with your loving boy
D Em A D F#m
There'll be celebrations and for you and me
Bm Em A D A
Time to have a dance around the Christmas tree!
D Em A D F#m
Welcome back, welcome home
Bm Em A D A
Welcome back where you belong!
D Em A D F#m
Welcome back, welcome home
Bm Em A D A
Welcome back where you belong!
D Em A D F#m
Bm Em A D A
D Em A D F#m
What a celebration and for you and me
Bm Em A D G
Time to have a kiss behind the Christmas tree!
D
Welcome home...
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12. Empty Rooms 3:35
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro:
Am F Dm G
Am F
Empty rooms, childhood's end
Dm G
Forgotten toys upon the bed
F C
Dreams and memories are all around me now
G F
And I can see you everywhere I look
Am F
But moving on is what you must do
Dm G
Find your way, be happy to
F C
Your world is waiting now and you need never know
G C
Of all these places that I go
F E
To hear the laughter and dry the tears
Am Em F
Remembering all the years
C
When you were growing up
G C
And every photograph can take me there
F E
We brought you up to be proud and strong
Am Em F
And ready for anything
C G
Oh little child of mine
C F G
What life can bring
Am F
Empty rooms when I left home
Dm G
I could not wait to be moving on
F C
I never thought so much about those left behind
G C
But now I know how it has to be
F E
To hear the laughter and dry the tears
Am Em F
Remembering all the years
C
When you were growing up
G C
And every photograph still takes me there
F E
We brought you up to be proud and strong
Am Em F
In everything that you do
C G Am F
Oh little child of mine I miss you
C G C Fm
Oh little child of mine I love you
C
I love you
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13. The Bridge 4:19
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro:
A E F#m E
A E F#m B E
E
They stood on the bridge together
A B
And watched the river flow
E
And to pledge themselves forever
F#m B
A place where lovers go
A E
To fix a lock upon the bridge
B C#m
And each would have a key
A B E C#m
That told of their eternal love
A B E
The way that it must be
C#m Abm
And with this key, she said I give
A B
My soul, my love, my heart
C#m Abm
And if the lock should go from here
A B E
Then I will know that we must part
E
Oh but soon he had to leave her
A B
To be a soldier far away
E
And she would go down to the cathedral
F#m B
And every morning pray
A E
To light a candle for her love
B C#m
To bring him safely home
A B E C#m
But on the day the letter came
A B E
She knew that he was gone
C#m Abm
With trembling hands, she opened it
A B
To read the words which said
C#m Abm
"It is with deep regret we must
A B E
Inform you that he's missing, believed dead"
C#m Abm A B
C#m Abm A B E
E
She stood on the bridge at midnight
A B
And watched the river flow
E
And the lock was in her fingers
F#m B
Into the water she would go
A E
But in the distance heard a voice
B C#m
Calling out her name
A B E C#m
And as he ran to her, she fell
A B E
In his arms again
C#m Abm
And with this key I gave, he said
A B
My soul, my love, my heart
C#m Abm
And when I saw the lock was gone
A B E
I knew that we could never be apart
C#m Abm A B
C#m Abm A B E
A E F#m E
A E F#m
B E
We will never part...
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14. The Fields Of Agincourt 5:04
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro:
C F C G C F G C
C G C
When darkness comes
F C G
And shadows fill the night
C D G
We stand at arms
D A7 G
And ready for the fight
C G C
Brave men will fall
F E Am
Upon St Crispin's Day
F G C Dm
On Fields of Agincourt
C G C
Our hearts will stay
C G C
Raise up your voice
F C G
And let the foeman hear
C D G
Our duty calls
D A7 G
Of them we have no fear
C G C
See flags that fly
F E Am
So proudly in the wind
F G C Dm
On Fields of Agincourt
C G C F C G
For them we sing
C G C
Now comes the hour
F C G
So feed the trumpet call
C D G
We will advance
D A7 G
With longbow and the sword
C G C
Lift up your hearts
F E Am
For England and the King
F G C Dm
On Fields of Agincourt
C G C F C F C F C F C F C G
This day we will win
F G C
Hail to the King
G Am
His kingdom will not fall
F G C
Praise to the King
G Am C
Who leads us from the fore
F G C
Long live the King
G E Am
On Fields of Agincourt
F G C G
Men will speak of him this day
Am F C G
And evermore
F G C G Am
F G C G Am C
F G C
G E Am
On Fields of Agincourt
F G C G
Men will speak of us this day
C F C
And evermore, evermore
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15. One More Goodbye 3:16
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro: Dsus4 D
G D G
Now that this evening is through
E Am
Can I have this dance with you?
C G D Em
Here in your arms, the beat of my heart
Am D
Is betraying the way that I feel
G D G
Music, a glass of champagne
E Am
Who knows when we'll meet again
C G D Em
At the end of the night, by the dawns early light
Am D G
Will you kiss me for one more goodbye?
Bb Bbm
Nobody knows what the future will hold
F C D
Or what's hiding behind every door
Gm Eb
But a journey has begun and if you are the one
A D D7
Do I have to keep on looking anymore?
G D G
So now let this story unfold
E Am
It's the same one that's always been told
C G D Em
A boy and a girl in an uncertain world
Am D G D
So kiss me for one more goodbye
G D G E Am
C G D Em
Am D G
Kiss me for one more goodbye
Bb Bbm
Yes nobody knows what the future will hold
F C D
Or what's hiding behind every door
Gm Eb
But a journey has begun and if you are the one
A D D7
Do I have to keep on looking anymore?
G D G
So let's dance in the old fashioned way
E Am
You've stolen my heart and I pray
C G D Em
That I'll see you again in the sun or the rain
Am D G Em
So kiss me for one more goodbye
Am D G Em
Kiss me for one more goodbye
Am D G C G
Kiss me for one more goodbye
Goodbye
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