Nickel Creek - Hand Song

intro : G C Em D G C Em D G C Em D

verse 1 :
B C
the boy only wanted to give mother something
G D
and all of her roses had bloomed .
B C
looking at her as he came rushing in with them
G D
knowing her roses were doomed ,
Am B Em
all she could see were some thorns buried deep
Am B Em D
and tears that were cried as she tended his wounds

chorus :
G C Em D
and she knew it was love
G C Em D
it was one she could understand
G C
he was showing his love ,
Em D G C Em D
and that’s how he hurt his hands .

verse 2 :
B C
he still remembers that night as child
G D
on his mother’s knee
B C
she held him close and she opened her bible
G D
and quietly started to read ,
Am B Em
and seeing a picture of jesus he cried out ,
Am B Em D
“momma , he’s got some scars just like me . ”

chorus :
G C Em D
and he knew it was love
G C Em D
it was one he could understand
G C
he was showing his love ,
Em D G C Em D
and that’s how he hurt his hands .

verse 3 :
B C
now the boy’s grown and moved out on his own
G D
when uncle sam comes along .
B C
a foreign affair , but our young men were there
G D
and luck had his number drawn .
Am B Em
it wasn’t that long till our hero was gone
Am B Em D
he gave to a friend what he learned from the cross .

chorus :
G C Em D
and they knew it was love
G C Em D
it was one they could understand
G C
he was showing his love ,
Em D G C Em D
and that’s how he hurt his hands .