White Stripes - Hand Springs

the white stripes – hand springs

tuning : standard

chords :
E5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5 D5 D#5 E5 ( type 2 )
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – 8 – – 9 – – – |
D | – 2 – – 5 – – 6 – – 7 – – 8 – – 9 – – – 7 – – – 8 – – 9 – – – |
A | – 2 – – 5 – – 6 – – 7 – – 8 – – 9 – – – 5 – – – 6 – – 7 – – – |
E | – 0 – – 3 – – 4 – – 5 – – 6 – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

i took my girl to go bowling downtown at the red door
after an argument i started
cause i thought she didn’t like me anymore
i can’t help it sometimes i feel pitiful
and of course she’s so young and beautiful

A5 A#5 B5 G5 G5 E5 ( x8 )
G5 G5 E5

i bought us two glasses of coke
that’s her favorite and i wanted to make up for earlier
but i dropped her glass and it broke
so i just gave my glass to her

A5 A#5 B5 G5 G5 E5 ( x8 )
G5 G5 E5

she laughed and so did i in our lane
and then she went to a vending machine
to buy a candy cane
but right next to that was a boy i knew
with a spring in his hand
playing a country pinball machine
called ’stand by your man’
i saw him talk to her
but i stayed in my lane
and played my game steady
and was thinking of a day
when i’d be too old to throw a ball this heavy

A5 A#5 B5 G5 G5 E5 ( x8 )
G5 G5 E5

but i guess i’m young now
so it’s easier to knock ’em all down
then i looked and saw her say to him
’you’re really hittin’ that ball around’
and he’s lookin’ at her the way i did
when i first met her
i could see in his face
white flowers
and cups of coffee
and love letters

A5 A#5 B5 G5 G5 E5 ( x4 )
G5 G5 E5

i was sorry to interrupt their game
but i went and did it anyway
i dropped my red bowling ball
through the glass of his machine
i said ’are you quick enough to hit this ball , mr . clean?’
i was scared to lose her
so i couldn’t help being mean

A5 A#5 B5 G5 G5 E5 ( x8 )
G5 G5 E5

and that ended both of our games
i said i was sorry
but my girl left with him just the same
i thought how much i hate when love makes me act this way
i was bent over a broken pinball machine
in a bowling alley and i threw it all away

G#5 A5 A#5 B5 D5 D#5 E5 ( type 2 ) ( x8 )
G5 G5 E5

well isn’t it all just a big game?

* this song is pretty simple and i’m pretty sure my tab is right . *