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| Hand Springs |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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| Tab Definitions: |
| "E": 0xxxxx |
| A5: x022xx |
| Bb5: x133xx |
| B5: x244xx |
| G5: 355xxx |
| E5: 022xxx (x799xx in BREAK 2) |
| D5: x577xx |
| Eb5: x688xx |
| C#5: x466xx |
| /: Slide to note |
| (): Sometimes played |
| X: Strummed muting of all strings |
|P.M.: Palm Muting |
|N.C.: No Chord played |
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There are two guitars playing in semi-unison throughout the whole song.
INTRO: P.M.
Played 4x:
E
e|----------
B|----------
G|----------
D|----------
A|----------
E|-0-0-0-0--
VERSE 1:
E
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
X X X
And of course she's so young and beautiful
BREAK 1:
Played 8x:
A5 Bb5 B5 G5 E5
e|-------------------------
B|-------------------------
G|(2)-2--3---4-------------
D|(2)-2--3---4--5-5--5--2--
A|(0)-0--1---2--5-5--5--2--
E|--------------3-3--3--0--
G5 E5
VERSE 2:
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
BREAK 1
VERSE 3:
She laughed, and so did I in our lane
Then she went to the 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
BREAK 1
VERSE 4:
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 can see in his face white flowers, an' cups of coffee, and love letters
Over BREAK 1 (Played 4x): With slide
Played 3x:
e|-10/12--/22--/24--
B|------------------
G|------------------
D|------------------
A|------------------
E|------------------
VERSE 5:
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
e|----------------
B|----------------
G|----------------
D|----------------
A|----------------
E|-0---/------19--
being mean
BREAK 1
VERSE 5:
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
BREAK 2:
A5 Bb5 B5 D5 Eb5 E5
e|-----------------------
B|-----------------------
G|-2--3---4----7--8---9--
D|-2--3---4----7--8---9--
A|-0--1---2----5--6---7--
E|-----------------------
Played 7x:
A5 Bb5 B5 C#5 D5 Eb5 E5
e|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|(2)-2--3---4--6---7--8---9--
D|(2)-2--3---4--6---7--8---9--
A|(0)-0--1---2--4---5--6---7--
E|----------------------------
G5 E5
N.C.
Well, isn't it all just a big game
