“The
Back Of Your Hand” by Dwight Yoakam
Written
by Gregg Lee Henry
From
the album “Population Me”
Audium Records, 2003
Transcribed
by Kevin Ross ([email protected])
http://www.geocities.com/kjross/guitar/
Note:
This song is in the key of F, but is played in G with the guitars tuned down
one whole step
G
C, G D
G
When
you give it up for gone
C
But
you’re still digging in the mine
G
And
you’re staring out the window
D
Saying
everything will be just fine
G
In
keeping with the whole affair
C
Every
word seems out of line
G
No
matter what angle you get
D
It’s
polished ‘til it shines
CHORUS:
C
D G G/F# Em
You
take a guess at where I stand
C D G
Pick
a number from one to two
C D G G/F# Em
Take
a look at the back of your hand
C D G
Just
like you know it, you know me too
When
you say who the hell am I living with?
What
just went down
Where
did this come from
Why
are all my colors faded brown
When
did he change
And
what’s with the rage
Who’s
the dude with the extra roll
What’s
the verse, the line, the chapter, the page
CHORUS
Em D Em D
You
think you’re lost without any place left to go
Em
D Em D
Like
you need one of those kisses long and slow
Em D
At
first glance, that’s not what it seemed
Em
D
But
there’s some things that I just know
Em D
Like
you take two sugars with a splash of cream
CHORUS
Just
like you know it, you know me too
Just
like you know it, you know me too
G