Music by U2Lyrics by BonoTranscribed by Ken Chipkin, sent in by Brandon Leniart"This is a story about a religious man who became a verydangerous man when he couldn't work out the mystery of thehands of love." That's how Bono described this song abouta man who lost it and shot his wife. It's in E minor.intro, clean tone:1-------------------------|----------------------------| 2-------------------------|----------------------------| 3---<12>------------<12>--|------------<12>------------| 4------------<7>----------|---<7>----------------<7>---| 5-------------------------|----------------------------| 6-------------------------|----------------------------| 1------------------------|-----------------|------------------| 2------------------------|-----------------|------------------| 3------------------------|-----------------|------------------| 4---7----------7b8r7---5-|--7---5------5---|--5p4h5---4---2---| 5------------------------|-----------------|------------------| 6---------0--------------|-----------------|------------------|You know he got the cureYou know he went astrayHe used to stay awake to drive the dreams he had awayHe wanted to believe in the hands of love(palm mute)1---------------------|---------------------------------------| 2---------------------|---------------------------------------| 3---9--9--------------|--------------------9------------------| 4---------------------|--------------------------9----9-------| 5---------------------|---------------------------------------| 6----------0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0------------------------|(palm mute, and gradually increase volume)1---------------------------------------------------| 2---------------------------------------------------| 3--------------9-----------------------9------------| 4---------------------------------------------------| 5---7---7--------------7--7--7-------------------7--| 6---------------------------------------------------|His head, it felt heavy as he came across the landThe dogs started crying like a broken hearted manAt the howlin' wind, at the howlin' windHe went deeper into black, deeper into whiteWe see the stars shine like nails in the nightHe felt the healing, healing, healing, healingHands of love like the stars, shiny, shiny from aboveHand in the pocket, finger in the steelThe pistol weighed heavyIn his heart he could feel was beatingBeating, beating, beatingOh my love, oh my love, oh my love, oh my love(distortion)1---------------------------------------------------| 2---------------------------------------------------| 3---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| 4---------------------------------------------------|(for 8 5---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| bars) 6---------------------------------------------------|Mother1----------------------------------------------------------- 2---4/(7)/13------------------------------------------------ 3---------------------------<12>---------------------------- 4-----------------<12>------------------<7>---8p7---5---5--- 5----------------------------------------------------------- 6-----------------------------------------------------------So the hands that build can also pull down...The hands of love(serious distortion)1---------------------------------------| 2---------------------------------------| 3---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|(for 4 bars) 4---------------------------------------| 5---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| 6---------------------------------------| 1---------------------------------------| 2----------10--10--10-------------------| 3---9--9-----------------9--9--9--9--9--|(for 3 4----------7---7---10-------------------| bars) 5---7--7-----------------7--7--7--7--7--| 6---------------------------------------| 1---------------------------------------| 2---------------------------------------| 3---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| (for 8 4---------------------------------------| bars) 5---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| 6---------------------------------------| 1---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| 2---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 3---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|(for 3 4---------------------------------------------------| bars) 5---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| 6---------------------------------------------------| 1---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-| 2---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--| 3---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| 4------------------------------------------------------------------| 5---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| 6------------------------------------------------------------------| 1-------------------------------------------| 2-------------------------------------------| 3-----------------9---------9------------9--| (for 7 bars) 4-------------------------------------------| 5---------7------------7----------7---------| 6---0---------------------------------------| 1---0------| 2---0------| 3---4------| (depress trem bar slowly) 4---2------| 5----------| 6---0------|(quietly, over 12 bars)1---------------------|----------|--------------------| 2---------------------|----------|--------------------| 3---------------------|----------|--------------------| 4------------(4)/7--5-|--------4-|------------8----5--| 5---------------------|----------|--------------------| 6---0--0--------------|--0--0----|--0--0--------------|Exit----tabbed by: Sergio Lucero, slucero@cec.uchile.clEmYou know he got the cure...but then he went astray,C GHe used to stay awake to drive the dreams he had awayEm C GHe wanted to believe in the hands of love...His head it felt heavy as he cut across the landA dog started crying like a broken hearted manAt the howling wind... the howling windHe went deeper into black, deeper into white...he could see the stars shine like nails in the nightHe felt the healing, healing, healing, healing hands of loveLike the stars shiny, shiny... from above.He put his hands in the pocket, his finger on the steelThe pistol weighed heavy, his heart he could feelWas beating, beating, beating, beating oh my loveOh my love, oh my love, oh my love.(He saw the hands that build could also pull down....The hands of love)
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