Hand Me Down

Matchbox Twenty - Hand Me Down: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Hand Me Down' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn Hand Me Down Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Matchbox Twenty

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Hand Me Down' smoothly on your guitar.

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     C#
Someday they'll find our small town world,
On a big town avenue,
F#
Gonna make you like the way they talk,
When they're talking to you,
C#
Gonna make you break out of your shell,
Cuz they tell you to,
F#
Gonna make you like the way they lie,
Better than the truth,
A#m
They'll tell you everything,
G#/C
You wanted someone else to say,
F#
They're gonna break your heart.

Chorus:
                C#
From what I've seen,
            G#                D#m
You're just one more hand me down,
    F#
But no one's tried to give you,
          C#
What you need,
    G#         Adim7   A#m
Lay all your troubles down,
      F#
I am with you now.

Somebody oughta take you in,
try to make you love again
Try to make you like the way
they feel when they're under your skin
Never once do you think that
they would lie when they're holdin' you
Then you wonder why they haven't
called when they said they'd call you

You'll start to wonder if you're
ever gonna make it by
You'll start to think you were born blind

Chorus

                 A#m
I'm here for the hard times,
                 F/A
The straight to your heart times,
                   C#
When living ain't easy
       D#/G
You can stand up against me,
          D#m
And maybe rely on me and
G#    F#    C#
Cry on me, yeah

 C#
Someday the'll open up your world,
 F#
Shake it down to the very core,
 A#m
Do their best to change you,
 F#
They still can't erase you.

Chorus

Lay them down on me, oh, yeah
You're just one more hand me down
And all those nights don't give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
On me
On me


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A#m

Adim7

D#m

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If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Hand Me Down' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Hand Me Down' by Matchbox Twenty.

Matchbox Twenty - Hand Me Down: Guitar Chords

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