Hands Are Tied (3:17)
Jesse Valenzuela
As appearing on New Miserable Experience
ARTIST:Gin Blossoms
TITLE:Hands Are Tied (3:17)
WRITTEN BY:Jesse Valenzuela
TRANSCRIBED BY:Mark Ord (29/4/96)
Am - C - G - D
Am C G D
I've been waiting around all night
Am C G D
Your warm kiss is on my mind
Am C G D
A piece of you is all I've got
Am C G D
But the whole damn thing is what I want
Cadd9 D
I've been waiting around here all night long
Cadd9 D G
Holding on to these memories until they come undone
Am C D G
My hands are tied...my hands are tied
Telephone's ringing by my bed
I pick it on up and the line goes dead
I splash summer water on my face
Clears my mind I'm out of this place
I've been waiting around here all night long
Holding on to these memories until they come undone
My hands are tied...
GUITAR SOLO:
Am - C - G - D
Am - C - G - D
Am - C - G - D
Am - C - G - D
Cadd9 - D
Cadd9 - D - G
My nerves are frayed and I've had enough
I'm a lot afraid that it'll hurt too much
I'm can't seem to stop at all
I'm plain wore through waiting for your call
I've been waiting around here all night long
Holding on to these memories until they come undone
My hands are tied...
Cadd9 G
Want you round here all the time
Cadd9 G
Just can't seem to shake you off my mind
My hands are tied...
(end on D)
* I kinda know the main riff, but not well enough to make it worthwhile
tabbing....
H A N D S A R E T I E D GIN BLOSSOMS
Words and Music by JESSE VALENZUELA
Transcription by Mark Ord (29/4/1996)
From Gin Blossoms' A&M Records recording NEW MISERABLE EXPERIENCE
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UPDATES:
Sept 26th 2002:
* Added Riff A, and guitar solo.
* Added verse/chorus structure and chords throughout
* Corrected chrous chords (Am-C-D-G to Am-C-G-D)
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NOTES:
* The tabbed rythmn of Riff. A is approximate, but the actual octaves
are correct.
* I haven't yet worked out the final 4 bars of the guitar solo.
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INTRO:
* Guitar / amp noise breifly.
Riff. A
Gtr. I:
Am C G D
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-T---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-A---14-14-14-14-14-14-|/-17-17--17-\-16--16-|-16-/14-14--14-12-12--|-12-\--9--9--7-/-12/14|
|-B---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----12-12-12-12-12-12-|/-15-15--15-\-14--14-|-14-/12-12--12-10-10--|-10-\--7--7--7-/-10/12|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Am C G D
|---12-12-12-12-12-/-15-|-15--12---12--12-----|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------15-|-15-15-\-13-13--13--\-|-12-12--12--\--10-----|
|----9--9--9--9--9-/-12-|-12---9----9---9-----|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------12-|-12-12-\-10-10--10--\-|--9--9---9--\---7-----|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
VERSE 1:
Am C G D
I've been waiting around all night
Am C G D
Your warm kiss is on my mind
Am C G D
A piece of you is all I've got
Am C G D
But the whole damn thing is what I want
PRE-CHORUS:
Cadd9 D
I've been waiting around here all night long
Cadd9 D G
Holding on to these memories until they come undone
CHORUS:
Am C G D
My hands are tied
Am C G D
My hands are tied
VERSE 2:
Am C G D
Telephone's ringing by my bed
Am C G D
I pick it on up and the line goes dead
Am C G D
I splash some water on my face
Am C G D
Clears my mind I'm out of this place
PRE-CHORUS:
Cadd9 D
I've been waiting around here all night long
Cadd9 D G
Holding on to these memories until they come undone
CHORUS:
Am C G D
My hands are tied
Am C G D
My hands are tied
GUITAR SOLO:
(Gtr I plays Riff A 1 time)
(Gtr II. plays Riff A chords)
Gtr I:
Cadd9 D
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|--13-13-13-13--13--13--|/-17--17-\15--15--15-|\13---13-\-12--12-\10-|-10-----10---10-------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|--10-10-10-10--10--10--|/-14--14-\12--12--12-|\10---10-\--9---9-\-7-|--7------7----7-------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Cadd9 D G
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|--Yet to tab-----------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Am - C - G - D
Am - C - G - D
VERSE 3:
Am C G D
My nerves are frayed and I've had enough
Am C G D
I'm a lot afraid that it'll hurt too much
Am C G D
I can't seem to stop at all
Am C G D
I'm plain wore through waiting for your call
PRE-CHORUS:
Cadd9 D
I've been waiting around here all night long
Cadd9 D G
Holding on to these memories until they come undone
CHORUS:
Am C G D
My hands are tied
BRIDGE:
Cadd9 G
Want you round here all the time
Cadd9 G
Just can't seem to shake you off my mind
CHORUS:
Am C G D
My hands are tied
Am C G D
My hands are tied
Am C G D
My hands are tied
OUTRO:
(Gtr I plays Riff A)
(Gtr II. plays Riff A chords)
* Let final octave and chord ring
