Four Strong Hands

Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Guess I don’t have to tell you Em C G D/F# That was the bank man on the phone Em C G D/F# Reckons we’re gonna have to sell here Em C G D/F# We can’t repay the loan Em C G D/F# Things haven’t run too well here Em C G D/F# Since the drought in ‘95 Em C G D/F# Ever since we worked our fingers to the bone Em C G D/F# Just to stay alive Em C G D/F# But to lose this farm would break my heart Em C G D/F# I’ve worked here man and boy I am too old for a new start so Em C G D/F# Many a dream have we seen broken Em C G D/F# Many a fire through our back door Em C G D/F# Many a harsh word spoken Em C G D/F# I can’t take it any more Em C So sign this letter to my brother G D/F# Take the pistol from the shelf Em C put two rounds in it’s chambers G D/F# Put an end to all this hell and Em C G D/F# Take my hand now lover Em C G D/F# Together into an empty night Em C G D/F# Take my hand now lover Em C G D/F# D/F# I have lost my will to fight Em C G D/F# Many a dream have we seen broken Em C G D/F# Many a fire through our back door Em C G D/F# Many a harsh word spoken Em C G D/F# It hasn’t been easy that’s for sure Em C G D/F# Kids moved out and went to Melbourne Em C G D/F# Must have been a year ago Em C G D/F# The summer months were hot and lonely Em C G D/F# Now the winters here I’m cold Em C But when you hold me in your arms G D/F# I am still a little girl Em C I can forget all the sadness G D/F# and the anger in our world so Em C G D/F# Take my hand now lover Em C G D/F# Walk together through the night Em C G D/F# Take my hand now lover Em C G D/F# We can make it work out right Em C G D/F# Throw that letter in the fire Em C G D/F# Throw the pistol in the dam Em C G D/F# I am not prepared to die Em C G D/F# Not as long as I can stand Em C We can make a new start G D/F# You silly old fart Em C We’ve got four strong hands and G D/F# Two beating hearts so Em C G D/F# Take my hand now lover Em C G D/F# Walk together through the night Em C G D/F# Take my hand now lover Em C G D/F# We can make it work all right