Developments
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"Developments - Hands Like Houses" Key of F#
Intro (Piano):
F#, D#m, C#, F#
F#, C#, F#, C#
Intro (with Guitar):
(B D#m, C#
B, C#, F#) x2
F#
F# B
We get in our own way, tripping on our feet.
F# B
Filling up our heads too much with words too hard to speak.
D#m B F#
Drowning in a place, where the night cannot escape, commit ourselves into the
B
depths, exposed against a page.
D#m C# F# D#m C# D#m
Caught in a phrase, an echo in our minds, a flash, a flood, and it's burned
into our eyes.
F# C# F#
I can't explain enough, and I won't let it last the night.
C# F#
I'll show you that the image is still there unseen.
F# C# F# C#
It's darkest before the light, if we shut our eyes to see the things that we
B
have lost inside the lines between.
B C# D#m
Between the black and white, where everything goes grey, and everything's
C# B C#
unsaid, undone, and the negative bleeds away to reveal the memory that we've
D#m C#
waited for so long for the image shifts and the acid drips down the paper to
the floor.
D#m C# F# D#m C# D#m
Caught in a phrase, an echo in our minds, a flash, a flood, and it's burned
into our eyes.
F# C# F#
I can't explain enough, and I won't let it last the night.
C# F#
I'll show you that the image is still there unseen.
F# C# F# C#
It's darkest before the light, if we shut our eyes to see the things that we
B
have lost inside the lines between.
D#m C# B F# D#m
We're so nervous to see if we've let too much in, if we, if we were out of
C#
focus or out of frame.
F# D#m C# F# D#m
I know it's a moment of truth, if a recollection reflects reality,
C#
or if it's lost forever.
F# C# F# B
I can't explain enough, and I won't let it last the night.
C# F#
I'll show you that the image is still there unseen.
F# C# F# C#
It's darkest before the light, if we shut our eyes to see the things that we
F#
have lost inside the lines between.
F# C# D#m C#
I can't explain enough, and I won't let it last.
F#
The image is still there, unseen.
How to play Developments
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.