The Things Weve Handed Down
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verse 1
F C
Don't know much about you
Dm Bb
Don't know who you are
F C
We've been doing fine without you
Dm Bb
But, we could only go so far
F C
Don't know why you chose us
Dm Bb
Were you watching from above
F C
Is there someone there that knows us
Dm Bb | F / C / | Bb / C / |
Said we'd give you all our love
verse 2
F C
Will you laugh just like your mother
Dm Bb
Will you sigh like your old man
F C
Some things skip a generation
Dm Bb
Like I've heard they often can
C Dm
Are you a poet or a dancer
F C Bb
A devil or a clown
F C Dm
Or a strange new combination of
Bb C F / C / | Bb / C / |
The things we've handed down
verse 3
F C
I wonder who you'll look like
Dm Bb
Will your hair fall down and curl
F C
Will you be a mama's boy
Dm Bb
Or daddy's little girl
F C
Will you be a sad reminder
Dm Bb
Of what's been lost along the way
F C
Maybe you can help me find her
Dm Bb F / C / | Bb / C / |
In the things you do and -- say
C Dm
And these things that we have given
F C Bb
They are not so easily found
F F/E Dm
But you can thank us later
C Bb C F / F/E / | Dm
For the things we've handed down
Bb C F / F/E / | Dm / Bb
The things we've handed down
verse 4
F C
You may not always be so grateful
Dm Bb
For the way that you were made
F C
Some feature of your father's
Dm Bb
That you'd gladly sell or trade
F C
And one day you may look at us
Dm Bb
And say that you were cursed
F C
But over time that line has been
Dm Bb
Extremely well rehearsed
C Dm
By our fathers, and their fathers
F C Bb
In some old and distant town
F C Dm
From places no one here remembers
Bb C F / F/E / | Dm
Come the things we've handed down
Bb C F / F/E / | Dm
The things we've handed down
Bb C F
The things we've handed down
How to play The Things Weve Handed Down
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.