Hand Springs - The White Stripes
Tabbed by Andrew Musholt
Simple, awesome song. Very easy to play and sing along with (lyrics included.)
Tab:
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----6-7-8----44-1-----------------------------------------------------|
(Play this several times...)
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----8-9-10---66-3--63-------------------------------------------------|
----6-7-8----44-1--41-------------------------------------------------|
(which...ends with this.)
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----88-9-10-6-7-8-----------------------------------------------------|
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(Last verse which leads to the end!)
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/w/white-stripes/328871.html ]
Lyrics:
I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the red door
after an argument I started
cause I thought she didn't like me anymore
I can't help it sometimes I feel pitiful
and of course she's so young and beautiful
I bought us two glasses of coke
that's her favorite and I wanted to make up for earlier
but I dropped her glass and it broke
so I just gave my glass to her
she laughed and so did I in our lane
and then she went to a vending machine
to buy a candy cane
but right next to that was a boy I knew
with a spring in his hand
playing a country pinball machine
called 'stand by your man'
I saw him talk to her
but I stayed in my lane
and played my game steady
and was thinking of a day
when I'd be too old to throw a ball this heavy
but I guess I'm young now
so it's easier to knock 'em all down
then I looked and saw her say to him
'you're really hittin' that ball around'
and he's lookin' at her the way I did
when I first met her
I could see in his face
white flowers
and cups of coffee
and love letters
I was sorry to interrupt their game
but I went and did it anyway
I dropped my red bowling ball
through the glass of his machine
I said 'are you quick enough to hit this ball, mr. clean?'
I was scared to lose her
so I couldn't help being mean
and that ended both of our games
I said I was sorry
but my girl left with him just the same
I thought how much I hate when love makes me act this way
I was bent over a broken pinball machine
in a bowling alley and I threw it all away
well isn't it all just a big game?
