Learn to play "Hand Me Down" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C# Someday they'll find our small town world, On a big town avenue, F# Gonna make you like the way they talk, When they're talking to you, C# Gonna make you break out of your shell, Cuz they tell you to, F# Gonna make you like the way they lie, Better than the truth, A#m They'll tell you everything, G#/C You wanted someone else to say, F# They're gonna break your heart. Chorus: C# From what I've seen, G# D#m You're just one more hand me down, F# But no one's tried to give you, C# What you need, G# Adim7 A#m Lay all your troubles down, F# I am with you now. Somebody oughta take you in, try to make you love again Try to make you like the way they feel when they're under your skin Never once do you think that they would lie when they're holdin' you Then you wonder why they haven't called when they said they'd call you You'll start to wonder if you're ever gonna make it by You'll start to think you were born blind Chorus A#m I'm here for the hard times, F/A The straight to your heart times, C# When living ain't easy D#/G You can stand up against me, D#m And maybe rely on me and G# F# C# Cry on me, yeah C# Someday the'll open up your world, F# Shake it down to the very core, A#m Do their best to change you, F# They still can't erase you. Chorus Lay them down on me, oh, yeah You're just one more hand me down And all those nights don't give you what you need So lay all your troubles down On me On me You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA A#m Adim7 C C# D#m F# F G G# Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Hand Me Down" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hand Me Down" by Matchbox Twenty.