The Rolling Stones - Hand of Fate: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hand of Fate" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Hand of Fate Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Rolling Stones

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Hand of Fate" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C    F       C      F     C
The hand of fate is on me now
A             G     F       C
It pick me up and knock me down
    F       C         F      C
I'm on the run, I'm prison bound
A                G   F     C
The hand of fate is heavy now
  F         C        F       C
I killed a man, I'm highway bound
A                     G     F       C
The wheel of fortune keeps turning round
F        C      F       C
Turning round, turning round
A                       G      C        G
I should have known it was a one horse town

F         C       F         C
My sweet girl was once his wife
A               G        F         C
He had papers that the judge had signed
     F         C             F     C
The wind blew hard, it was stormy night
A                 G      F        C
He shot me once, but I shot him twice
C    F       C      F      C
The hand of fate is on me now
A             G       F               C
It pick me up and it kicked me right down
F                C
Kicked me right down
F                C  A G C G
Kicked me right down
A# C         A#       C
    I had to save her life
             A#          C
    Yeah, I gunned him twice
A     G      F           C
Yeah, and I watched him die, watch out boy
A     G  F           C
Yeah, I watched him die

He was a barroom man, the violent kind
He had no love for that gal of mine
Then one day in a drinking bout
He swore he'd throw me right of town
The hand of fate is on me now
I shot that man I put him underground
I put him underground
Yes I did

I'm on the run, I hear the hounds
My luck is up, my chips are down
So goodbye baby, so long now
Wish me luck, I'm going to need it child
The hand of fate is on me now
Yeah it's too late baby it's too late baby
It's too late now
Oh yeah mm yeah
Yes it is
The hand of fate hangs a heavy now
It's a heavy now
Heavy Now
The hand of fate is a heavy now

It picked me up and it knocked me down
It picked me up and it knocked me down


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord 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 of Fate" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hand of Fate" by The Rolling Stones.

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