U2 - The Hands That Built America: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Hands That Built America" 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.
F#m E D Oh my love, it's a long way we've come. F#m E D From the freckled hills, to the steel and glass canyons. Am G D From the stony fields, to hanging steel from the sky. Am G D From digging in our pockets, for a reason not to say goodbye. Chorus: F#m E D These are the hands, that build America. F#m E D Ahhhhhhhhhh America. I last saw your face in a watercolour sky As sea birds argued a long goodbye I took your kiss on the spray of the new line star You gotta live with your dreams Don’t make them so hard Chorus C Em F Of all of the promises, is this one we could keep? C Em F Of all of the dreams, is this one still out of reach. F Halle, Ole Chorus: It's early fall, there's a cloud on the New York sky line. Innocence, dragged across a yellow line. These are the hands that built America These are the hands that built America Ahhhhhhhhhh America. Ahhhhhhhhhh America. You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  D  E  Em  F  F#m  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 "The Hands That Built America" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Hands That Built America" by U2.