Hands Open

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                            HANDS OPEN - Snow Patrol
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Tuning: eBGDAD

You can play it in regular tuning, but I think it's fun/easier to play it drop D.
Heavy distortion throughout.

Intro/Verse (Main Riff)
It's hard to argue when..
E|----------------------|      
B|----------------------|      
G|------------8-8-------|      
D|--5-5--3-3--8-8--8-8--| (x6) 
A|--5-5--3-3--6-6--8-8--|      
E|--5-5--3-3-------8-8--|      

Chorus
Hands open, and my eyes open...
E|-----------------------------------|      
B|-----------------------------------|      
G|------------------8-8-8-8----------|      
D|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| (x4) 
A|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8--|      
E|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3---------8-8-8-8--|      

Main Riff
Why would I sabotage...
E|----------------------|      
B|----------------------|      
G|------------8-8-------|      
D|--5-5--3-3--8-8--8-8--| (x4) 
A|--5-5--3-3--6-6--8-8--|      
E|--5-5--3-3-------8-8--|      

Chorus
Hands open and my eyes open...
E|-----------------------------------|      
B|-----------------------------------|      
G|------------------8-8-8-8----------|      
D|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| (x4) 
A|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8--|      
E|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3---------8-8-8-8--|      

Bridge
(Listen to song for exact strum pattern, the tab is just a guide for the chords)
It's not as easy as willing it all to be right...
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|      
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|      
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|      
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-x-10-10-x-13-13-13-13--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6--|      
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-x-10-10-x-13-13-13-13--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6--| (x4) 
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8-x-10-10-x-13-13-13-13--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6--|      

Break
Put Sufjan Stevens on...
E|---------------------------|      
B|---------------------------|      
G|---------------------------|      
D|---------------------------| (x4) 
A|---------------------------|      
E|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--|      

Chorus
Hands open and my eyes open...
E|-----------------------------------|      
B|-----------------------------------|      
G|------------------8-8-8-8----------|      
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| (x4) 
A|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8--|      
E|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------8-8-8-8--|      

Bridge
It's not as easy as willing it all to be right...
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|      
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|      
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|      
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-x-10-10-x-13-13-13-13--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6--|      
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-x-10-10-x-13-13-13-13--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6--| (x8) 
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8-x-10-10-x-13-13-13-13--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6--|      


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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