Текст песни с аккордами
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[Verse 1]
D A D A
The war’d not long been over and the future seemed so bright
G D Bm A
We gathered in the church hall in Georgetown at night
D A G A
He said there’s work in England for woman and for man
Bm D
So I clapped the handsome stranger
G A D
With these hands
[Verse 2]
D A D G
Farewell to Guyana, the land where I was born
D Bm
We sailed for Southampton on a bright April morn
D A D G
And the moon was sinking quickly as we looked back to the land
Bm
And I held onto the railing
G A D
With these hands
[Verse 3]
D A D A
Now when we came to England it was late in the night
G D Bm A
Took a train to Paddington and my, what a sight
D A G A
Was a white woman sweeping up around the paper stand
Bm D
And I rubbed my eyes in wonder
G A D
With these hands
[Verse 4]
D A D G
Now I was a heartbreaker and I had skills to share
D Bm
Songs to sing, joy to bring and children to bear
D A D G
But no blacks, no dogs, no Irish, I couldn’t understand
Bm
But I wiped away my tears
G A D
With these hands
[Verse 5]
D A D A
Now the first place that I found to rent it didn’t have a bath
G D Bm A
The next place barely had a roof, sometimes you have to laugh
D A G A
For under an umbrella, well it wasn’t what I’d planned
Bm D
But I cooked the Christmas dinner
G A D
With these hands
[Verse 6]
D A D A
I became a foster mother, took a hundred children in
G D Bm A
Loved every one, kissed every one, no matter what their skin
D A G A
And they offered me an MBE, I said I don’t need one
Bm D
And besides I’ve no good dress
G A D
To wear it on
[Verse 7]
D A D G
So I asked if I could trade it for the things I really need
D Bm
Like bed sheets and pillow slips for all the kids I feed
D A D G
And the mayor he listened to me and he made this promise grand
Bm
And the keys of a new house were
G A D
In these hands
[Verse 8]
D A D A
But soon jack boots came marching through the streets of our town
G D Bm A
Our tires slashed, windows smashed, our youth club burnt down
D A G A
And I prayed that my children didn’t understand
Bm D
As I wiped their smeared faces
G A D
With these hands
[Verse 9]
D A D G
And the words of the stranger who had led me here
D Bm
Weren’t the words of welcome now but words of fear
D A D G
And the river was bleeding and the smell was foul
Bm
For the stranger’s name was
G A D
Enoch Powell
[Verse 10]
D A D A
And at 4 o’clock one morning, a knock came at my door
G D Bm A
They took me down to Deptford, where raging fires roared
D A G A
13 would die that night, the flames could not Bme fanned
Bm D
And still the smell of New Cross is
G A D
On these hands
[Verse 11]
D A D G
But as the people gathered, and as the people cried
D Bm
As the flames fell, and as the flames died,
D A D G
I stood amid the ashes and beneath the brooding sky
Bm
I said my name is Phoenix and
G A D
We will rise
[Verse 12]
D A D A
For these hands wear the years of love, they bear the scars of pain
G D Bm A
These hands have built a better world and these hands will again
D A G A
And though these hands are old now, well they’ve got more to give
Bm D
These hands don’t forget,
G A D
But they forgive
[Verse 13]
D A D G
And though the walls are rising now, you may think hope is gone
D Bm
These hands of mine, they are the proof of all that can be done
D A D G
So whoever is your neighbour link arms and make a stand
Bm
And we will face the future
G A D
With these hands
[Verse 14]
D A D G
So whoever is your neighbour link arms and make a stand
Bm
And we will face the future
G A D
With these hands
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