Sara Storer Tell These Hands C F Mum and Dad are home, sitting round the table C G Dad’s got his face buried in his hands C F I’ve never seen Dad cry, didn’t think that he was able C G Gravel on the drive washed away again F C And with skin off his fingers, the rain’s still coming down F C G Another week just waiting, as he looks down at his hands C F C F Tell the rain to stop falling, tell the banks to stop calling C F G G7 Tell the politicians where they can put their plans C F C F Tell the day to hold on longer, tell our sons we can’t be bothered C F G And then tell these hands to give up on the land G (hold) C F C G Tell, tell these hands C F Better take a look, rain might be gone by morning C G Are you coming for a drive, we won’t be long? C F Arm out of the window, “Giving in” on the radio C G Funny how that rain can’t keep us in F C And with skin off his fingers, still the rain comes down F C G They’re driving through the inches on a track of flooded ground C F C F Tell the rain to stop falling, tell the banks to stop calling C F G G7 Tell the politicians where they can put their plans C F C F Tell the day to hold on longer, tell our sons we can’t be bothered C F G And then tell these hands to give up on the land G (hold) C F C F Tell, tell these hands, go on and tell these hands C F C (hold) Go on tell these hands, tell these hands. tab by Danny Lloyd