Hand in my pocket    (intro) (midi)    (sample)

 

               G                 C               G                 C

1. I'm broke but I'm happy, I'm sore but I'm kind,

             G                 C           G    - C

    I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah.

            G                  C                  G                  C

    I'm high but I'm grounded, I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed,

           G                C           G    

    I'm lost but I'm hopeful, baby.

 

               C                       F           - C

    And what it all comes down to,

                                                   G              C    - G - C

    is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine,

                         F

    'cause I got one hand in my pocket,

                  C                         D                - G - C - G - C

    and the other one is givin' a high five.

 

                G                  C              G                    C

2. I feel drunk but I'm sober, I'm young and I'm underpaid,

            G                 C           G    - C

    I'm dyin' but I'm workin', yeah.

        G                C                  G                  C

    I care but I'm restless, I'm here but I'm really gone,

             G                   C       G     

    I'm wrong and I'm sorry, baby.

 

                C                      F          - C

    And what it all comes down to

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    is that ev'rything's gonna be quite alright,

                         F

    'cause I got one hand in my pocket,

                   C                          D               - G - C - G - G

    and the other one is flickin' a cigarette.

 

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               C                      F          - C

   And what it all comes down to,

                                                        G          C   - G - C

    is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet,

                         F

    'cause I got one hand in my pocket,

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    and the other one is givin' a peace sign.

 

            G               C                    G                  C

3. I'm free but I'm focused, I'm green but I'm wise,

            G                 C           G     - C

    I'm hard but I'm friendly, baby.

            G               C                   G                   C

    I'm sad but I'm laughin', I'm brave but I'm chickenshit,

            G                 C       G     

    I'm sick but I'm pretty, baby.

 

                C                   F           - C

    And what it all boils down to

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    is that no one's really got it figured out just yet.

                      F

    Well I got one hand in my pocket,

                   C                          D       G    - C - G

    and the other one is playin' a piano.

 

                  C                      F                              C

    And what it all comes down to, my friend, yeah,

                                            G             C   - G - C

    is that everything is just fine, fine, fine,

                         F

    'cause I got one hand in my pocket,

                   C                          D         G    - C - G - C - G

    and the other one is hailing a taxi cab.

 

    (Alanis Morissette)