The Handshake Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A5][G][A5][Am][G][Am][G]

[Verse 1]
[Am]Every time
you shake someone's [G]hand[Am]
And it feels like your best [G]friend
Could it be that it's [D]only
[Am]superfi[G]ciality?
[Am]Without regard to well being
[G]Wit[Am]hout an inkling of
compromise
[G]Handshakes are nothing but a
[D]subtle "fuck [Am]you"[G]
And contracts determine the
be[D]st friendships
[Am]

[Verse 2]
[F]This is the way of the
[C]modern [G]world
[Am]Everyone's vy[A]ing [E]for patronage
This is [F]the way of the [C]modern [G]world
And [F]something's [G]gotta

[Interlude 1]
give
[Am][G][Am][G]

[Verse 3]
[Am]Every time you shake
someone's [G]hand[Am]
And you share neither color or creed
[G]You gotta overcome the
[D]obstacles of [Am]history[G]
[Am]There is restrained passion
[G]Mis[Am]trust and bigotry[G]
And these have created the [D]new
foundations of so[Am]ciety[G]
There's no harmony,
[D]just class and rac[Am]e

[Verse 4]
[F]This is the way of [C]the modern
[G]world
[Am]Everyone's fighting [E]for dominance
This is [F]the way of [C]the modern [G]world
And [F]something's [G]gotta
[D]give
[Am][G][Am]

[Verse 5]
Now, [F]I bel[C]ieve in u[G]nity[Am]
And [F]I am w[C]illing to c[G]ompromi[Am]se
But I'm [F]not gonna lie or [C]sell [F]my soul
[E]

[Interlude 2]
[Am][G][Am][G][D]
[Am]

[Verse 6]
[Am]Every time you shake
someone's [G]hand[Am]
It determines where you stand
[G]And if you won't uphold your [D]side,
it's [Am]better to
[G][Am]

[Verse 7]
[F]Fend for yourself, [C]fend for yourself,
[G]fend for yourself, [Am]and shun the handshake
[F]Fend for yourself, [C]fend for yourself,
[G]fend for yourself, and [Am]shun the handshake
[F]Fend for yourself, [C]fend [G]for yourself, fend for yourself,
and [Am]shun the handshake [F](I believe in unity)
Fend for yourself, [C]fend for [G]yourself, fend for yourself,
and [Am]shun the handshake (I am [F]willing to compromise)
Fend for yourself, [C]fend for yourself, [G]fend for yourself,
and [Am]shun the handshake (I believe in [F]unity)
Fend for yourself, [C]fend for [G]yourself, fend for yourself,
and [Am]shun the handshake (But I'm not gonna lie or sell [F]my soul)
Someone's [G]gotta give
[Am][G]