Intro
G# Cm
[Verse 1]
G# G#
Swift and sharp, a light in the dark
Cm Cm
formed singularly was I to be
G# G#
Of wood and steel, to heft, to heel
Cm Cm
and through the fire was their desire
[Chorus]
A#m A#m G# G#
Those hands, the hands that made me what I am
A#m A#m D# D#
And I am an instrument to them
[Verse 2]
G# G#
Oh, and I pristine and glistening
Cm Cm
am given forth and carried north
G# G#
where rivals stand, awaiting commands
Cm Cm
and cold am I, held tightly by
[Chorus]
A#m A#m G# G#
Those hands. The hands that made me what I am
A#m A#m D# D#
And I am an instrument to them
[Bridge]
Cm Cm A#m A#m
Oh, drums shake the ground and cries resound off hill and helm
Cm Cm A#m A#m
And so did I let forth a cry when overwhelmed
Cm Cm A#m A#m
With kin and clone, of steel and stone and oak and elm,
Cm Cm D# D#
Were set to task and I to ask, "Is this my realm?"
[Verse]
G# G#
Swift and sharp, a light in the dark,
Cm Cm
formed singularly. Was I to be
G# G#
this tool of pain? Or do I contain
Cm Cm
the capacity for beauty by
[Chorus]
A#m A#m G# G#
those hands? The hands that make me what I am
A#m A#m D# D# G#
and I am an instrument to them