Hands Clean — Alanis Morissette
Chords and lyrics for Hands Clean by Alanis Morissette (key of C).
Intro
[C] [D] [Bm] [C]
Verse 1
[C]If it weren't for your [D]maturity
None of [Bm]this would have [C]happened
[C]If you weren't so [D]wise beyond your years
[Bm]I would have been able to control [C]myself
[C]If it weren't for my [D]attention
[Bm]You wouldn't have been [C]successful
[C]And if, if it weren't for [D]me
[Bm]You would never have amounted to very [C]much
Pre-Chorus
[C]Ooo-ooh [D]this could be [Bm]messy[C]
[C]But you [D]don't seem to [Bm]mind[C]
[C]Ooo-ooh [D]don't go telling [Bm]everybody[C]
[C]And [D]overlook this supposed [Bm]crime[C]
Chorus
[C]We'll fast [D]forward to a few [Bm]years later[C]
[C]And no-one knows except the [D]both of [Bm]us[C]
[C]And I have honoured your [D]request for [Bm]silence[C]
[C]And you've washed your [D]hands clean of [Bm]this[C]
Verse 2
[C]You're essentially an [D]employee
[Bm]And I like you having to depend on [C]me
[C]You're a kind of [D]protégé
[Bm]And one day you'll say you learned all you know from [C]me
[C]I know you depend on [D]me
[Bm]Like a young thing would go to a [C]guardian
[C]I know you sexualize [D]me
[Bm]Like a young thing would and I think I like [C]it
Pre-Chorus
[C]Ooo-ooh [D]this could be [Bm]messy[C]
[C]But you [D]don't seem to [Bm]mind[C]
[C]Ooo-ooh [D]don't go telling [Bm]everybody[C]
[C]And [D]overlook this supposed [Bm]crime[C]
Chorus
[C]We'll fast [D]forward to a few [Bm]years later[C]
[C]And no-one knows except the [D]both of [Bm]us[C]
[C]And I have honoured your [D]request for [Bm]silence[C]
[C]And you've washed your [D]hands clean of [Bm]this[C]
Bridge
[Em]What part of our [C]history is re-invented and [G]under rug [D]swept
[Em]What part of your [C]memory is selective and [G]tends to [D]forget
What's with the distance it seems so obvious
Verse 3
[C]Just make sure you don't tell on [D]me
[Bm]Especially to members of your [C]family
[C]We best keep this to [D]ourselves
[Bm]And not tell any member of our inner [C]posse
[C]I wish I could tell the [D]world
[Bm]Cos you're such a pretty thing when you're done up [C]properly
[C]I might want to marry you, one [D]day
[Bm]If you'd watch that weight and keep your firm [C]body
Pre-Chorus
[C]Ooo-ooh [D]this could be [Bm]messy[C]
[C]And I [D]don't seem to [Bm]mind[C]
[C]Ooo-ooh [D]don't go telling [Bm]everybody[C]
[C]And [D]overlook this supposed [Bm]crime[C]
Chorus
[C]We'll fast [D]forward to a few [Bm]years later[C]
[C]And no-one knows except the [D]both of [Bm]us[C]
[C]And I have honoured your [D]request for [Bm]silence[C]
[C]And you've washed your [D]hands clean of [Bm]this[C]
Pre-Chorus
[C]Ooo-ooh [D]this could be [Bm]messy[C]
[C]And I [D]don't seem to [Bm]mind[C]
[C]Ooo-ooh [D]don't go telling [Bm]everybody[C]
[C]And [D]overlook this supposed [Bm]crime[C]
Chorus
[C]We'll fast [D]forward to a few [Bm]years later[C]
[C]And no-one knows except the [D]both of [Bm]us[C]
[C]And I have honoured your [D]request for [Bm]silence[C]
[C]And you've washed your [D]hands clean of [Bm]this[C]
Outro
[C] [D] [Bm] [C]