Hand Springs

The White Stripes

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The White Stripes - Hand Springs Tuning: Standard Chords:    (type 2) E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--------------------7---8--9---| D|-2--5--6--7--8--9---7---8--9---| A|-2--5--6--7--8--9---5---6--7---| E|-0--3--4--5--6--7--------------| I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the red door after an argument I started cause I thought she didn’t like me anymore I can’t help it sometimes I feel pitiful and of course she’s so young and beautiful (x8) I bought us two glasses of coke that’s her favorite and I wanted to make up for earlier but I dropped her glass and it broke so I just gave my glass to her (x8) she laughed and so did I in our lane and then she went to a vending machine to buy a candy cane but right next to that was a boy I knew with a spring in his hand playing a country pinball machine called ’stand by your man’ I saw him talk to her but I stayed in my lane and played my game steady and was thinking of a day when I’d be too old to throw a ball this heavy (x8) but I guess I’m young now so it’s easier to knock ’em all down then I looked and saw her say to him ’you’re really hittin’ that ball around’ and he’s lookin’ at her the way I did when I first met her I could see in his face white flowers and cups of coffee and love letters (x4) I was sorry to interrupt their game but I went and did it anyway I dropped my red bowling ball through the glass of his machine I said ’are you quick enough to hit this ball mr. clean?’ I was scared to lose her so I couldn’t help being mean (x8) and that ended both of our games I said I was sorry but my girl left with him just the same I thought how much I hate when love makes me act this way I was bent over a broken pinball machine in a bowling alley and I threw it all away (type 2) (x8) well isn’t it all just a big game? *This song is pretty simple and I’m pretty sure my tab is right.*

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La chanson évoque une expérience de jeune amour teintée de jalousie et d'insécurité. Le narrateur raconte comment, après une dispute, il a emmené sa petite amie au bowling pour tenter de réparer leur relation. Malheureusement, il se sent mal à l'aise en la voyant interagir avec un autre garçon, ce qui le pousse à agir de manière possessive et immature. Ses tentatives de se racheter échouent, et il se retrouve confronté aux conséquences de ses propres émotions, ressentant l'amertume d'un amour compliqué. Le contexte semble ancré dans une atmosphère de jeunesse où les sentiments sont intenses et souvent maladroits. On y découvre la légèreté d'une sortie entre amis, mais aussi le poids des relations et des doutes qui l'accompagnent. La simplicité des lieux et des activités, comme le bowling et les machines à sous, contraste avec la complexité des sentiments qui s'y manifestent.