9 Lb Hammer Chords by Charlie Crockett
Tempo:
89.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
Bm
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[Bm] [D] [G] This nine pound hammer is a death to everythin' for my size, [C] [G] for my size.
[Bm]
Take this hammer, short [Em] to the captain, tell him [G] I'm gone, [C] tell [B] him [Bm] I'm gone.
He should ask me [G] where I went to, [Em] tell him you [G] don't know, [Am] tell him you [Bm] don't [G] know.
[Em]
[G]
[D] This nine pound hammer killed John Henry, it laid him low, it laid him low.
This nine pound hammer killed my brother, but it won't kill me, no it won't [Bm] kill me.
[G]
[Em] [G]
[Am] [G] [Bm] Roll on buddy, don't you roll [Em] too slow, how can I roll [C] when the [G] wheels won't go.
Roll on brother, but take your [Em] time, I'm broke down [D] and I [G] can't make mine.
[Bm] [Em]
[Em] [Bm]
This nine pound hammer is [Em] a death to everythin' for [G] my size, [C] for [G] my size.
[Bm] [D] [G] This nine pound hammer is a death to everythin' for my size, [C] [G] for my size.
[Bm]
Take this hammer, short [Em] to the captain, tell him [G] I'm gone, [C] tell [B] him [Bm] I'm gone.
He should ask me [G] where I went to, [Em] tell him you [G] don't know, [Am] tell him you [Bm] don't [G] know.
[Em]
[G]
[D] This nine pound hammer killed John Henry, it laid him low, it laid him low.
This nine pound hammer killed my brother, but it won't kill me, no it won't [Bm] kill me.
[G]
[Em] [G]
[Am] [G] [Bm] Roll on buddy, don't you roll [Em] too slow, how can I roll [C] when the [G] wheels won't go.
Roll on brother, but take your [Em] time, I'm broke down [D] and I [G] can't make mine.
[Bm] [Em]
[Em] [Bm]
This nine pound hammer is [Em] a death to everythin' for [G] my size, [C] for [G] my size.
Key:
G
Em
Bm
C
D
G
Em
Bm
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ This nine pound hammer is a death to everythin' for my size, [C] _ [G] for my size.
[Bm]
Take this hammer, _ short [Em] to the captain, _ tell him [G] I'm gone, _ [C] tell [B] him [Bm] I'm gone.
He should ask me [G] where I went to, [Em] tell him you [G] don't know, _ [Am] tell him you [Bm] don't [G] know. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ This nine pound hammer _ _ killed John Henry, it laid him low, it laid him low.
This nine pound hammer killed my brother, _ but it won't kill me, no it won't [Bm] kill me. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] Roll on buddy, _ don't you roll [Em] too slow, _ how can I roll [C] when the [G] wheels won't go.
Roll _ on brother, but take your [Em] time, I'm broke down [D] and I [G] can't make mine. _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
This nine pound hammer is [Em] a death to everythin' for [G] my size, [C] for [G] my size. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ This nine pound hammer is a death to everythin' for my size, [C] _ [G] for my size.
[Bm]
Take this hammer, _ short [Em] to the captain, _ tell him [G] I'm gone, _ [C] tell [B] him [Bm] I'm gone.
He should ask me [G] where I went to, [Em] tell him you [G] don't know, _ [Am] tell him you [Bm] don't [G] know. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ This nine pound hammer _ _ killed John Henry, it laid him low, it laid him low.
This nine pound hammer killed my brother, _ but it won't kill me, no it won't [Bm] kill me. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] Roll on buddy, _ don't you roll [Em] too slow, _ how can I roll [C] when the [G] wheels won't go.
Roll _ on brother, but take your [Em] time, I'm broke down [D] and I [G] can't make mine. _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
This nine pound hammer is [Em] a death to everythin' for [G] my size, [C] for [G] my size. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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