Chords for Chris Knight, "The Hammer Going Down"

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The sun's going down on [D] me, thoughts of her keep hauntin' [G] me.
_ Desperation's [Bm] takin' hold. _
My head's on the steering [D] wheel, but my heart's back in Louisville,
[G] at the far end of a thousand [Bm] miles of road. _ _
[G] And my mind's grinding [Bm] like a steel gear, baby.
[G] I've gotta cover [A] some ground. _
[G] She'd know how hard and [D] fast I'm fallin' for [G] her,
if she could just hear [A] the sound of the hammer [B] goin' down. _ _ _ _ _
Now I ain't gonna waste my [D] time talkin' on no payphone [G] line,
or just don't get the message [Bm] through.
[B] If this rig will hold out one more [D] day, she'll hear me 40 miles away,
[G] tearin' this four-lane [F#] half-jim too.
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[G] My mind's grinding [B] like a steel gear, baby. _
[G] I've gotta cover [A] some ground. _
[G] She'd know how hard and fast [D] I'm fallin' for her,
[G] if she could just hear [A] the sound of the hammer [B] goin' down. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bm] Now she ain't just a truck stop [D] queen, she's the light guidin' me
[G] a thousand miles for [Bm] her love. _
Well, I'd go a million for one [D] kiss, drive those pistons with my [G] fist,
and do it all again if it [Bm] ain't enough. _ _
[G] My mind's grinding [Bm] like a steel gear, baby. _
[G] I've gotta cover [A] some ground. _
[G] She'd know how hard and fast [D] I'm fallin' for [G] her,
if she could just hear [A] the sound of the hammer goin' [B] down.
_ _ [G] If she could hear [A] the sound of the hammer goin' [Bm] down. _ _
[G] If she could hear [A] the sound of the [E] hammer goin' down.
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