Chords for Dick Curless - Nine Pound Hammer
Tempo:
104.35 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Fm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We are going to hear another of the very fine folks who appeared with us in our talent scout show for Tony products last night.
Here's a great big handsome guy from up in Bangor, Maine.
And he sings folk songs, accompanying himself up on the git fiddle, and does a beautiful job.
And if we were to give the high score to anybody last night, he got it.
His name is Dick Curliss.
Well, [F] it is a nine pound hammer.
It's a little [Bb] too heavy for my [Fm] size.
[C] I live for my [F] size.
Well, I'm a-goin' on a mountain.
Don't you see my [Bb] baby?
And [Fm] I ain't comin' back, no.
[C] Well, I ain't comin' [F] back.
When I roll on, buddy, don't you [Bb] roll so slow.
How [F] can I roll [C] when the [F] wheel won't roll?
Down in East Kentucky, around Harlan and Perry County, a coal miner sings a little song called the nine pound hammer.
Now, if you can just picture yourself driving four inch spikes, the hard black oak tie about five miles back underneath the mountain,
where the tops and the mines get so low that you can't straighten up to rest your back just for a minute.
[Eb] And sometimes the air gets so foul back there that you can't get a good deep breath.
Well, it's a nine pound hammer.
[Bb] It's a little too heavy [F] for my [C] size.
Honey, [F] for my size.
Well, I'm a-goin' on a mountain.
Don't you see my [Bb] baby?
And I [F] ain't comin' back, [C] no.
Well, I [F] ain't comin' back.
When I roll on, buddy, don't you [Bb] roll so slow.
How [C] can I roll when the [F] wheel won't roll?
[C]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[F] Well, it's a long way to Harlan.
It's a long [Bb] way to Hazard.
Just to get [F] a little brew.
[C]
Just to get [F] a little brew.
Well, I'll wear it up long gone.
You can make [Bb] my tombstone out of number [F] nine coal.
[C]
Out of number [F] nine coal.
When I roll on, buddy, [Bb] full load of coal.
How [Fm] can I pull [C]
when the wheel won't [E] roll?
[F] [N]
Here's a great big handsome guy from up in Bangor, Maine.
And he sings folk songs, accompanying himself up on the git fiddle, and does a beautiful job.
And if we were to give the high score to anybody last night, he got it.
His name is Dick Curliss.
Well, [F] it is a nine pound hammer.
It's a little [Bb] too heavy for my [Fm] size.
[C] I live for my [F] size.
Well, I'm a-goin' on a mountain.
Don't you see my [Bb] baby?
And [Fm] I ain't comin' back, no.
[C] Well, I ain't comin' [F] back.
When I roll on, buddy, don't you [Bb] roll so slow.
How [F] can I roll [C] when the [F] wheel won't roll?
Down in East Kentucky, around Harlan and Perry County, a coal miner sings a little song called the nine pound hammer.
Now, if you can just picture yourself driving four inch spikes, the hard black oak tie about five miles back underneath the mountain,
where the tops and the mines get so low that you can't straighten up to rest your back just for a minute.
[Eb] And sometimes the air gets so foul back there that you can't get a good deep breath.
Well, it's a nine pound hammer.
[Bb] It's a little too heavy [F] for my [C] size.
Honey, [F] for my size.
Well, I'm a-goin' on a mountain.
Don't you see my [Bb] baby?
And I [F] ain't comin' back, [C] no.
Well, I [F] ain't comin' back.
When I roll on, buddy, don't you [Bb] roll so slow.
How [C] can I roll when the [F] wheel won't roll?
[C]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[F] Well, it's a long way to Harlan.
It's a long [Bb] way to Hazard.
Just to get [F] a little brew.
[C]
Just to get [F] a little brew.
Well, I'll wear it up long gone.
You can make [Bb] my tombstone out of number [F] nine coal.
[C]
Out of number [F] nine coal.
When I roll on, buddy, [Bb] full load of coal.
How [Fm] can I pull [C]
when the wheel won't [E] roll?
[F] [N]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Fm
Eb
F
C
Bb
_ _ We are going to hear another _ of the very fine folks who appeared with us in our talent scout show for Tony products last night.
_ Here's a great big handsome guy from up in Bangor, Maine.
And he sings folk songs, accompanying himself up on the git fiddle, and does a beautiful job.
And if we were to give the high score to anybody last night, he got it.
His name is Dick Curliss. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [F] it is a nine pound hammer.
_ It's a little [Bb] too heavy _ for my [Fm] size.
[C] I live for my [F] size.
Well, I'm a-goin' on a mountain.
Don't you see my [Bb] baby?
And [Fm] I ain't comin' back, no.
[C] Well, I ain't comin' [F] back.
When I roll on, buddy, don't you [Bb] roll so slow.
How [F] can I roll [C] when the [F] wheel won't roll?
Down in East Kentucky, around Harlan and Perry County, a coal miner sings a little song called the nine pound hammer.
Now, if you can just picture yourself driving four inch spikes, the hard black oak tie about five miles back underneath the mountain,
where the tops and the mines get so low that you can't straighten up to rest your back just for a minute.
[Eb] And sometimes the air gets so foul back there that you can't get a good deep breath.
_ _ Well, it's a nine pound hammer. _
[Bb] It's a little too heavy _ [F] for my [C] size.
Honey, [F] for my size.
Well, I'm a-goin' on a mountain.
Don't you see my [Bb] baby?
And I [F] ain't comin' back, [C] no.
Well, I [F] ain't comin' back.
When I roll on, buddy, don't you [Bb] roll so slow.
How [C] can I roll when the [F] wheel won't roll?
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ Well, it's a long way to Harlan.
It's a long [Bb] way to Hazard.
Just to get [F] a little brew.
[C]
Just to get [F] a little brew.
Well, I'll wear it up long gone.
You can make [Bb] my tombstone out of number [F] nine coal.
[C]
Out of number [F] nine coal.
When I roll on, buddy, [Bb] full load of coal.
_ How [Fm] can I pull [C]
when the wheel won't _ [E] roll? _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Here's a great big handsome guy from up in Bangor, Maine.
And he sings folk songs, accompanying himself up on the git fiddle, and does a beautiful job.
And if we were to give the high score to anybody last night, he got it.
His name is Dick Curliss. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [F] it is a nine pound hammer.
_ It's a little [Bb] too heavy _ for my [Fm] size.
[C] I live for my [F] size.
Well, I'm a-goin' on a mountain.
Don't you see my [Bb] baby?
And [Fm] I ain't comin' back, no.
[C] Well, I ain't comin' [F] back.
When I roll on, buddy, don't you [Bb] roll so slow.
How [F] can I roll [C] when the [F] wheel won't roll?
Down in East Kentucky, around Harlan and Perry County, a coal miner sings a little song called the nine pound hammer.
Now, if you can just picture yourself driving four inch spikes, the hard black oak tie about five miles back underneath the mountain,
where the tops and the mines get so low that you can't straighten up to rest your back just for a minute.
[Eb] And sometimes the air gets so foul back there that you can't get a good deep breath.
_ _ Well, it's a nine pound hammer. _
[Bb] It's a little too heavy _ [F] for my [C] size.
Honey, [F] for my size.
Well, I'm a-goin' on a mountain.
Don't you see my [Bb] baby?
And I [F] ain't comin' back, [C] no.
Well, I [F] ain't comin' back.
When I roll on, buddy, don't you [Bb] roll so slow.
How [C] can I roll when the [F] wheel won't roll?
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ Well, it's a long way to Harlan.
It's a long [Bb] way to Hazard.
Just to get [F] a little brew.
[C]
Just to get [F] a little brew.
Well, I'll wear it up long gone.
You can make [Bb] my tombstone out of number [F] nine coal.
[C]
Out of number [F] nine coal.
When I roll on, buddy, [Bb] full load of coal.
_ How [Fm] can I pull [C]
when the wheel won't _ [E] roll? _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _