Chords for Jason Upton - Hammer and Awkward Nail.
Tempo:
75.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] I've got a hammer and an awkward nail that won't go down
And I can [Em] try real hard, but still it won't go down
Tell me how [G] to do it Jesus
Tell me how to do it Jesus
Don't know how
The shadow in the corner is a stray cat that we found
I [Em] paid a thousand bucks once to keep that cat around
[G] Now it's lying on the pavement
And the kids are crying save it.
I don't know [D] how
[G] [D] Just straighten that nail with the magic tool
Did [C] you ever get tired and want to change the rules?
[G] Jesus
[D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is [C] that you raised a dad that had to suffer too [G] Jesus
[D] [G] Got a mountain up ahead and a few I've left behind
[Em] And I'm getting kind of scared of what I'm gonna find
Were [C] you scared to do it Jesus?
Tell me how you did it Jesus
[G] Don't know how
Said the prison is a place that my future will define
I [Em] wanna slow things down and take a little time
[C] Could you help me do it Jesus
I wanna live a little [G] Jesus
But I don't know how
[D] Just straighten that nail with the magic tool
Did [C] you ever get tired and want to [G] change the rules?
Jesus
[D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is that [C] you raised a dad that had to [G] suffer too Jesus
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Hey, hey, hey
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Just [D] [G] straighten
[D] Just straighten that nail with the magic [C] tool
Did you ever get [G] tired and want to change the rules?
Jesus
It's [D] amazing to me about a man like you
[Gm] Is that you raised a dad that had to suffer
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[D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is [G] that you raised a dad that had to suffer too
[D] It's amazing to me about a man like you that you raised the dead [G] but had to suffer.
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And I can [Em] try real hard, but still it won't go down
Tell me how [G] to do it Jesus
Tell me how to do it Jesus
Don't know how
The shadow in the corner is a stray cat that we found
I [Em] paid a thousand bucks once to keep that cat around
[G] Now it's lying on the pavement
And the kids are crying save it.
I don't know [D] how
[G] [D] Just straighten that nail with the magic tool
Did [C] you ever get tired and want to change the rules?
[G] Jesus
[D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is [C] that you raised a dad that had to suffer too [G] Jesus
[D] [G] Got a mountain up ahead and a few I've left behind
[Em] And I'm getting kind of scared of what I'm gonna find
Were [C] you scared to do it Jesus?
Tell me how you did it Jesus
[G] Don't know how
Said the prison is a place that my future will define
I [Em] wanna slow things down and take a little time
[C] Could you help me do it Jesus
I wanna live a little [G] Jesus
But I don't know how
[D] Just straighten that nail with the magic tool
Did [C] you ever get tired and want to [G] change the rules?
Jesus
[D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is that [C] you raised a dad that had to [G] suffer too Jesus
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[C]
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Hey, hey, hey
[C]
Just [D] [G] straighten
[D] Just straighten that nail with the magic [C] tool
Did you ever get [G] tired and want to change the rules?
Jesus
It's [D] amazing to me about a man like you
[Gm] Is that you raised a dad that had to suffer
[G]
[D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is [G] that you raised a dad that had to suffer too
[D] It's amazing to me about a man like you that you raised the dead [G] but had to suffer.
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[G] _ _ _ I've got a hammer and an awkward nail that won't go down
And I can [Em] try real hard, but still it won't go down
Tell me how [G] to do it Jesus
Tell me how to do it Jesus
Don't know how _ _
_ _ _ The shadow in the corner is a stray cat that we found
I [Em] paid a thousand bucks once to keep that cat around
_ [G] Now it's lying on the pavement
And the kids are crying save it.
I don't know [D] how _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] Just straighten that nail with the magic tool
Did [C] you ever get tired and want to change the rules?
[G] Jesus _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is [C] that you raised a dad that had to suffer too [G] Jesus _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] Got a mountain up ahead and a few I've left behind
_ _ [Em] And I'm getting kind of scared of what I'm gonna find
Were [C] you scared to do it Jesus?
Tell me how you did it Jesus
[G] Don't know how _
_ _ _ _ Said the prison is a place that my future will define
I [Em] wanna slow things down and take a little time
_ _ [C] Could you help me do it Jesus
I wanna live a little [G] Jesus
But I don't know how
_ _ _ _ [D] Just straighten that nail with the magic tool
Did [C] you ever get tired and want to [G] change the rules?
Jesus _
_ _ _ _ [D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is that [C] you raised a dad that had to [G] suffer too Jesus _
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_ Hey, hey, hey
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Just _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ straighten
[D] Just straighten that nail with the magic [C] tool
Did you ever get [G] tired and want to change the rules?
Jesus
It's _ _ _ _ _ [D] amazing to me about a man like you
[Gm] Is that you raised a dad that had to suffer
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[D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is [G] that you raised a dad that had to suffer too _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] It's amazing to me about a man like you that you raised the dead [G] but had to suffer. _ _ _
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And I can [Em] try real hard, but still it won't go down
Tell me how [G] to do it Jesus
Tell me how to do it Jesus
Don't know how _ _
_ _ _ The shadow in the corner is a stray cat that we found
I [Em] paid a thousand bucks once to keep that cat around
_ [G] Now it's lying on the pavement
And the kids are crying save it.
I don't know [D] how _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] Just straighten that nail with the magic tool
Did [C] you ever get tired and want to change the rules?
[G] Jesus _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is [C] that you raised a dad that had to suffer too [G] Jesus _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] Got a mountain up ahead and a few I've left behind
_ _ [Em] And I'm getting kind of scared of what I'm gonna find
Were [C] you scared to do it Jesus?
Tell me how you did it Jesus
[G] Don't know how _
_ _ _ _ Said the prison is a place that my future will define
I [Em] wanna slow things down and take a little time
_ _ [C] Could you help me do it Jesus
I wanna live a little [G] Jesus
But I don't know how
_ _ _ _ [D] Just straighten that nail with the magic tool
Did [C] you ever get tired and want to [G] change the rules?
Jesus _
_ _ _ _ [D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is that [C] you raised a dad that had to [G] suffer too Jesus _
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_ Hey, hey, hey
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Just _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ straighten
[D] Just straighten that nail with the magic [C] tool
Did you ever get [G] tired and want to change the rules?
Jesus
It's _ _ _ _ _ [D] amazing to me about a man like you
[Gm] Is that you raised a dad that had to suffer
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[D] It's amazing to me about a man like you
Is [G] that you raised a dad that had to suffer too _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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