Nick Cave - The Hammer Song Chords
Tempo:
99.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
Ab
Gm
Eb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] [N]
I [G] set out on a day when night was cold and vast and my parents died.
[Gm] [A]
[G] I left quite quietly, my [Ab] father [G] raged and raged, my mother wept.
My life was like a river, it rose and sinked into the ground and then [Abm] the [Ab] hammer came down.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
And in that I roamed through the ice and through the snow.
My horse died on the [Gm] seventh day.
[G] I stumbled into a city where the [D] people [G] tried to kill me and I ran in shame.
And I came on a river and I laid my saddle down and [Ab] then
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
And it knocked me [F] to the ground.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
Oh how many my visions, [D] oh many [Gm] visions did I see on the river.
In [G]
the seventh hour an angel came [D] and his snakes [G] and all his hands and I fled in fright.
I pushed off into the river and the waters came around and [Ab] then
[Db] Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It did [Fm] not make a sound.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground.
[Gm]
[G] [Gm]
And [G] I pushed off into the river and the waters swelled around and then
[Ab]
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It did [F] not make a sound.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It threw [F] me around and around.
[Fm] And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
And it knocked me [F] to the ground.
And [Fm] I got down on [Eb] my knees.
And I said please, please take [Ab] me back to my home ground.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It did not [F] make [Fm] a sound.
[Eb]
[Ab]
[G]
[N]
I [G] set out on a day when night was cold and vast and my parents died.
[Gm] [A]
[G] I left quite quietly, my [Ab] father [G] raged and raged, my mother wept.
My life was like a river, it rose and sinked into the ground and then [Abm] the [Ab] hammer came down.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
And in that I roamed through the ice and through the snow.
My horse died on the [Gm] seventh day.
[G] I stumbled into a city where the [D] people [G] tried to kill me and I ran in shame.
And I came on a river and I laid my saddle down and [Ab] then
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
And it knocked me [F] to the ground.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
Oh how many my visions, [D] oh many [Gm] visions did I see on the river.
In [G]
the seventh hour an angel came [D] and his snakes [G] and all his hands and I fled in fright.
I pushed off into the river and the waters came around and [Ab] then
[Db] Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It did [Fm] not make a sound.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground.
[Gm]
[G] [Gm]
And [G] I pushed off into the river and the waters swelled around and then
[Ab]
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It did [F] not make a sound.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It threw [F] me around and around.
[Fm] And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
And it knocked me [F] to the ground.
And [Fm] I got down on [Eb] my knees.
And I said please, please take [Ab] me back to my home ground.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It did not [F] make [Fm] a sound.
[Eb]
[Ab]
[G]
[N]
Key:
G
Ab
Gm
Eb
F
G
Ab
Gm
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
I [G] set out on a day when night was cold and vast and my parents died.
[Gm] _ _ _ [A] _
[G] I left quite quietly, my [Ab] father [G] raged and raged, my mother wept. _ _ _
My life was like a river, it rose and sinked into the ground and then [Abm] the [Ab] hammer came down.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down. _ _
And in that I roamed through the ice and through the snow.
My horse died on the [Gm] seventh day. _ _
[G] I stumbled into a city where the [D] people [G] tried to kill me and I ran in shame. _ _ _
And I came on a river and I laid my saddle down and [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ then_
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
And it knocked me [F] to the ground.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground.
_ _ Lo, [G] the hammer came down. _ _
Oh how many my visions, [D] oh many [Gm] visions did I see on the river.
In [G] _ _
the seventh hour an angel came [D] and his snakes [G] and all his hands and I fled in fright.
I _ pushed off into the river and the waters came around and [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ then_
[Db] Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It did [Fm] not make a sound.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home _ ground. _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
And [G] I pushed off into the river and the waters swelled around and then_
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It did [F] not make a sound.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground. _ _
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It threw [F] me around and around.
_ [Fm] And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home _ ground.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
And it knocked me [F] to the ground.
And [Fm] I got down on [Eb] my knees.
And I said please, please take [Ab] me back to my home _ _ ground.
Lo, _ [G] the hammer came down.
It did not [F] make [Fm] a sound. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
I [G] set out on a day when night was cold and vast and my parents died.
[Gm] _ _ _ [A] _
[G] I left quite quietly, my [Ab] father [G] raged and raged, my mother wept. _ _ _
My life was like a river, it rose and sinked into the ground and then [Abm] the [Ab] hammer came down.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down. _ _
And in that I roamed through the ice and through the snow.
My horse died on the [Gm] seventh day. _ _
[G] I stumbled into a city where the [D] people [G] tried to kill me and I ran in shame. _ _ _
And I came on a river and I laid my saddle down and [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ then_
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
And it knocked me [F] to the ground.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground.
_ _ Lo, [G] the hammer came down. _ _
Oh how many my visions, [D] oh many [Gm] visions did I see on the river.
In [G] _ _
the seventh hour an angel came [D] and his snakes [G] and all his hands and I fled in fright.
I _ pushed off into the river and the waters came around and [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ then_
[Db] Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It did [Fm] not make a sound.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home _ ground. _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
And [G] I pushed off into the river and the waters swelled around and then_
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It did [F] not make a sound.
And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home ground. _ _
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
It threw [F] me around and around.
_ [Fm] And I said [Eb] now please, please take me back [Ab] to my home _ ground.
Lo, [G] the hammer came down.
And it knocked me [F] to the ground.
And [Fm] I got down on [Eb] my knees.
And I said please, please take [Ab] me back to my home _ _ ground.
Lo, _ [G] the hammer came down.
It did not [F] make [Fm] a sound. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _