Nine Pound Hammer Chords by Tennessee Ernie Ford

Tempo:

99.3 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Roll on buddy
Don't you roll so slow
[A] How can I roll?
When the wheels won't go
This a nine-pound hammer [D] is [G] a little too heavy
[D] for my [A] size
Honey [D] for my size
I'm going on the mountain
Gonna [G] see my baby
But [D] ain't it coming back?
[Em] Well [D] ain't it coming back?
Roll on buddy
Don't you [G] roll so slow
How [D] can I roll?
When the wheels won't go
Roll on buddy
Pull a [G] load of coal
How [D] can I pull?
[A] When the [D] wheels won't roll
It's a long way to Harlan.
It's a [G] long way to hazard just to [D] get a little brew
[A] just to [D] get a little brew
And when I'm long gone, you can [G] make my tombstone out of [D] number nine coal
[A] out of number [D] nine coal
Roll on buddy
Don't you [G] roll so slow
How [D] can I roll?
When the wheels won't go
Roll on buddy
Pull a [G] load of coal
How can [D] I pull?
[Am] When the wheels [D] won't roll
This a nine-pound hammer is a little [G] too heavy
for [D] my size
[A] Honey for [D] my size
I'm going on the mountain
Gonna see [G] my baby
But ain't it [D] coming back?
[A] [Ab] No, I ain't [D] coming back

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To learn Tennessee Ernie Ford - Nine Pound Hammer chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, D, A, D, G and D in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 49 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 99. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

Roll on buddy _ _ _
Don't you roll so slow _ _ _
[A] How can I roll? _ _ _
When the wheels won't go _ _ _
_ This a nine-pound hammer [D] is [G] a little too heavy
_ [D] for my [A] size
Honey [D] for my size
I'm going on the mountain
Gonna [G] see my baby
But [D] ain't it coming back?
[Em] Well [D] ain't it coming back?
_ Roll on buddy
Don't you [G] roll so slow
How [D] can I roll?
When the wheels won't go
_ Roll on buddy
Pull a [G] load of coal
How [D] can I pull?
[A] When the [D] wheels won't roll
It's a long way to Harlan.
It's a [G] long way to hazard just to [D] get a little brew
[A] just to [D] get a little brew
And when I'm long gone, you can [G] make my tombstone out of [D] number nine coal
[A] out of number [D] nine coal
_ Roll on buddy
Don't you [G] roll so slow
How [D] can I roll?
When the wheels won't go
Roll on buddy
Pull a [G] load of coal
How can [D] I pull?
[Am] When the wheels [D] won't roll
This a nine-pound hammer is a little [G] too heavy _
for [D] my size
[A] Honey for [D] my size
I'm going on the mountain
_ Gonna see [G] my baby
But ain't it [D] coming back?
[A] _ _ [Ab] No, I ain't [D] coming back _ _ _ _ _ _
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