Chords for Nine Pound Hammer
Tempo:
142.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Okay, I'm gonna sing a [B] little bit of the Nine Pound Hammer the old way.
And you hit off on a little bit of the Nine Pound Hammer.
Hits the bottom of the barrel.
Well, I went up on the mountain, oh, to see my [A] baby.
Oh, ain't it [E] coming back, Lord, [F#]
Lord, ain't it coming [E] back?
Well, roll on, buddy, don't you roll [A] so slow.
[E] how can I roll on, Lordy, when the wheels won't go?
And you hit off on a little bit of the Nine Pound Hammer.
Hits the bottom of the barrel.
Well, I went up on the mountain, oh, to see my [A] baby.
Oh, ain't it [E] coming back, Lord, [F#]
Lord, ain't it coming [E] back?
Well, roll on, buddy, don't you roll [A] so slow.
[E] how can I roll on, Lordy, when the wheels won't go?
100% ➙ 142BPM
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_ Okay, I'm gonna sing a [B] little bit of the Nine Pound Hammer the old way.
I'll sing it the hillbilly way and [F#m] Dave will play for [E] you.
And you hit off on a little bit of the Nine Pound Hammer.
You're gonna sing one with us too, [G#] because buddy, you got a good bass voice.
[C#m] _
Hits the bottom of the barrel.
Here we [E] go! _
Well, I went up on the _ mountain, _ oh, to see my [A] baby. _ _
Oh, ain't it [E] coming back, Lord, [F#]
Lord, ain't it coming [E] back? _ _ _
Well, roll on, buddy, _ _ _ don't you roll [A] so slow.
_ Oh, [E] how can I roll on, Lordy, when the wheels won't go?
Now rock it, man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
See, [A] _ _ no matter how old you are, you can rock [E] too.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] I learned to rock 60 years ago. _ _
_ _ _ _ No matter how old you get, [A] you still want to.
See, that's the truth, if you admit it. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, the nine pound hammer, _ _ _ just a little [A] too heavy _ _ _ for [E] my side, _ Lordy, Lordy, for my side.
_ _ Well, there ain't no hammer _ _ _ in this [A] whole mountain _ _ that'll ring [E] like mine, Lord, Lordy, oh, ring like mine.
_ She rings like silver, _ _ _ shines [A] like gold.
_ Oh, she rings [E] like silver, Lord, Lordy, and she shines like gold.
Now play her name, get in there. _ _
Get in there, Johnny. _ _ _
[A] Yeah, walk it.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Play them blues.
We played them back 60 years ago.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Well, nine pound hammer, _ _ it [A] killed my buddy.
_ _ Ain't it [E] gonna kill me, Lord, Lordy, ain't it gonna kill me?
Hey there, Johnny. _ _
_ _ Give her that old whang, man.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, roll on, buddy, _ _ don't you roll [A] so slow.
_ Oh, Lord, how [E] can I roll on, Lordy, when the wheels won't go?
_ Now _ roll on, buddy, _ _ try to [A] make your _ _ time, Lord.
[E] I'm broke down, oh, Lordy, and I can't make mine. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll sing it the hillbilly way and [F#m] Dave will play for [E] you.
And you hit off on a little bit of the Nine Pound Hammer.
You're gonna sing one with us too, [G#] because buddy, you got a good bass voice.
[C#m] _
Hits the bottom of the barrel.
Here we [E] go! _
Well, I went up on the _ mountain, _ oh, to see my [A] baby. _ _
Oh, ain't it [E] coming back, Lord, [F#]
Lord, ain't it coming [E] back? _ _ _
Well, roll on, buddy, _ _ _ don't you roll [A] so slow.
_ Oh, [E] how can I roll on, Lordy, when the wheels won't go?
Now rock it, man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
See, [A] _ _ no matter how old you are, you can rock [E] too.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] I learned to rock 60 years ago. _ _
_ _ _ _ No matter how old you get, [A] you still want to.
See, that's the truth, if you admit it. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, the nine pound hammer, _ _ _ just a little [A] too heavy _ _ _ for [E] my side, _ Lordy, Lordy, for my side.
_ _ Well, there ain't no hammer _ _ _ in this [A] whole mountain _ _ that'll ring [E] like mine, Lord, Lordy, oh, ring like mine.
_ She rings like silver, _ _ _ shines [A] like gold.
_ Oh, she rings [E] like silver, Lord, Lordy, and she shines like gold.
Now play her name, get in there. _ _
Get in there, Johnny. _ _ _
[A] Yeah, walk it.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Play them blues.
We played them back 60 years ago.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Well, nine pound hammer, _ _ it [A] killed my buddy.
_ _ Ain't it [E] gonna kill me, Lord, Lordy, ain't it gonna kill me?
Hey there, Johnny. _ _
_ _ Give her that old whang, man.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, roll on, buddy, _ _ don't you roll [A] so slow.
_ Oh, Lord, how [E] can I roll on, Lordy, when the wheels won't go?
_ Now _ roll on, buddy, _ _ try to [A] make your _ _ time, Lord.
[E] I'm broke down, oh, Lordy, and I can't make mine. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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