Chords for Nine Pound Hammer,Merle Travis

made up of scales.
But then you say they're different kind of scales.
Well, that's true.
There's a
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re Do
Well, I tried.
_ Then there's another kind of scales.
The kind that you weigh things on,
like cotton or _ _
coal, railroad ties.
They're still scales too. _
You put the two of them together like Merle Travis did
and you come out with something like
[Ab] Nine Pound Hammer.
Here he is, Merle Travis.
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_ This nine pound hammer
It's [Db] a little too heavy
For [Ab] my size
Baby, for my size
I'm going on the mountain
To see [Db] my baby
[Ab] But I ain't coming back
Well, I ain't coming back
Roll on, buddy
Don't you [Db] roll [Ab] so slow
How can I roll, _ _ _ _ _ _ buddy
Pull your [Db] load of coal
Just how [Ab] can I pull
When the wheels won't roll _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Ab] _ It's a long way to harling
A [Db] long way to hazard
Just to [Ab] get a little brew
Just to get a little brew
Now, when I'm long gone
You can [Db] make my tombstone
Out of [Ab] number nine coal
[Eb] Out of [Ab] number nine coal
_ Roll on, buddy
Don't you [Db] roll so slow
[Bb] How [Ab] can I roll
[Eb] When the [Ab] wheels won't go
Roll on, buddy
Pull your [Db] load
_ Just [Ab] how can I pull
When the wheels won't roll
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[Db] _ _ _ [Abm] Say, _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ roll on, buddy
Don't you [Db] roll so slow
How [Ab] can I roll
When the wheels won't go
Just roll on, buddy
Pull your [Db] load of coal
Just [Ab] how can I pull
When the wheels won't roll
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