Chords for Townes Van Zandt - Nine Pound Hammer from ''live at The Old Quarter''
Tempo:
109.875 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[A#] Play this old [F] Merle Travis song.
[B] [E]
[A]
[E] [B]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[G#m] [F#] [E]
[F#] Well, it's nine [E] pound hammer.
It's a little too [A] heavy
all for [E] my size
[F#] Honey for [E] my size
I'm [B] going [E] up on the mountain
Gonna see [A] my baby
And I ain't [E] coming back
[B] I [E] ain't coming back
We're all on buddy
Don't you [B] roll so [A] slow
How can [E] I roll?
[F#] When the wheels [E] won't go
We're all on buddy
Pull a load [A] of coal
How can [E] I pull?
[F#] When the wheels won't [E] roll
Well, [B]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
it's a long way [E] to Harlan and it's a long way [A] to hazard
Just to [E] get a little brew
[Bm] Just to get a little [E] brew
Well when I'm long gone
You can make my [A] tombstone
At a number nine [E] coal [B] at a number [E] nine coal
We're all on buddy
Don't you [F#] roll so [A] slow?
[F#m] How can I [E] roll?
[B] When the wheels won't [E] go
We're all on buddy
Pull a load of coal
[F#m]
[A] How can [E] I pull?
[F#]
When the wheels [E] won't roll
[D]
[B] [E]
[A]
[E] [B]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[G#m] [F#] [E]
[F#] Well, it's nine [E] pound hammer.
It's a little too [A] heavy
all for [E] my size
[F#] Honey for [E] my size
I'm [B] going [E] up on the mountain
Gonna see [A] my baby
And I ain't [E] coming back
[B] I [E] ain't coming back
We're all on buddy
Don't you [B] roll so [A] slow
How can [E] I roll?
[F#] When the wheels [E] won't go
We're all on buddy
Pull a load [A] of coal
How can [E] I pull?
[F#] When the wheels won't [E] roll
Well, [B]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
it's a long way [E] to Harlan and it's a long way [A] to hazard
Just to [E] get a little brew
[Bm] Just to get a little [E] brew
Well when I'm long gone
You can make my [A] tombstone
At a number nine [E] coal [B] at a number [E] nine coal
We're all on buddy
Don't you [F#] roll so [A] slow?
[F#m] How can I [E] roll?
[B] When the wheels won't [E] go
We're all on buddy
Pull a load of coal
[F#m]
[A] How can [E] I pull?
[F#]
When the wheels [E] won't roll
[D]
Key:
E
A
B
F#
F#m
E
A
B
_ _ [A#] _ Play this old [F] Merle Travis song. _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G#m] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] Well, it's nine [E] pound hammer.
_ _ It's a little too [A] heavy
_ _ all for [E] my size
_ [F#] Honey for [E] my size
I'm [B] going [E] up on the mountain _ _
Gonna see [A] my baby
_ And I ain't [E] coming back
_ _ [B] I [E] ain't coming back
_ _ We're all on buddy
_ Don't you [B] roll so [A] slow _ _ _
How can [E] I roll?
_ [F#] When the wheels [E] won't go
_ _ We're all on buddy
_ Pull a load [A] of coal _ _
_ How can [E] I pull?
_ [F#] When the wheels won't [E] roll
Well, [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
it's a long way [E] to Harlan _ and it's a long way [A] to hazard
_ _ Just to [E] get a little brew
_ _ [Bm] Just to get a little [E] brew _
_ Well when I'm long gone
You can make my [A] tombstone
_ _ At a number nine [E] coal _ [B] at a number [E] nine coal
_ _ We're all on buddy
_ Don't you [F#] roll so [A] slow? _ _
[F#m] How can I [E] roll?
_ [B] _ When the wheels won't [E] go
_ _ We're all on buddy
Pull a load of coal
[F#m] _
_ [A] _ How can [E] I pull?
_ _ [F#]
When the wheels [E] won't roll _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G#m] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] Well, it's nine [E] pound hammer.
_ _ It's a little too [A] heavy
_ _ all for [E] my size
_ [F#] Honey for [E] my size
I'm [B] going [E] up on the mountain _ _
Gonna see [A] my baby
_ And I ain't [E] coming back
_ _ [B] I [E] ain't coming back
_ _ We're all on buddy
_ Don't you [B] roll so [A] slow _ _ _
How can [E] I roll?
_ [F#] When the wheels [E] won't go
_ _ We're all on buddy
_ Pull a load [A] of coal _ _
_ How can [E] I pull?
_ [F#] When the wheels won't [E] roll
Well, [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
it's a long way [E] to Harlan _ and it's a long way [A] to hazard
_ _ Just to [E] get a little brew
_ _ [Bm] Just to get a little [E] brew _
_ Well when I'm long gone
You can make my [A] tombstone
_ _ At a number nine [E] coal _ [B] at a number [E] nine coal
_ _ We're all on buddy
_ Don't you [F#] roll so [A] slow? _ _
[F#m] How can I [E] roll?
_ [B] _ When the wheels won't [E] go
_ _ We're all on buddy
Pull a load of coal
[F#m] _
_ [A] _ How can [E] I pull?
_ _ [F#]
When the wheels [E] won't roll _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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