Nine Pound Hammer Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
85.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[G]
This nine pound hammer is a little [C] too heavy, but it's on [G] my side, [D] side, side, but it's
on [G] my side.
So I'm going on the mountain just to see [C] my baby, and I ain't [G] coming back, [D] no I [G] ain't coming back.
So roll on buddy, don't you roll [C] so slow, and tell me [G] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go.
[Gm]
[G] [G]
[Gm] [C]
[G]
Long way to Highland, it's a [C] long way to Haven, just to [G] get a little brew, [D] brew, brew, just
to [G] get a little brew.
When I die, you can [C] make my tombstone, I'll have a [G] number nine coal, [D] I'll have [G] a number nine coal.
Roll on buddy, don't you [C] roll so slow, and tell me [G] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll so
my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go.
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
Hey roll on buddy, don't you [C] roll so slow, and tell me [Gm] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Tell me how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, so my [G] wheels won't go.
[G]
This nine pound hammer is a little [C] too heavy, but it's on [G] my side, [D] side, side, but it's
on [G] my side.
So I'm going on the mountain just to see [C] my baby, and I ain't [G] coming back, [D] no I [G] ain't coming back.
So roll on buddy, don't you roll [C] so slow, and tell me [G] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go.
[Gm]
[G] [G]
[Gm] [C]
[G]
Long way to Highland, it's a [C] long way to Haven, just to [G] get a little brew, [D] brew, brew, just
to [G] get a little brew.
When I die, you can [C] make my tombstone, I'll have a [G] number nine coal, [D] I'll have [G] a number nine coal.
Roll on buddy, don't you [C] roll so slow, and tell me [G] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll so
my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go.
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
Hey roll on buddy, don't you [C] roll so slow, and tell me [Gm] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Tell me how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, so my [G] wheels won't go.
Key:
G
C
D
Gm
G
C
D
Gm
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This nine pound hammer is a little [C] too heavy, but it's on [G] my side, [D] side, side, but it's
on [G] my side.
So I'm going on the mountain just to see [C] my baby, and I ain't [G] coming back, [D] no I [G] ain't coming back.
So roll on buddy, don't you roll [C] so slow, and tell me [G] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Long way to Highland, it's a [C] long way to Haven, just to [G] get a little brew, [D] brew, brew, just
to [G] get a little brew.
When I die, you can [C] make my tombstone, I'll have a [G] number nine coal, [D] I'll have [G] a number nine coal. _
Roll on buddy, don't you [C] roll so slow, and tell me [G] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll so
my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
Hey roll on buddy, don't you [C] roll so slow, and tell me [Gm] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Tell me how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, so my [G] wheels won't go.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This nine pound hammer is a little [C] too heavy, but it's on [G] my side, [D] side, side, but it's
on [G] my side.
So I'm going on the mountain just to see [C] my baby, and I ain't [G] coming back, [D] no I [G] ain't coming back.
So roll on buddy, don't you roll [C] so slow, and tell me [G] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Long way to Highland, it's a [C] long way to Haven, just to [G] get a little brew, [D] brew, brew, just
to [G] get a little brew.
When I die, you can [C] make my tombstone, I'll have a [G] number nine coal, [D] I'll have [G] a number nine coal. _
Roll on buddy, don't you [C] roll so slow, and tell me [G] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll so
my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
Hey roll on buddy, don't you [C] roll so slow, and tell me [Gm] how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, roll
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Hey roll on buddy, pull your [C] load of coal, and tell me [G] how can I pull, [D] pull, pull, pull
so my [G] wheels won't go.
Tell me how can I roll, [D] roll, roll, so my [G] wheels won't go.