Bloody Hammer Chords by Roky Erickson

Tempo:
142.35 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

G

E

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Roky Erickson - Bloody Hammer chords
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[B]
[G]
[E]
[F#] [B]
[A]
[G]
[E]
[F#] [B] Leaving his up in the attic to the left
[A] My eye turns to the left, he said no
[G] He said first I am a special one
[E] I never hammer my [F#] mind out, I never have [B] that bloody hammer
I never have [A] that bloody hammer
I never have [G] that bloody hammer
I never have [E] that bloody
I never have that bloody
[F#m] I never have [Bm] that bloody hammer
[B] I am the doctor.
[A] I am the psychiatrist
[G] To make sure they don't think they'd hammer their minds [E] out
That they'd have [F#] a, that they'd [B] have a bloody hammer
That they'd [A] have a bloody hammer
Or that they'd [G] have a bloody hammer
Or that they'd have [E] a bloody
Or that they'd have a bloody
Or that they'd [B] have a bloody hammer
Second, I am this special [A] one
My eye is green and blue, done safely [G] unbegun
You could laugh, you say no
[E] While the others, with their hair turned [F#] white
Please roll their [A] eyes [B] back to the top of their head
And hammer the attic floor [A] with a bloody hammer
I'd never have that bloody [G] hammer
I'd never have [E] that bloody
I'd never have that [F#] bloody
I'd never have [Bm]
[B] that bloody
It's not a switch hammer
It's not a chisel
[A] It's not a train
But a ball of [G] unlimited horror
[E]
[F#] Doctor [B] Who train
Doctor [A] Who pain
Baby [G] ghost bells, beat it when you're trained
Baby [E] ghost bells, drag your train [F#] away
Doctor [Bm] Who pain
[B] One bad and a light knee
[A] One bad and red
[G] One bad blinds who's praying [E] for
Doctor [F#] [B] Who train
Doctor [A] Who train
Ghost [G] bells, beat it when you're trained
Ghost [E] bells, drag your train [F#] away
[B] Doctor Who train
All bad stories, the regular vampires
[A] Vampire rain
[G]
Vampires and the lightning
[E] Doctor [B] Who train
Doctor [A] Who train
The baby ghost in the [G] 1900s says, beat it when you're trained
The baby ghost [E] says, drag your spoon
Drag your train [Bm] away
Doctor Who train
[B] [B]
The demon is up in the [A] air
He turns to the left, he says no
[G] He says first I am a special one
[E] I'd never have my mind [F#] out
I'd never have [B] that bloody hammer
That [A] bloody hammer
I'd never have [G] that bloody hammer
I'd never have that [E] bloody
I'd never have that [F#] bloody
I'd never [Bm] have that bloody hammer
[B] [B]
[A]
[G]
[E]
[F#] [B]
[A]
Key:  
B
12341112
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
F#
134211112
B
12341112
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn Roky Erickson - Bloody Hammer chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, F#, B, A, G, E, Bm and A. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ Leaving his up in the attic to the left
[A] My eye turns to the left, he said no
[G] He said first I am a special one
_ [E] I never hammer my [F#] mind out, I never have [B] that bloody hammer _
I never have [A] that bloody hammer _ _
I never have [G] that bloody hammer _
I never have [E] that bloody
I never have that bloody
[F#m] I never have [Bm] that bloody hammer _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ I am the doctor.
_ [A] _ _ I am the psychiatrist
_ _ [G] To make sure they don't think they'd hammer their minds [E] out
That they'd have [F#] a, that they'd [B] have a bloody hammer
_ That they'd [A] have a bloody hammer
Or that they'd [G] have a bloody hammer _
_ Or that they'd have [E] a bloody
Or that they'd have a bloody
Or that they'd [B] have a bloody hammer
_ _ _ _ Second, I am this special [A] one
My eye is green and blue, done safely [G] unbegun
You could laugh, you say no
_ [E] While the others, with their hair turned [F#] white
Please roll their [A] eyes [B] back to the top of their head
And hammer the attic floor [A] with a bloody hammer _ _
_ I'd never have that bloody [G] hammer _
_ I'd never have [E] that bloody
I'd never have that [F#] bloody
I'd never have [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] that bloody
It's not a switch hammer
It's not a chisel
[A] It's not a train
But a ball of [G] unlimited _ _ horror
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ Doctor [B] Who train _
_ _ Doctor [A] Who pain _
Baby _ [G] ghost bells, beat it when you're trained
Baby [E] ghost bells, drag your train [F#] away
Doctor [Bm] Who pain _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ One bad and a light knee
[A] _ One bad and red
_ [G] _ One bad blinds who's praying [E] for
_ Doctor _ [F#] _ _ [B] Who train _
_ Doctor [A] Who train _
_ Ghost [G] bells, beat it when you're trained
Ghost [E] bells, drag your train [F#] away
_ [B] Doctor Who train
_ _ _ _ _ All bad stories, the regular vampires
[A] _ _ Vampire _ _ rain
[G] _ _ _
Vampires and the lightning
_ [E] Doctor _ _ _ _ _ [B] Who _ train
_ _ Doctor [A] Who train _ _
The baby ghost in the [G] 1900s says, beat it when you're trained
The baby ghost [E] says, drag your spoon
_ Drag your train [Bm] away
Doctor Who train
_ _ [B] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
The demon is up in the [A] _ air
He turns to the left, he says no
[G] He says first I am a special one
_ [E] I'd never have my mind [F#] out
I'd never have [B] that bloody hammer _
That _ [A] bloody hammer _
I'd never have [G] that bloody hammer _
I'd never have that [E] bloody
I'd never have that [F#] bloody
I'd never _ [Bm] have that bloody hammer
_ _ [B] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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