Chords for Roky Erickson & The Explosives - "Bloody Hammer" (Casting the Runes) 1979
Tempo:
156.8 bpm
Chords used:
B
G
A
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[G]
[E]
[F#] [B] [Bm]
[A]
[G] [G]
[E]
[F#] [B]
Demon is up in the attic to the left, [A] my eye turns to the left to say no,
[G] He said first I am a special one, [E] I never hammer my [F#] mind out,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer, I never have [A] the bloody hammer,
I never have [G] the bloody hammer, I never have [E] the bloody,
I never have the [F#] bloody, I never have [B] the bloody hammer,
[Bm] [B] I won't give you a doctor if you need [A] one, I am the psychiatrist,
[G] To make sure they don't think that they'd hammer their minds [E] out,
I said have [F#] a, I said have a bloody hammer, I said [A] have a bloody hammer,
I said have [G] a bloody hammer, I said have a [E] bloody, I said have a bloody,
[F#] I said [B] have a bloody hammer,
[B] Second I am the special one, [A] my eyes green and blue to say beyond,
[G] We got to the left to say no, while [E] the others with their hair turned white,
[F#] Roll their eyes [B] flat to the top of their head, then hammer the attic floor with a [A] bloody hammer,
I never have [G] the bloody hammer, I never have the [E] bloody, I never have the bloody,
I never have [B] the bloody hammer,
[Bm] [A]
[G]
[Em]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A]
[D]
[G] [Bm] [B]
[F#m]
[A]
[G]
[Em]
[F#] [B]
[Bm] [A]
[G]
[D] [Em]
[F#m] [B]
[A]
[G]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[G]
[B]
[F#] [B]
I never have the bloody hammer, I never have the bloody hammer,
Demon in something, the attic to the left, [A]
my eyes turned to the left to say [G] no,
I said first I am the special one, [E]
I never hammer my [F#] mind out,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer, I never [A] have the bloody hammer,
I never [G] have the bloody hammer, I never [E] have the bloody, I never have the [F#] bloody,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer,
[A]
[D]
[B]
[F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[G]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[A]
[G]
[Em]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [A]
[G]
[E]
[F#m] [B]
[A]
[G]
[B]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m]
[D]
[E]
[F#m]
[B] [Bm]
[E]
[A#]
[N]
[G]
[E]
[F#] [B] [Bm]
[A]
[G] [G]
[E]
[F#] [B]
Demon is up in the attic to the left, [A] my eye turns to the left to say no,
[G] He said first I am a special one, [E] I never hammer my [F#] mind out,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer, I never have [A] the bloody hammer,
I never have [G] the bloody hammer, I never have [E] the bloody,
I never have the [F#] bloody, I never have [B] the bloody hammer,
[Bm] [B] I won't give you a doctor if you need [A] one, I am the psychiatrist,
[G] To make sure they don't think that they'd hammer their minds [E] out,
I said have [F#] a, I said have a bloody hammer, I said [A] have a bloody hammer,
I said have [G] a bloody hammer, I said have a [E] bloody, I said have a bloody,
[F#] I said [B] have a bloody hammer,
[B] Second I am the special one, [A] my eyes green and blue to say beyond,
[G] We got to the left to say no, while [E] the others with their hair turned white,
[F#] Roll their eyes [B] flat to the top of their head, then hammer the attic floor with a [A] bloody hammer,
I never have [G] the bloody hammer, I never have the [E] bloody, I never have the bloody,
I never have [B] the bloody hammer,
[Bm] [A]
[G]
[Em]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A]
[D]
[G] [Bm] [B]
[F#m]
[A]
[G]
[Em]
[F#] [B]
[Bm] [A]
[G]
[D] [Em]
[F#m] [B]
[A]
[G]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[G]
[B]
[F#] [B]
I never have the bloody hammer, I never have the bloody hammer,
Demon in something, the attic to the left, [A]
my eyes turned to the left to say [G] no,
I said first I am the special one, [E]
I never hammer my [F#] mind out,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer, I never [A] have the bloody hammer,
I never [G] have the bloody hammer, I never [E] have the bloody, I never have the [F#] bloody,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer,
[A]
[D]
[B]
[F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[G]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[A]
[G]
[Em]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [A]
[G]
[E]
[F#m] [B]
[A]
[G]
[B]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m]
[D]
[E]
[F#m]
[B] [Bm]
[E]
[A#]
[N]
Key:
B
G
A
F#
E
B
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
Demon is up in the attic to the left, [A] my eye turns to the left to say no,
[G] He said first I am a special one, _ [E] I never hammer my [F#] mind out,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer, _ I never have [A] the bloody hammer,
_ I never have [G] the bloody hammer, _ _ I never have [E] the bloody,
I never have the [F#] bloody, I never have [B] the bloody hammer,
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ I won't give you a doctor if you need [A] one, I am the psychiatrist,
_ _ [G] To make sure they don't think that they'd hammer their minds [E] out,
I said have [F#] a, I said have a bloody hammer, _ _ I said [A] have a bloody hammer,
_ I said have [G] a bloody hammer, _ I said have a [E] bloody, I said have a bloody,
[F#] I said [B] have a bloody hammer,
[B] _ _ _ _ Second I am the special one, [A] my eyes green and blue to say beyond,
[G] We got to the left to say no, while [E] the others with their hair turned white,
[F#] Roll their eyes [B] flat to the top of their head, then hammer the attic floor with a [A] bloody hammer,
_ _ I never have [G] the bloody hammer, _ I never have the [E] bloody, I never have the bloody,
I never have [B] the bloody hammer, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
I never have the bloody hammer, I never have the bloody hammer,
Demon in something, the attic to the left, [A] _
my eyes turned to the left to say [G] no,
I said first I am the special one, [E] _
I never hammer my [F#] mind out,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer, _ I never [A] have the bloody hammer,
_ _ I never [G] have the bloody hammer, _ _ I never [E] have the bloody, I never have the [F#] bloody,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
Demon is up in the attic to the left, [A] my eye turns to the left to say no,
[G] He said first I am a special one, _ [E] I never hammer my [F#] mind out,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer, _ I never have [A] the bloody hammer,
_ I never have [G] the bloody hammer, _ _ I never have [E] the bloody,
I never have the [F#] bloody, I never have [B] the bloody hammer,
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ I won't give you a doctor if you need [A] one, I am the psychiatrist,
_ _ [G] To make sure they don't think that they'd hammer their minds [E] out,
I said have [F#] a, I said have a bloody hammer, _ _ I said [A] have a bloody hammer,
_ I said have [G] a bloody hammer, _ I said have a [E] bloody, I said have a bloody,
[F#] I said [B] have a bloody hammer,
[B] _ _ _ _ Second I am the special one, [A] my eyes green and blue to say beyond,
[G] We got to the left to say no, while [E] the others with their hair turned white,
[F#] Roll their eyes [B] flat to the top of their head, then hammer the attic floor with a [A] bloody hammer,
_ _ I never have [G] the bloody hammer, _ I never have the [E] bloody, I never have the bloody,
I never have [B] the bloody hammer, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
I never have the bloody hammer, I never have the bloody hammer,
Demon in something, the attic to the left, [A] _
my eyes turned to the left to say [G] no,
I said first I am the special one, [E] _
I never hammer my [F#] mind out,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer, _ I never [A] have the bloody hammer,
_ _ I never [G] have the bloody hammer, _ _ I never [E] have the bloody, I never have the [F#] bloody,
I never [B] have the bloody hammer, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _