Take This Hammer Chords by Lead Belly
Tempo:
154.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] Take this hammer and carry it [E] to the captain
Take this hammer and carry it to the [A] captain
Take this hammer and carry it to the [D]
captain
[A]
Tell him I'm gone, [E] you tell [A] him I'm gone
If he asks you, was [E] I running?
If he asks you, was I [A] running?
If he asks you, was I [D] running?
[A] Tell him I was flying, [E] you tell him [A] I was flying
If [E]
[A] he asks you, [E]
was I laughing?
If he asks you, was I [A] laughing?
If he asks you, was I [D] laughing?
[A] Tell him I was crying, [E] you tell him [A] I was crying
I don't want no [E] cornbread and molasses
[A]
[D]
[A] It hurts my pride, [E] it hurts [A] my pride
[E] Take [A] this hammer and carry it to [E] the captain
Take this hammer and carry it to the [A] captain
Take this hammer and carry it to the [D] captain
[A] Tell him I'm gone, [E] you tell him [A] I'm gone
[Bm]
Take this hammer and carry it to the [A] captain
Take this hammer and carry it to the [D]
captain
[A]
Tell him I'm gone, [E] you tell [A] him I'm gone
If he asks you, was [E] I running?
If he asks you, was I [A] running?
If he asks you, was I [D] running?
[A] Tell him I was flying, [E] you tell him [A] I was flying
If [E]
[A] he asks you, [E]
was I laughing?
If he asks you, was I [A] laughing?
If he asks you, was I [D] laughing?
[A] Tell him I was crying, [E] you tell him [A] I was crying
I don't want no [E] cornbread and molasses
[A]
[D]
[A] It hurts my pride, [E] it hurts [A] my pride
[E] Take [A] this hammer and carry it to [E] the captain
Take this hammer and carry it to the [A] captain
Take this hammer and carry it to the [D] captain
[A] Tell him I'm gone, [E] you tell him [A] I'm gone
[Bm]
Key:
A
E
D
Bm
A
E
D
Bm
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ Take this _ hammer _ _ and carry it [E] to the captain _ _ _ _
Take this _ hammer _ and carry it to the [A] _ captain
_ _ Take this _ hammer _ _ and carry it to the [D] _
captain
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Tell him I'm _ gone, _ [E] you tell [A] him I'm gone _ _
_ If he asks you, _ _ was [E] I _ running? _
_ If he asks you, _ _ was I [A] running? _
_ _ If he _ asks you, _ _ was I [D] running?
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Tell him I was _ flying, _ [E] you tell him [A] I was _ flying
If [E] _
[A] he asks you, _ _ [E]
was I laughing? _ _ _
If he asks you, _ _ was I [A] laughing? _ _ _
If he asks you, _ was I _ [D] laughing? _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Tell him I was _ crying, _ [E] you tell him [A] I was crying
_ I _ don't want no _ [E] cornbread and molasses _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ It hurts my _ pride, _ [E] it hurts [A] my _ _ pride
_ [E] Take [A] this hammer _ _ and carry it to [E] the captain _
_ _ Take this hammer _ _ and carry it to the [A] captain _
_ Take this hammer _ _ and carry it to the [D] _ captain _
_ [A] _ _ Tell him I'm _ gone, [E] you tell him [A] I'm _ gone
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take this _ hammer _ and carry it to the [A] _ captain
_ _ Take this _ hammer _ _ and carry it to the [D] _
captain
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Tell him I'm _ gone, _ [E] you tell [A] him I'm gone _ _
_ If he asks you, _ _ was [E] I _ running? _
_ If he asks you, _ _ was I [A] running? _
_ _ If he _ asks you, _ _ was I [D] running?
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Tell him I was _ flying, _ [E] you tell him [A] I was _ flying
If [E] _
[A] he asks you, _ _ [E]
was I laughing? _ _ _
If he asks you, _ _ was I [A] laughing? _ _ _
If he asks you, _ was I _ [D] laughing? _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Tell him I was _ crying, _ [E] you tell him [A] I was crying
_ I _ don't want no _ [E] cornbread and molasses _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ It hurts my _ pride, _ [E] it hurts [A] my _ _ pride
_ [E] Take [A] this hammer _ _ and carry it to [E] the captain _
_ _ Take this hammer _ _ and carry it to the [A] captain _
_ Take this hammer _ _ and carry it to the [D] _ captain _
_ [A] _ _ Tell him I'm _ gone, [E] you tell him [A] I'm _ gone
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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