Chords for The hammer- Matilda
Tempo:
78.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
A
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
[Fm] [Am] Look at these trophies, see how my trophies gleam,
In the [Am] sunlight see how they shine.
What do you [A#] think it [Am] took to become English hammer [A#]-throwing [G] champion?
[C] 1969, [A] do you think in that moment, when my big moment came,
That I treated the rules with casual disdain?
Well, like hell, [Dm] as I stepped up to the circle, did I change [A] my plan?
[Dm] What?
As I chalked up my [A#] palms, did I wave my [A] hands?
I did [D#] not.
[F#] As I started my spin, did I [D#m] look at the view?
Did I drift off and [A] dream for a minute [Fm] or two?
Do you think I faulted or amended [C#] my rotation?
[Fm] Do you think I altered my intended [F#] elevation?
As [F#m] the hammer took [G] off, did I [F#m] change my grunt?
From the grunt I had [G] practiced for many a month,
Not a jot, not a dot, did I stray [G#m] from the plot?
Not a [E] detail of my throw was adjusted [Am] or forgotten,
Not even when the hammer left [C] my hands,
And sailed higher up above [F#] the stands,
Did I let [G] myself go?
[F#] No, no, [G] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
[C] If you want to throw [G] the hammer for [C] your country,
You have to stay inside [G] the circle [C] all the time.
[F] And if you want to make [D] the team,
You don't [C] need happiness or self [A]-esteem,
You [Dm] just need to keep [G] your feet inside [C] the line.
Sing, children.
Two, three, four!
If you want to throw [Gm] the hammer [C] for your country,
You have to stay [G] inside the circle [C] all the time.
[F] And if you want to [D] teach success,
You don't [C] use sympathy or [A] tenderness,
You have [Dm] to force the little [G] squits to tow [C] the line.
Sing, [A] Jenny.
Two, three, [D] five!
If you want to throw [A] the hammer for [D] your country,
You have to stay [A] inside the circle [D] all the time.
You stay, you stay, you stay.
[G] I apply just one [E] simple rule
[D] To hammer [C]-throwing life [B] and school.
[Em] [D] Life's a ball, so learn [F#m] to throw it.
Find the belly [B] line [B] and tear it.
[Em] And always keep [A] your feet inside [D] the line.
[Fm] [Am] Look at these trophies, see how my trophies gleam,
In the [Am] sunlight see how they shine.
What do you [A#] think it [Am] took to become English hammer [A#]-throwing [G] champion?
[C] 1969, [A] do you think in that moment, when my big moment came,
That I treated the rules with casual disdain?
Well, like hell, [Dm] as I stepped up to the circle, did I change [A] my plan?
[Dm] What?
As I chalked up my [A#] palms, did I wave my [A] hands?
I did [D#] not.
[F#] As I started my spin, did I [D#m] look at the view?
Did I drift off and [A] dream for a minute [Fm] or two?
Do you think I faulted or amended [C#] my rotation?
[Fm] Do you think I altered my intended [F#] elevation?
As [F#m] the hammer took [G] off, did I [F#m] change my grunt?
From the grunt I had [G] practiced for many a month,
Not a jot, not a dot, did I stray [G#m] from the plot?
Not a [E] detail of my throw was adjusted [Am] or forgotten,
Not even when the hammer left [C] my hands,
And sailed higher up above [F#] the stands,
Did I let [G] myself go?
[F#] No, no, [G] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
[C] If you want to throw [G] the hammer for [C] your country,
You have to stay inside [G] the circle [C] all the time.
[F] And if you want to make [D] the team,
You don't [C] need happiness or self [A]-esteem,
You [Dm] just need to keep [G] your feet inside [C] the line.
Sing, children.
Two, three, four!
If you want to throw [Gm] the hammer [C] for your country,
You have to stay [G] inside the circle [C] all the time.
[F] And if you want to [D] teach success,
You don't [C] use sympathy or [A] tenderness,
You have [Dm] to force the little [G] squits to tow [C] the line.
Sing, [A] Jenny.
Two, three, [D] five!
If you want to throw [A] the hammer for [D] your country,
You have to stay [A] inside the circle [D] all the time.
You stay, you stay, you stay.
[G] I apply just one [E] simple rule
[D] To hammer [C]-throwing life [B] and school.
[Em] [D] Life's a ball, so learn [F#m] to throw it.
Find the belly [B] line [B] and tear it.
[Em] And always keep [A] your feet inside [D] the line.
Key:
C
G
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D
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C
G
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[Fm] _ [Am] Look at these trophies, see how my trophies gleam,
In the [Am] sunlight see how they shine.
What do you [A#] think it [Am] took to become English hammer [A#]-throwing [G] champion?
[C] 1969, [A] do you think in that moment, when my big moment came,
That I treated the rules with casual disdain?
Well, like hell, [Dm] as I stepped up to the circle, did I change [A] my plan?
[Dm] What?
As I chalked up my [A#] palms, did I wave my [A] hands?
I did [D#] not.
[F#] As I started my spin, did I [D#m] look at the view?
Did I drift off and [A] dream for a minute [Fm] or two?
Do you think I faulted or amended [C#] my rotation?
[Fm] Do you think I altered my intended [F#] elevation?
As [F#m] the hammer took [G] off, did I [F#m] change my grunt?
From the grunt I had [G] practiced for many a month,
Not a jot, not a dot, did I stray [G#m] from the plot?
Not a [E] detail of my throw was adjusted [Am] or forgotten,
Not even when the hammer left [C] my hands,
And sailed higher up above [F#] the stands,
Did I let [G] myself go?
[F#] No, no, [G] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. _
_ _ [C] If you want to throw [G] the hammer for [C] your country,
_ _ You have to stay inside [G] the circle [C] all the time.
_ [F] And if you want to make [D] the team,
You don't [C] need happiness or self [A]-esteem,
You [Dm] just need to keep [G] your feet inside [C] the line.
Sing, children.
Two, three, four!
If you want to throw [Gm] the hammer [C] for your country,
You have to stay [G] inside the circle [C] all the time.
_ [F] And if you want to [D] teach success,
You don't [C] use sympathy or [A] tenderness,
You have [Dm] to force the little [G] squits to tow [C] the line.
Sing, [A] Jenny.
Two, three, [D] five!
If you want to throw [A] the hammer for [D] your country,
_ You have to stay [A] inside the circle [D] all the time.
You stay, you stay, you stay.
[G] I apply just one [E] simple rule
[D] To hammer [C]-throwing life [B] and school.
_ _ _ [Em] [D] Life's a ball, so learn [F#m] to throw it.
Find the belly [B] line [B] and tear it.
[Em] And always keep [A] your feet inside [D] the line. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ [Am] Look at these trophies, see how my trophies gleam,
In the [Am] sunlight see how they shine.
What do you [A#] think it [Am] took to become English hammer [A#]-throwing [G] champion?
[C] 1969, [A] do you think in that moment, when my big moment came,
That I treated the rules with casual disdain?
Well, like hell, [Dm] as I stepped up to the circle, did I change [A] my plan?
[Dm] What?
As I chalked up my [A#] palms, did I wave my [A] hands?
I did [D#] not.
[F#] As I started my spin, did I [D#m] look at the view?
Did I drift off and [A] dream for a minute [Fm] or two?
Do you think I faulted or amended [C#] my rotation?
[Fm] Do you think I altered my intended [F#] elevation?
As [F#m] the hammer took [G] off, did I [F#m] change my grunt?
From the grunt I had [G] practiced for many a month,
Not a jot, not a dot, did I stray [G#m] from the plot?
Not a [E] detail of my throw was adjusted [Am] or forgotten,
Not even when the hammer left [C] my hands,
And sailed higher up above [F#] the stands,
Did I let [G] myself go?
[F#] No, no, [G] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. _
_ _ [C] If you want to throw [G] the hammer for [C] your country,
_ _ You have to stay inside [G] the circle [C] all the time.
_ [F] And if you want to make [D] the team,
You don't [C] need happiness or self [A]-esteem,
You [Dm] just need to keep [G] your feet inside [C] the line.
Sing, children.
Two, three, four!
If you want to throw [Gm] the hammer [C] for your country,
You have to stay [G] inside the circle [C] all the time.
_ [F] And if you want to [D] teach success,
You don't [C] use sympathy or [A] tenderness,
You have [Dm] to force the little [G] squits to tow [C] the line.
Sing, [A] Jenny.
Two, three, [D] five!
If you want to throw [A] the hammer for [D] your country,
_ You have to stay [A] inside the circle [D] all the time.
You stay, you stay, you stay.
[G] I apply just one [E] simple rule
[D] To hammer [C]-throwing life [B] and school.
_ _ _ [Em] [D] Life's a ball, so learn [F#m] to throw it.
Find the belly [B] line [B] and tear it.
[Em] And always keep [A] your feet inside [D] the line. _ _ _ _ _ _