The Staple Singers - It Takes More than a Hammer and Nails Chords
Tempo:
79.5 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Bm
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [B] weighs more than a gun, than a man, than a day.
It weights more .
.
.
than a gun and
a man, [E] to make your heart [B] clap along.
It weighs more than a gun, than a man, [Bm] than
a day.
It weighs more [B] than a gun and a man, [E] make your heart [B] clap along.
It was a firm
foundation later, that I've keepin' love with a whole lot of doubtin'.
From which my
show your neighbor what a hit is for with an open heart, and an open door.
It takes more than a hammer and [E] nails to make a [B] hearthstone.
Well, it takes more, more, more than a hammer, more than a hammer and [Bm] nails.
I know it takes [B] more, more than a hammer and nails [E] to make a [B] hearthstone.
I'm gonna make a house for my own.
Far, far than a hammer.
More than a hammer.
[Bm] It takes more than a hammer [E] and nail
to make [B] a house for my own.
I did a
understanding, truth and trust.
Your wood won't rot
and your nails won't rust.
Your birds [Bm] won't reach as far [B] as mother's hand.
No one will have to tell you
for you to understand.
Show your neighbor what a pretty spot
is an open heart.
And in the open door, build a firm foundation.
I didn't make love,
but you taught me what all about is
love.
It takes more
than a hammer and [E] nail
to make a house for [B] my own.
It takes more,
far, far than a hammer.
More than a hammer and nail.
I know it takes more
than a hammer and nail
to [E] make a [B] house for my own.
More than a, more than a hammer.
[Bm] [B]
[E] [B]
More than a hammer.
[Em] [A] [B]
It weights more .
.
.
than a gun and
a man, [E] to make your heart [B] clap along.
It weighs more than a gun, than a man, [Bm] than
a day.
It weighs more [B] than a gun and a man, [E] make your heart [B] clap along.
It was a firm
foundation later, that I've keepin' love with a whole lot of doubtin'.
From which my
show your neighbor what a hit is for with an open heart, and an open door.
It takes more than a hammer and [E] nails to make a [B] hearthstone.
Well, it takes more, more, more than a hammer, more than a hammer and [Bm] nails.
I know it takes [B] more, more than a hammer and nails [E] to make a [B] hearthstone.
I'm gonna make a house for my own.
Far, far than a hammer.
More than a hammer.
[Bm] It takes more than a hammer [E] and nail
to make [B] a house for my own.
I did a
understanding, truth and trust.
Your wood won't rot
and your nails won't rust.
Your birds [Bm] won't reach as far [B] as mother's hand.
No one will have to tell you
for you to understand.
Show your neighbor what a pretty spot
is an open heart.
And in the open door, build a firm foundation.
I didn't make love,
but you taught me what all about is
love.
It takes more
than a hammer and [E] nail
to make a house for [B] my own.
It takes more,
far, far than a hammer.
More than a hammer and nail.
I know it takes more
than a hammer and nail
to [E] make a [B] house for my own.
More than a, more than a hammer.
[Bm] [B]
[E] [B]
More than a hammer.
[Em] [A] [B]
Key:
B
E
Bm
Em
A
B
E
Bm
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ weighs more than a gun, than a man, than a day.
It weights more .
.
.
than a gun and
a man, [E] to make your heart [B] clap along.
It weighs more _ than a gun, than a man, [Bm] than
a day.
It weighs more [B] than a gun and a man, [E] make your heart [B] clap along.
It was a firm
foundation later, that I've keepin' love with a whole lot of doubtin'.
From which my
show your neighbor what a hit is for with an open heart, and an open door.
It takes more than a hammer and [E] nails to make a [B] hearthstone.
Well, it takes more, more, more than a hammer, more than a hammer and [Bm] nails.
I know it takes [B] more, more than a hammer and nails [E] to make a [B] hearthstone.
I'm gonna make a house for my own.
_ Far, far than a hammer.
More than a hammer.
[Bm] It takes more than a hammer [E] and nail
to make [B] a house for my own.
I did a
understanding, truth and trust.
Your wood won't rot
and your nails won't rust.
Your birds [Bm] won't reach as far [B] as mother's hand.
No one will have to tell you
for you to understand.
Show your neighbor what a pretty spot
is an open heart.
And in the open door, build a firm foundation.
I didn't make love,
but you taught me what all about is
love.
It takes more
than a hammer and [E] nail
to make a house for [B] my own.
It takes more,
far, far than a hammer.
More than a hammer and nail.
I know it takes more
than a hammer and nail
to [E] make a _ [B] _ house for my own.
More than a, more than a hammer.
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ More than a hammer. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
It weights more .
.
.
than a gun and
a man, [E] to make your heart [B] clap along.
It weighs more _ than a gun, than a man, [Bm] than
a day.
It weighs more [B] than a gun and a man, [E] make your heart [B] clap along.
It was a firm
foundation later, that I've keepin' love with a whole lot of doubtin'.
From which my
show your neighbor what a hit is for with an open heart, and an open door.
It takes more than a hammer and [E] nails to make a [B] hearthstone.
Well, it takes more, more, more than a hammer, more than a hammer and [Bm] nails.
I know it takes [B] more, more than a hammer and nails [E] to make a [B] hearthstone.
I'm gonna make a house for my own.
_ Far, far than a hammer.
More than a hammer.
[Bm] It takes more than a hammer [E] and nail
to make [B] a house for my own.
I did a
understanding, truth and trust.
Your wood won't rot
and your nails won't rust.
Your birds [Bm] won't reach as far [B] as mother's hand.
No one will have to tell you
for you to understand.
Show your neighbor what a pretty spot
is an open heart.
And in the open door, build a firm foundation.
I didn't make love,
but you taught me what all about is
love.
It takes more
than a hammer and [E] nail
to make a house for [B] my own.
It takes more,
far, far than a hammer.
More than a hammer and nail.
I know it takes more
than a hammer and nail
to [E] make a _ [B] _ house for my own.
More than a, more than a hammer.
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ More than a hammer. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _