Hammer Of The Honky Tonk Gods Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Well, they put six strings
on a maple stick,
Stuck it on a slab of ash,
Sold one to Luther, threw in a pick,

[Verse 2]
Sent him out with Johnny Cash.
[D]
Now, could Leo Fender and
the gang have known
At the factory in Fullerton?
That the honky twang of
the Telecaster tone

[Verse 3]
Would outlast 'em, every one.
[D]
(Chorus:)
It's got a [G]plush- lined case,
It's all up in your face,
It's your [D]thunderin' lightning rod -
It was born at the junction
of form and function -
It's the hammer of the honky- tonk gods,
It's the hammer of the honky- tonk

[Interlude 1]
gods!
[D]

[Verse 4]
(bridge - Telecaster break) [D]You got
Buck and Don, Merle and Roy,
Muddy and the Iceman, too,
Bryant, Bert, Roy, Danny, and Redd,
Why, that's Redd with two
'D's to you.
[Dm][D]

[Verse 5]
[G][D]
Well, there's Waylon and Keith,
'Bout off th' top of my head,
Chrissie, Cropper and the [Dm]Boss,
Why, if Johnny [D]B Goode had one, he would
Up in the St. Louis
Telecaster, hoss.

[Verse 6]
[D](repeat Chorus [Dm](variations))
You've (She's) got [G]your (a) plush- lined case,
An' all (All) up in your face,
She's your [D](ya)
thunderin' lightning rod -
(Well it was) Born at the junction
of form and function -
It's the ('e) hammer of
the honky- tonk gods,
[G]It's[D]
the hammer of the honky-
tonk gods!
(repeat Chorus)