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Nine Pound Hammer Chords

Music by: John Prine
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[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
This nine pound [G]hammer
Is a little too [C]heavy
Buddy for my [G]size[D]
Buddy for my size
[G]

[Verse 2]
So I'm going on the mountain
Just to see my [C]baby
And I ain't coming [G]back
[D]No I ain't coming bac[G]k

[Verse 3]
Roll on, [G]buddy
Don't you roll so [C]slow
Well, tell me how can I [G]roll
[D]When the wheels won't go[G]

[Verse 4]
Roll on, [G]buddy
Pull your load [C]of coal
Tell me how can [G]I pull
[D]When the wheels won[G]'t roll

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][G][D][G]

[Verse 5]
[G]It's [C]a l[G]ong[D] wa[G]y to Harlan
It's a long way [C]to Hazard
Just to get a [G]little [D]brew
Just to get a little [G]brew

[Verse 6]
And when I'm long [G]gone
You can make my [C]tombstone
Out of number nine [G]coal[D]

[Interlude 2]
Out of number nine coal
[G][C]

[Verse 7]
[G]Roll [D]on,[G] buddy[C]
[G][D][G][C]
[G]
[D][G][D][G][C]
[G][D][G][D][G]
Don't you roll so [C]slow
Well, tell me [G]how can I roll
[D]When the wheels won[G]'t go

[Verse 8]
Roll on, [G]buddy
Pull your load of [C]coal
Tell me how can [G]I pull
[D]When the whe[G]els won[D]'t rol[G]l[D]
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