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Take This Hammer Chords

Music by: Lead Belly
Tone Bb major BPM 154 Views 40
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[Verse 1]
[G]Take this hammer,
carry it to the [D]captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
[G]Take this hammer,
carry it to [C]the cap[G]tain
Tell him I'm gone
[D]Tell him I'm [G]gone

[Verse 2]
If he [G]asks you was I [D]runnin'
If he asks you was I runnin'
[G]If he asks you was I run[C]nin[G]'
Tell him I was flyin'
[D]Tell him I was flyin'
[G]

[Verse 3]
If he asks you was I [D]laughin'
If he asks you was I laugh[G]in'
If he asks you was I [C]laugh[G]in'
Tell him I was cryin'
[D]Tell him I was [G]cryin'

[Verse 4]
They [G]want to feed me
cornbread and [D]molasses
They want to feed me
cornbread and molasses
[G]They want to feed me cornbread
and [C]molasses
[G]But I got my pride
[D]Well, I got my pride

[Outro 1]
[G][D]
[G][C][G]
[D][G]
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