Tuning: E A D G B E

SLEDGEHAMMER As recorded by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (From the 1974 Album NOT FRAGILE) Play this riff for the "Intro", "Choruses", "Guitar Solos" and the "Outro": A D/A E5 A5 e|-------------------|------------------| B|-2----3------------|------------------| G|-2----2------------|----------2-------| D|-2----4----2-------|-2--------2-------| A|-0----0------------|-2--------0-------| E|-------------3b4r--|-0--0-3b4---------| A D/A A5 E5 A e|-------------------|----------------| B|-2----3------------|--------2-------| G|-2----2------------|--------2-------| D|-2----4----2-------|-2------2-------| A|-0----0----0-------|-2------0-------| E|-------------3b4r--|-0--3b4---------| b - bend r - bend release [Intro] A D/A E5 A5 A D/A A5 E5 A A D/A E5 A5 A D/A A5 E5 A A Dsus2 A Dsus2 [Verse 1]

For ^Adays I have ^Dsus2tried to forget ^Ayou^Dsus2 And not care where you ^Aare ^Dsus2 No matter where you ^Aare ^Dsus2 But ^Arainbows are not ^Dsus2made from memo^Aries ^Dsus2I got to try to ^A5find ^D5 A way to ease ^A5my min^Ed

[Chorus]

You're like a sledge^Ahammer^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^AYou keep hittin' on my mind^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^AYou're like a sledgehammer baby^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^AYou been hittin' from behind^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^A

[Guitar Solo] A5 E5 A5 A D/A E5 A5 E5 A5 A D/A E5 A5 [Chorus]

You're like a sledge^Ahammer^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^AYou keep hittin' on my mind^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^AYou're like a sledgehammer baby^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^AYou been hittin' on my mind^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^A

[Interlude] A5 D5 Dsus2 A5 D5 Dsus2 A5 D5 Dsus2 A5 D5 Dsus2 [Verse 2]

For ^A5nights I have ^Dsus2gone without slee^A5ping^Dsus2 I wonder where you ^A5are ^Dsus2 I wonder where you ^A5are ^Dsus2 But I ^A5must build my ^Dsus2castle with ^A5daydreams^Dsus2 And watch 'em fade a^A5way ^D5 Watch 'em fade ^A5away ^E

[Chorus]

You're like a sledge^Ahammer^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^AYou keep hittin' on my mind^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^AYou're like a sledgehammer baby^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^AAlways hitting from behind^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^A

[Guitar Solo] A5 E5 A5 A D/A E5 A5 E5 A5 A D/A E5 A5 [Chorus]

You're like a sledge^Ahammer ba^D/Aby ^A5 ^E5 ^AYou been sneakin' all the time, ^D/Awoooow ^E5 ^A5 ^AYou're like a sledgehammer ba^D/Aby ^A5 ^E5 ^AAlways hitting on my mind^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^AYou're like a sledgehammer ba^D/Aby ^A5 ^E5 ^AAlways hitting on my mind^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^AYou're like a sledgehammer ba^D/Aby ^A5 ^E5 ^AAlways hitting from behind^D/A ^A5 ^E5 ^A

[Outro] A D/A E5 A5 A D/A A5 A

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Sledgehammer