The Hammer Goin' Down - Chris Knight/Dean Miller The original key is in Bm (Dmaj). I prefer to do the song in Am standard tuning no capo or original key Am with capo on second fret. I have submitted the tab in the original Bm key. Shane Intro: Bm (4 measures) Verse 1

^BmThe sun's goin' down on me, ^Dthoughts of her keep hauntin' me, ^Gdesperation's takin' ^Dmhold. My hands are on the s^Dteerin' wheel, but my heart's back in Louisville, at the fa^Gr end of a thousand miles of ^Bmroad.

Chorus1

^GMy mind's grindin' like a ^Bmsteel gear baby, ^GI've gotta cover some ^Aground, ^Gshe'd know how hard and fast I'm f^Dallin' for her if ^Gshe could just hear ^Asound, of the hammer goin' down.^Bm

Verse 2

^BmNow I ain't gonna waste my time ^Dtalkin' on no pay phone line, ^Gwords just don't get the message t^Bmhrough. If this rig will hold out one more day, sh^De'll hear me forty miles away, t^Gearin' in this four lane half in two^Bm.

Chorus2

^GMy mind's grindin' like ^Bma steel gear baby, ^GI've gotta cover some ^Aground, ^Gshe'd know how hard and fast I'm ^Dfallin' for her if ^Gshe could just hear s^Aound, of the hammer goin' do^Bmwn.

Solo after chorus 2nd chorus G Bm G A G D G A Bm Verse 3

^BmNow she ain't just a truck stop queen, s^Dhe's the light guiding me, ^Ga thousand miles for her ^Bmlove. Well I'd go a million for one kiss, ^Ddrive those pistons with my fist, and ^Gdo it all again if it ain't ^Bmenough.

Chorus3

^GMy mind's grindin' like ^Bma steel gear baby, ^GI've gotta cover some ^Aground, ^Gshe'd know how hard and fast I'm f^Dallin' for her if ^Gshe could just hear ^Asound, of the hammer goin' down^Bm.

Outrro

..^G.if she could hear^A sound, of the hammer goin' ^Bmdown (2x) Long guitar solo Bm

Chris Knight - The hammer going down