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HAMMER AND A NAIL (Emily Saliers) --------------------------------- [Actually in B; capo 4.] [Each chord is about half a measure, except in the instrumental parts. "Ds" is really Dsus4; "Cs9" is Csus9.] [See the tablature at the end of the file for chord fingerings in the verse.] G Ds Em7|Em7 C(9) G|G Ds Cs9|Cs9 | G Ds Em7|Em7 C(9) G|G Ds Cs9|Cs9 | [intro; see tab at bottom]
G Clearing Dsuswebs from a Em7hovel C(9) G a blistered Dsushand on the Em7handle of a C(9)shovel G I've been Dsusdigging too Em7deep, I Em7always Csus9do Csus9 Csus9 Csus9 G I see my Dsusface on the Em7surface;C(9) G I look a Dsuslot like NaEm7rcissuC(9)s G A dark abDsusyss of an Em7emptiness Em7standing on the Csus9edge of a Csus9drowning bCsus9lue Csus9
Em9 I look beEm9hind my eC(9)ars for the grC(9)een, Em9 and Em9even my C(9)sweat smC(9)/Bells clean Am Glare Am/Boff the whCite hAurts my eDyes D(9)/C G/B Gotta G/Dget out of
bGed, get a Dhammer and a C(9)nail, Dlearn how to uGse mDy haC(9)nds; Not Djust my hGead, I'll think myDself into jC(9)ail; C(9)Now I know a Amrefuge Amnever growsEm7 from a cEm7hin in a hCand in a Cthoughtful pose;A Gotta Atend the eaC(9)rth if you C(9)want a roC(9)se C(9)
G Ds Em7|Em7 C(9) G|G Ds Cs9|Cs9 | [instrumental, same as intro] I had a lot of good intentions; sit around for fifty years and then collect a pension Started seeing the road to hell and just where it starts But my life is more than a vision; the sweetest part is acting after making a decision I started seeing the whole as a sum of its parts I look behind my ears for the green, and even my sweat smells clean Glare off the white hurts my eyes Gotta get out of bed, get a hammer and a nail, learn how to use my hands Not just my head, I'll think myself into jail; now I know a refuge never grows From a chin in a hand in a thoughtful pose Gotta tend the earth if you want a rose My life is part of the global life; I'd found myself becoming more immobile When I'd think a little girl in the world can't do anything A distant nation my community, a street person my responsibility If I have a care in the world I have a gift to bring I look behind my ears for the green, and even my sweat smells clean Glare off the white hurts my eyes Gotta get out of bed, get a hammer and a nail, learn how to use my hands Not just my head, I'll think myself into jail; now I know a refuge never grows From a chin in a hand in a thoughtful pose Gotta tend the earth if you want a rose G G/F# | G/F | C | Cm | G | D | G C | G. [ending; see below] INTRO: G Ds Em7 C(9) G Ds Csus9 E 3---3---x-3---3-|----3---x-3---3-|----3---x-3---3-|----3----------- || B 3---3---x-3---3-|----3---x-3---3-|----3---x-3---3-|----3-----------.|| G 0---0---x-2---0-|----0---x-0---0-|----0---x-2---5-|----5----------- || D 0---0---x-0---2-|----2---x-2---0-|----0---x-0---5-|----5-----------.|| A 2---2---x-0---2-|----2---x-3---2-|----2---x-0---3-|----3----------- || E 3---3---------0-|----0---------3-|----3-----------|---------------- || ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . [Note that for most of this, your ring and pinky fingers never move.] [If you don't like barre chords, play Csus9 as x30033.] ENDING: G G/F# G/F C Cm E --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B --------|3-----3-----3---|3---3---3=5-3---|1-----0-1---1---|1-------1=3-1---| G ----4---|----4-----4-----|--4-------------|----2-----------|------0---------| D 5-------|--5-----4-----4-|3-----3---------|2---------------|1---1-----------| A --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . G D G C G E ----------------|----------------|----------3-----|3---------------| B 0-------------0-|----3-----------|------------1---|3---------------| G ----------0-----|--2-----4=2-0=2-|0---------------|0---------------| D 0---0-0=2---2---|0-----0---------|----0-0=2-------|0---------------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|2---------------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com