---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nine Pound Hammer - John Prine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: Prime-Prine@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard Artist: John Prine Album: Sweet Revenge Year: 1973 Intro: G C7 G D G

^GThis nine pound hammer Is a little too ^C7heavy Buddy for my ^Gsize size ^Dsize Buddy for my ^Gsize ^GSo I'm going on the mountain Just to see my ^C7baby And I ain't coming ^Gback ^D No I ain't coming ^Gback

Chorus:

^GRoll on buddy Don't you roll so ^C7slow Well, tell me how can I ^Groll roll ^Droll When the wheels won't ^Ggo Roll on ^Gbuddy Pull you load of ^C7coal Tell me how can I ^Gpull ^D When the wheels won't ^Groll

^GIt's a long way to Harlan It's a long way to ^C7Hazard Just to get a little ^Gbrew brew ^Dbrew Just to get a little ^Gbrew

^GAnd when I die You can make my ^C7tombstone Out of number nine ^Gcoal ^D Out of number nine ^Dcoal

(Repeat Chorus)

John Prine - Nine pound hammer