---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: C F7 C G C

^CThis nine pound hammer Is a little too ^F7heavy Buddy for my ^Csize size ^Gsize Buddy for my ^Csize ^CSo I'm going on the mountain Just to see my ^F7baby And I ain't coming ^Cback ^G No I ain't coming ^Cback

Chorus:

^CRoll on buddy Don't you roll so ^F7slow Well, tell me how can I ^Croll roll ^Groll When the wheels won't ^Cgo Roll on ^Cbuddy Pull you load of ^F7coal Tell me how can I ^Cpull ^G When the wheels won't ^Croll

^CIt's a long way to Harlan It's a long way to ^F7Hazard Just to get a little ^Cbrew brew ^Gbrew Just to get a little ^Cbrew

^CAnd when I die You can make my ^F7tombstone Out of number nine ^Ccoal ^G Out of number nine ^Gcoal

(Repeat Chorus)

John Prine - Nine pound hammer