Take This Hammer
Traditional
Key of G · Chords: I V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongChorus
G D Take this hammer, carry it to the captain G D Take this hammer, carry it to the captain G D Take this hammer, carry it to the captain G D G Tell him I’m a-gone, just tell him I’m a gone
Verse 1
G D If he asks you, was I running G D If he asks you, was I running G D If he asks you, was I running G D G Tell him I was flying, tell him I was flying
Verse 2
G D I don’t want your old darn shackles G D I don’t want your old darn shackles G D I don’t want your old darn shackles G D G It hurts my leg, hurts my leg
Verse 3
I don’t want no greenback dollar
I don’t want no greenback dollar
I don’t want no greenback dollar
G D G
It hurts my pride, hurts my pride