MISC TRADITIONAL - TAKE THIS HAMMER CHORDS

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SONG: Take This Hammer ARTIST: Traditional, first collected by John % Adam Lomax This song, with 4 or 5 others, are known as Hammer Songs: prison, logging, and railroad work songs. The lyrics may vary depending on the band. It first was mentioned in writing in 1915. [Chorus]

^GTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Dcaptain ^DTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Gcaptain ^GTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Ccaptain Tell him I'm ^Ggone, Oh ^DLord, you tell him I'm^G gone

[Verse 1]

^GIf he asks you, was I ^Drunning ^DIf he asks you, was I ^Grunning ^GIf he asks you, was I ^Crunning Tell him I was f^Glying, Oh ^DLord, you tell him I was ^Gflying

[Chorus]

^GTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Dcaptain ^DTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Gcaptain ^GTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Ccaptain Tell him I'm ^Ggone, Oh ^DLord, you tell him I'm^G gone

[Verse 2]

^GIf he asks you, was I ^Dlaughing ^DIf he asks you, was I ^Glaughing ^GIf he asks you, was I ^Claughing You tell him I was ^Gcrying, ^DOh Lord, you tell him I was ^Gcrying

[Chorus]

^GTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Dcaptain ^DTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Gcaptain ^GTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Ccaptain Tell him I'm ^Ggone, Oh ^DLord, you tell him I'm^G gone

[Verse 3]

^GI don’t want your, old darn ^Dshackles ^DI don’t want your, old darn ^Gshackles ^GI don’t want your, old darn ^Cshackles It hurts my le^Gg, Oh Lor^Dd, it hurts my leg^G

[Verse 4]

^GI don't want your, cornbread 'n' mo^Dlasses ^DI don't want your, cornbread 'n' mo^Glasses ^GI don't want your, cornbread 'n' mo^Classes It hurts my pr^Gide, Oh L^Dord, it hurts my p^Gride

[Chorus]

^GTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Dcaptain ^DTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Gcaptain ^GTake this hammer, carry it to my ^Ccaptain Tell him I'm ^Ggone, Oh ^DLord, you tell him I'm^G gone