Hammer And The Nail chords by Blackberry Smoke

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: G+G

🎸 Intro:

G+G


🎸 Verse 1:
G+G
Mama told me Daddy ran away with the circus
G+G
I guess it musta been the greatest show on earth
G+G
Preacher told me hell's full of them that deserve it
B minorBm
Good news and bad, son, which one ya want first

🎸 Chorus:
C majorC          G+G
Sometimes you're the hammer
D MajorD          E minorEm D MajorD
Sometimes you're the nail
C majorC        G+G
Like my Daddy before me
    D MajorD
This is where the apple fell
C majorC          G+G
Beatin the odds and comin up roses
E minorEm        C majorC
Ain't my story to tell
              D MajorD
The whole world swings the hammer
      G+G
And I'm the nail


🎸 Verse 2:
G+G
Trouble seems to find me like it ain't even trying
G+G
Eye in the sky got my name in a file
G+G
Cop said, son, what the hell are you thinkin
B minorBm
Judge said, boy, you're goin away for a while


🎸 Chorus:
C majorC          G+G
Sometimes you're the hammer
D MajorD          E minorEm D MajorD
Sometimes you're the nail
C majorC        G+G
Like my Daddy before me
    D MajorD
This is where the apple fell
C majorC          G+G
Beatin the odds and comin up roses
E minorEm        C majorC
Ain't my story to tell
              D MajorD
The whole world swings the hammer
      FF
And I'm the nail

🎸 Interlude:
G+G FF G+G FF G+G
FF G+G


Guitar 🎸 Solo:
FF G+G FF G+G FF G+G
FF G+G


Out-🎸 Chorus:
C majorC          G+G
Sometimes you're the hammer
D MajorD          E minorEm D MajorD
Sometimes you're the nail
C majorC        G+G
Like my Daddy before me
    D MajorD
This is where the apple fell
C majorC          G+G
Beatin the odds and comin up roses
E minorEm        C majorC
Ain't my story to tell
              D MajorD
The whole world swings the hammer
         G+G
And I'm the nail