Hammer And The Nail Chords by Blackberry Smoke

Hammer And The Nail chords by Blackberry Smoke

Guitar chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: G

🎸 Intro:

G


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

🎸

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


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


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


🎸 Interlude:
G  F  G  F  G
F  G


Guitar 🎸 Solo:
F  G  F  G  F  G
F  G


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

Published: November 18, 2023

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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