Nine Pound Hammer chords by The Brothers Four

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

The Brothers Four - Nine Pound Hammer

Verse 1:
N.C
This nine pound hammer
N.C
Is a little too heavy for my size
N.C
Buddy for my size
         E minorEm
I'm going on the mountain
       A minorAm
Gonna see my baby
          BB
And I ain't coming back
          E minorEm
No, I ain't coming back

Chorus:
E MajorE
Roll on buddy
         A augmentedA
Don't you roll so slow
     BB
How can I roll
           E MajorE
When the wheels won't go

Roll on buddy
        A augmentedA
Pull a load of coal
     BB
How can I pull
           E MajorE
When the wheels won't roll

Verse 2:
F minorFm
This nine pound hammer
        A#mA#m     C majorC
Is a little too heavy for my size
       F minorFm
Buddy for my size

I'm going on the mountain
       A#mA#m
Gonna see my baby
          C majorC
And I ain't coming back
          F minorFm
No, I ain't coming back

Chorus:
FF
Roll on buddy
         A#A#
Don't you roll so slow
     C majorC
How can I roll
           FF
When the wheels won't go

Roll on buddy
        A#A#
Pull a load of coal
     C majorC
How can I pull
           FF
When the wheels won't roll..

Verse 3:
         F#F#
And when I'm long gone
        BB
You can make my tombstone
       C#C#
Out of number nine coal
       F#F#
Out of number nine coal

Chorus:
F#F#
Roll on buddy
         BB
Don't you roll so slow
     C#C#
How can I roll
           F#F#
When the wheels won't go

Roll on buddy
        BB
Pull a load of coal
     C#C#
How can I pull
           F#F#
When the wheels won't roll

Verse :
F#F#
Now, when I'm long gone
        BB
You can make my tombstone
          C#C#
Out of number nine coal
          F#F#
Out of number nine coal...