The Hammer chords by Tim Minchin

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Advanced

Key: C majorC

Intro:

A minorAm Am A minorAm DmDm Dm (x4)



Verse 1:
A minorAm      Bb majorBb
Look At These Trophies
A minorAm     FF E MajorE   A minorAm
See How My Trophies Gleam
    Bb majorBb    A minorAm         FF E MajorE
In The Sunlight, See How They Shine

A minorAm     Bb majorBb    A minorAm
What Do You Think It Took
     FF E MajorE   A minorAm       Bb majorBb
To Become English Hammer-Throwing Champion
G+G       C majorC
Nineteen Sixty-Nine?

    A augmentedA
Do You Think, In That Moment
    A augmentedA
When My Big Moment Came
    A augmentedA
That I Treated The Rules
   A augmentedA
With Casual Disdain
A augmentedA
Well? Like Hell!


Verse 2:
DmDm                     Eb MajorEb DmDm
 As I Stepped Up The Circle, Did I Change My Plan?
Bb majorBb  A augmentedA
Hmm? What?

DmDm                   Eb MajorEb DmDm
 As I Chalked Up My Palms, Did I Wave My Hands?
   Bb majorBb  A augmentedA
I Did Not!
EbmEbm                  E MajorE  EbmEbm
  As I Started To Spin, Did I Look At The View?
                    E MajorE F minorFm
Did I Drift Off And Dream For A augmentedA Minute Or Two?
                    GbGb
Do You Think I Faltered Or Amended My Rotation?
                   GbGb
Do You Think I Altered My Intended Elevation?

GbmGbm                   G+G GbmGbm
  As The Hammer Took Off, Did I Change My Grunt?
                    G+G G MajorG
From The Grunt I Had Practised For Many A augmentedA Month.
                     AbdimAbdim
Not A augmentedA Jot, Not A augmentedA Dot Did I Stray From The Plot
                      A minorAm
Not A augmentedA Detail Of My Throw Was Adjusted Or Forgotten
                 Am/GAm/G
Not Even When The Hammer Left My Hands
               F#dimF#dim
And Sailed High Up Above The Stands
         G+G
Did I Let Myself Go?
G+G (fade) N.C.
No! (x14)

Chorus:
C majorC            Gm7Gm7       C majorC
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
  C majorC            Gm7Gm7      C majorC
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
  FF            D MajorD
And If You Want To Make The Team
        C majorC         A augmentedA
You Don’t Need Happiness Or Self-Esteem
     DmDm        Gm7Gm7       C majorC
You Just Need To Keep Your Feet Inside The Line
N.C.
Sing, Children! Two, Three, Four!

C majorC            Gm7Gm7       C majorC
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
(Bambinatum Eat Magitum!)
  C majorC            Gm7Gm7      C majorC
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
(Circulum! Magitum, Magitum!)
  FF            D MajorD
And If You Want To Teach Success
(Aaah)
       C majorC         A augmentedA
You Don’t Use Sympathy Or Tenderness
(Tenderness!)
      DmDm        Gm7Gm7        C majorC
You Have to Force The Little Squits Inside The Line
N.C.     A augmentedA  A augmentedA   A augmentedA
Sing, Jenny! Two, Three, Four!


D MajorD            Am7Am7       D MajorD
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
(Bambinatum! Gloria, Magitum!)
  D MajorD            Am7Am7      D MajorD
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
(Circulum Est Deus, Deus!)

 G+G           E MajorE
I Apply Just One Simple Rule
  D MajorD            A augmentedA
To Hammer-Throwing Life And School:
E minorEm        A augmentedA
Life’s A augmentedA Ball, So Learn To Throw It
D MajorD       BB
Find The Bally Line And Toe It
  E minorEm        A augmentedA        D MajorD
And Always Keep Your Feet Inside The Line
N.C.    D MajorD
Now Get out.