The Hammer chords by Tim Minchin

• Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Key: C

Intro:

Am Am Am Dm Dm (x4)




Verse 1:
Am            Bb
Look At These Trophies
Am         F  E     Am
See How My Trophies Gleam
       Bb        Am                 F E
In The Sunlight, See How They Shine

Am          Bb       Am
What Do You Think It Took
          F E     Am              Bb
To Become English Hammer-Throwing Champion
G              C
Nineteen Sixty-Nine?

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


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

Dm                                     Eb Dm
  As I Chalked Up My Palms, Did I Wave My Hands?
      Bb   A
I Did Not!
Ebm                                    E   Ebm
   As I Started To Spin, Did I Look At The View?
                                       E  Fm
Did I Drift Off And Dream For A Minute Or Two?
                                        Gb
Do You Think I Faltered Or Amended My Rotation?
                                      Gb
Do You Think I Altered My Intended Elevation?

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


Chorus:
C                        Gm7             C
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
    C                       Gm7            C
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
    F                       D
And If You Want To Make The Team
               C                  A
You Don’t Need Happiness Or Self-Esteem
         Dm                Gm7             C
You Just Need To Keep Your Feet Inside The Line
N.C.
Sing, Children! Two, Three, Four!

C                        Gm7             C
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
(Bambinatum Eat Magitum!)
    C                       Gm7            C
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
(Circulum! Magitum, Magitum!)
    F                       D
And If You Want To Teach Success
(Aaah)
              C                 A
You Don’t Use Sympathy Or Tenderness
(Tenderness!)
            Dm               Gm7               C
You Have to Force The Little Squits Inside The Line
N.C.         A    A      A
Sing, Jenny! Two, Three, Four!


D                        Am7             D
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
(Bambinatum! Gloria, Magitum!)
    D                       Am7            D
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
(Circulum Est Deus, Deus!)

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