Take This Hammer chords by Traditional

Chords with lyrics

SONG: Take This Hammer
ARTIST: Traditional, first collected by John % Adam Lomax


This song, with 4 or 5 others, are known as Hammer Songs: prison, logging, and railroad work songs.
The lyrics may vary depending on the band. It first was mentioned in writing in 1915.


G+G
Take this hammer
        D MajorD
carry it to my captain

Take this hammer
        G+G
carry it to my captain

Take this hammer
        C majorC
carry it to my captain
       G+G
Tell him I'm gone
  D MajorD           G+G
Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone

G+G
If he asks you
   D MajorD
was I running

If he asks you
   G+G
was I running

If he asks you
   C majorC
was I running
        G+G
Tell him I was flying
  D MajorD            G+G
Oh Lord, you tell him I was flying

G+G
Take this hammer
        D MajorD
carry it to my captain

Take this hammer
        G+G
carry it to my captain

Take this hammer
        C majorC
carry it to my captain
       G+G
Tell him I'm gone
  D MajorD           G+G
Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone

G+G
If he asks you
   D MajorD
was I laughing

If he asks you
   G+G
was I laughing

If he asks you
   C majorC
was I laughing
          G+G
You tell him I was crying
D MajorD              G+G
Oh Lord, you tell him I was crying

G+G
Take this hammer
        D MajorD
carry it to my captain

Take this hammer
        G+G
carry it to my captain

Take this hammer
        C majorC
carry it to my captain
       G+G
Tell him I'm gone
  D MajorD           G+G
Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone

G+G
I don't want your
        D MajorD
cornbread 'n' molasses

I don't want your
        G+G
cornbread and molasses

I don't want your
        C majorC
cornbread and molasses
       G+G
It hurts my pride
  D MajorD         G+G
Oh Lord, it hurts my pride

G+G
Take this hammer
        D MajorD
carry it to my captain

Take this hammer
        G+G
carry it to my captain

Take this hammer
        C majorC
carry it to my captain
       G+G
Tell him I'm gone
  D MajorD           G+G
Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone