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This Hammer Chords by The Spencer Davis Group

This Hammer chords by The Spencer Davis Group

Guitar chords with lyrics

#44 in 1965.

#1.
E                   B
Working on the railroad for a dollar a day,
                    E
working on the railroad for a dollar a day.
        C#m           E
Working on the railroad for a dollar a day.
       C#m     E    B    E
gotta earn my money, boy, I gotta earn my pay.

#2.
E                B
Take this hammer, take it to the captain,
                 E
take this hammer, take it to the captain.
     C#m          E
Take this hammer, take it to the captain,
       C#m  E       B      E
tell him I’m gone, buddy, you can tell him I’m gone.
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#3.
E           B
If he asks you, was I laughing?
           E
If he asks you, was I laughing?
   C#m       E
If he asks you, was I laughing..?
       C#m  E       B      E
tell him I’m fine, buddy, you can tell him I’m fine.

#4.
E                B
Take this hammer, take it to the captain,
                 E
take this hammer, take it to the captain.
     C#m          E
Take this hammer, take it to the captain,
       C#m  E       B      E
tell him I’m gone, buddy, you can tell him I’m gone.


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