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Eighteen Hammers chords by
Jerry Butler
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Key: G minor•
Intro 1
Em
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B
B
2

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Bm
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B
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2

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Eighteen hammers,
Verse 1
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ring like silver
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F

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This old hammer, feel like lead
Em
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B
B
2

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F
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Well, this ham mer gets so heavy,

Lord, sometimes I wish I was dead.
F
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Time pass so slow,
B
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hours take a year long.
B
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2

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Bm
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Time passed so slow,
Em
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B
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2

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and I ain't done nothin' wrong
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I ain't got no money,
B
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Bm
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and I don't bit more care
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I been here five years,

I ain't goin' nowhere

But I will be glad

when the sun goes down
C
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Be so glad, boy,
E
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when the sun goes down
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B
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2

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I ain't sleepin',
C
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F
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Em
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E
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just wanna lie down
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Eighteen hammers, ring like silver
B
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Well, this hammer feels just like lead
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Oh, this hammer gets so heavy
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But sometimes I
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wish I was dead
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Took care of my woman
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C
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when I was free
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Now I'm in trouble
Bm
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F
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You know she won't even write to me
Bm
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Em
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Old Warden is watching
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He's just hanging around
Bm
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I swear his mama
F
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Must have been an old blood hound
Em
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And I'll be so glad
F
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When the sun goes down
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Sure will be glad when
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The sun goes down
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I ain't sleepy at all,
F
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just want to lie down.
F
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Eighteen hammers,
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ring like silver.
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This old hammer,
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she feel like lead.
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Now this hammer, it gets so heavy.

But sometimes I wish I was dead

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • B

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • F

  • C

  • E

  • A

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Eighteen Hammers by Jerry Butler is G minor.

The primary chords used in Eighteen Hammers are Gm, D, Dm, Ab, Eb, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, D, Dm, Ab, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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