hammer and nail chords by
Paul Thorn
Paul Thorn

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Key: G major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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My boss man said you
better get to work
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before I have to let you go
He just walks around and he pays no mind
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to the sweat dripping off of my nose
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But after ten long years
of him dogging me out
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There's one thing I've learned well
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I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
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My good friend, she went out on me
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a hundred and fifty -one times
At least she was honest
enough to admit it
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When she wasn't too busy lyin'
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But I came to a realization
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The last time she kicked my tail
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I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
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If you've ever been on a receiving end
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Then you'd know what it's like
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A losing situation
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has been the story of my life
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But I ain't gonna let it beat me down
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And someday I'll prevail, yes I will
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I'd rather be a hammer
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D
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than a nail
I climbed in the ring with Roberto Duran
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And the punches began to rain down
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He hit me with a
dozen hard uppercuts
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And my corner threw in the towel
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I asked him why he had
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to knock me out
And he summed it up real well
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He said, I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
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If you've ever been on
the receiving end
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Then you know what it's like
C
C

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A losing situation
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That's been the story of my life
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But I ain't gonna let it beat me down
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And someday I'll prevail, yes I will
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I'd rather be a ham
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C
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mer than a nail
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I'd rather be a hammer than a nail you

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