Key: E major
Verse 1
on a maple stick,
Stuck it on a slab of ash,
Sold one to Luther, threw in a pick,
Verse 2
Sent him out with Johnny Cash.
D
Now, could Leo Fender and
the gang have known
At the factory in Fullerton?
That the honky twang of
the Telecaster tone
Verse 3
Would outlast 'em, every one.
D
(Chorus:)
It's all up in your face,
It was born at the junction
of form and function -
It's the hammer of the honky- tonk gods,
It's the hammer of the honky- tonk
Verse 4
Buck and Don, Merle and Roy,
Muddy and the Iceman, too,
Bryant, Bert, Roy, Danny, and Redd,
Why, that's Redd with two
'D's to you.
Dm
D
Verse 5
G
D
Well, there's Waylon and Keith,
'Bout off th' top of my head,
Up in the St. Louis
Telecaster, hoss.
Verse 6
D
Dm
(repeat Chorus (variations))
G
You've (She's) got your (a) plush- lined case,
An' all (All) up in your face,
thunderin' lightning rod -
(Well it was) Born at the junction
of form and function -
It's the ('e) hammer of
the honky- tonk gods,
G
D
It's
the hammer of the honky-
tonk gods!
(repeat Chorus)
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