Hammerhead chords by
Penelope Scott (Official Version)

2020Pop156 views

Key: G majorDifficulty: Advanced

Verse 1
Cm Cm 
 
All I really know
Bb Bb 
 
Is that I'm never coming home
F F 
 
D7 D7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
And I'm sorry that I didn't tell you so
Cm Cm 
 
I'm gonna go  and get an internship
Bb Bb 
 
And then I'll get a job
D7 D7 
 
And then I'll pack all of my shit up
Gm Gm 
 
G7 G7 
 
And fucking go

Chorus 1
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
I'll go to Mexico
Bb Bb 
 
I'll go to Canada
F F 
 
D7 D7 
 
Gm Gm 
 
I'll mail myself to New York city in a box
G7 G7 
 
Cm Cm 
 
F F 
 
You'll never hear from me again
Bb Bb 
 
Bb/A Bb/A 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Save for an en  velope   I'll send
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Containing fifteen billion dollars
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
and some photographs of dogs
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7

Verse 2
Cm Cm 
 
For half of my short life
Bb Bb 
 
I've kept a drawer in my room
F F 
 
D7 D7 
 
Gm Gm 
 
For all the little trinkets I   consider gold
Cm Cm 
 
Photographs, bottle caps
Bb Bb 
 
Lanyards, flowers, crumbled maps
F F 
 
D7 D7 
 
Gm Gm 
 
G7 G7 
 
Things that look particularly old

Bridge 1

Cm

The plan has always been

Bb

That I should throw them out the window

D/Gb

If the building were to catch on fire

Gm

Given the dogs are safe outside

Verse 3

Cm

But the drawer is full of trash

Bb

And I could turn it all to ashes

F

D7

For the fleeting joy I'd get

Eb

F

Bb

From adding more smoke to the sky

Chorus 2
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
I'll go to Mexico
Bb Bb 
 
I'll go to Canada
F F 
 
D7 D7 
 
Gm Gm 
 
I'll mail myself to New York city in a box
G7 G7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
You'll never hear from me again
Bb Bb 
 
Bb/A Bb/A 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Save for an en  velope   I'll send
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Containing fifteen billion dollars
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
and some photographs of dogs

Interlude 1

Bb

Gm

Eb

F

Bb

Gm

D

Eb

F

D

D

Bridge 2
Eb Eb 
 
Well, sharks are smooth
if you pet them one way
Bb Bb 
 
They are spiky pet the other
F F 
 
And my mom said that
D7 D7 
 
Gm Gm 
 
G7 G7 
 
if they stop moving they'll die
Cm Cm 
 
Hammerheads swim past
Bb Bb 
 
I've got my face up against the glass
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
As I whisper to my sisters "as will I"

Chorus 3
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
I'll go to Mexico
Bb Bb 
 
I'll go to Canada
F F 
 
D7 D7 
 
Gm Gm 
 
I'll mail myself to New York city in a box
G7 G7 
 
Cm Cm 
 
F F 
 
You'll never hear from me again
Bb Bb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Save for an en  velope I'll send
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Containing fifteen billion dollars
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
and some photographs of dogs
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
D7 D7 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
F F 
 
D7 D7 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsCm Bb F D7 Eb...

Chords

Cm
Bb
F
D7
Eb
Gm
G7
Eb/G
Bb/A
Bbmaj7
Bb6
D/Gb
D

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Bb/A: x-0-3-3-3-x
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
Bb6: 6-x-5-7-6-x
D/Gb: 2-x-0-2-3-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Hammerhead by Penelope Scott, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Penelope Scott.

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