Nine Pound Hammer chords by 
Hank Thompson 
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
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What do you say, let's do a song here,
a little coal mining tune that our good buddy
Merle
Travis wrote called
B
The
Nine
Pound
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A
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B
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Hammer.
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This nine pound hammer, just a little too heavy for my size,
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B
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oh baby for my size.
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I'm a -goin' on the mountain,
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I gotta see my baby
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B
And I ain't comin' back, no,
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I ain't comin' back
Say, roll on, buddy,
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E
A
don't you roll so slow
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B
Well, how can I roll when
E
the wheels won't go?
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E
Say, roll on, buddy, pull a load of coal
A
E
B
Well, how can I pull when the
E
wheels won't roll?
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Merle!
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B
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It's a long way to
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Harlan
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And a long way to
Hasson
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Just to get a little brew
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Just to get a little brew
And when I'm a long gone
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Baby, make my tombstone
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Out of number nine coal
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Out of number nine coal
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Say, roll on, buddy
B
A
Don't you roll too slow
E
B
Well, how can I roll
E
When the wheels won't go
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E
B
Say, roll on, buddy
E
A
Pull a load of coal
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B
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Well, how can I move when the wheels won't
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E
A
E
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roll?
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B
E
Say, roll on, buddy,
A
don't you roll so slow
E
Well, how can I roll when
B
E
the wheels won't
B
E
A
Say, roll on, buddy, pull a load of coal
B
E
Well, how can I pull when
B
E
the wheels won't go?
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