The Hammer Song chords by
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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Key: Eb major•

Verse 1
Gm Gm 3
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I   set out on Monday
F F 
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Gm Gm 3
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The night was cold and vast
My brother slept
Though I left quite quietly
Fm Fm 
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Gm Gm 3
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My father raged and raged
My mother wept

Verse 2

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My life was like a river

All sucked into the ground

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And then the hammer came down

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Lord, the hammer came down

Verse 3
Gm Gm 3
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Many miles did I roam
Through the ice and through the snow
My horse died on the seventh day
I stumbled into a city
Where the people tried to kill me
And I ran in shame

Verse 4

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Then I came upon a river

And I laid my saddle down

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And then the hammer came down

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Lord, the hammer came down

Verse 5

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It knocked me to the ground

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And I said, "Please, please

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Take me back to my home ground"

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Lord, the hammer came down

Verse 6
Gm Gm 3
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G G 
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Gm Gm 3
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Now I've been made weak by visions
For many visions did I see
All through the night
G G 
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Gm Gm 3
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In the seventh hour an an gel came
With many snakes in all his hands
And I fled in fright

Verse 7

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I pushed off into the river

And the waters came around

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And then the hammer came down

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Lord, the hammer came down

Verse 8

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It did not make a sound

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And I said, "Please, please

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Take me back to my home ground"

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Lord, the hammer came down

Interlude 1

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Verse 9

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And I pushed off into the river

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And the waters swelled around

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And then the hammer came down

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Lord, the hammer came down

Verse 10

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It did not make a sound

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And I said, "Please, please

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Take me back to hallowed ground"

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Lord, the hammer came down

Verse 11

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And it threw me around and around

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And I said, "Please, please

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Take me back to my home town"

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Lord, the hammer came down

Verse 12
Fm Fm 
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And knocked me to  the ground
Eb Eb 6
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And I got down on my knees
And I said, "Please, please
Ab Ab 4
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Take me back to my home town"
Gm Gm 3
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Lord, the hammer came down

Verse 13

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It did not make a sound

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And I said, "Please, please

Take me back to my home town"

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Lord, the hammer came down

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