Sledgehammer Tab by Peter Gabriel

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E5
C
Em/B
Asus4
E7
C#m
D
F#m7

Intro 1
[Flute]
E5 
E5 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
E5 
E5 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
C 
Em/B 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
Asus4 
Asus4 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4

Interlude 1

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-----7---5---7-------7-5---5-5-7--|-----7---5---7-------7-5---5-5-7--| E|-0---------------0----------------|-0---------------0----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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Verse 1

steam train

If you'd just lay down your tracks

You could have an aeroplane flying

If you bring your blue sky back

C#m

All you do is call me

I'll be anything you need

Verse 2
E7 
You could have a big dipper
Going up and down, all around the bends
E7 
You could have a bumper car, bumping
This amusement never ends
I want to

Chorus 1
C#m 
D 
F#m7 
   be            your sledgehammer
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----2---4---2-4---4-2---4--------|
A|-----4---5---4-5---5-4---5---4----|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
C#m 
D 
F#m7 
Why don't you call   my name?
C#m 
D 
F#m7 
Oh let me be    your sledgehammer
C#m 
D 
F#m7 
This will be     my testimony

Interlude 2

Show me round your

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-----7---5---7-------7-5---5-5-7--|-----7---5---7--------------------| E|-0---------------0----------------|-0---------------0----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Verse 3
E7 
fruit cakes
'Cause I will be your honey bee
E7 
Open up your fruit cakes
Where the fruit is as sweet as can be

Chorus 2

C#m

F#m7

I want to be your sledgehammer

C#m

F#m7

Why don't you call my name?

C#m

F#m7

You'd better call the sledgehammer

C#m

F#m7

Put your mind at rest

Chorus 3
C#m 
D 
F#m7 
I'm going to be    the sledgehammer
C#m 
D 
F#m7 
This can be     my testimony
C#m 
D 
F#m7 
I'm your sledgehammer
C#m 
D 
F#m7 
Let there be     no doubt about it

Interlude 3

Sledge sledge

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--|-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--| A|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

sledgehammer

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--|-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--| A|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Interlude 4

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--|-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--| A|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Asus4

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--|----------------------------------| A|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3--|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--| E|----------------------------------|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--|-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--| A|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Asus4

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--|----------------------------------| A|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3--|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--| E|----------------------------------|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Bridge 1
E5 
I kicked the habit
C 
Asus4 
Shed my skin
E5 
This is the new stuff
C 
Asus4 
I go dancing in
E5 
Oh won't you show for me
C 
Asus4 
I will show for you
E5 
Show for me
C 
I will show for you
Asus4 
Yea,     yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Outro 1
E5 
I do mean you
C 
Only you, you've been coming through
Asus4 
Going to build that power
E5 
Build, build up that power, hey
I've been feeding the rhythm
C 
I've been feeding the rhythm
Asus4 
E5 
Going to feel that power,   build in you
Come on, come on, help me do
C 
Come on, come on, help me do
Asus4 
Yeah,    yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
E5 
yeah, yeah, you
I've been feeding the rhythm
C 
I've been feeding the rhythm
Asus4 
It's what we're doing,   doing
[Fade out]

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