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Nine Pound Hammer Chords

Music by: The Brothers Four
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[Verse 1]
Now this [G]nine pound [Cm]hammer is a little
Too [Fm]heavy for my [G]size honey [F]for my [Cm]size
I'm [C]going on [Cm]the mountain
gonna see my [Fm]baby
And I ain't coming [G]back no,
I ain't coming back
[Cm]

[Verse 2]
Roll [G]on [C]buddy, don't you roll so [F]slow
How can I [G]roll when the wheels [C]won't go
Roll on buddy pull a [G]load [C]of [F]coal
How can I [G]pull when the
wheels [C]won't roll

[Verse 3]
[C#m]Now this nine pound hammer is a little
Too [Gbm]heavy for my [G#]size honey for my [C#m]size
I'm [C#]going on the [C#m]mountain
gonna see my [F#m]baby
And I ain't coming [Ab]back no,
I ain't coming [Dbm]back

[Verse 4]
[Dbm]Roll o[Db]n buddy don't you roll so [Bbm]slow[Gb]
How can I [Ab]roll when the wheels won't [Db]go
Roll on buddy pull a load [Bbm]of coa[Gb]l
How can I [Ab]pull when the
wheels won't [Db]roll
[D]

[Verse 5]
[A]Now [B]when [D]I'm long gone
Gonna build my [G]tombstone
Out of number nine [A]coal
Out of number [D]nine coal

[Verse 6]
Roll on [D]buddy don't you [G]roll so slow
How can I [A]roll when
the wheels [D]won't go
Roll on buddy pull a load of [G]coal
How can I [A]pull when the
wheels won't [D]roll

[Verse 7]
Now, when I'm [D]long gone
Gonna build my [G]tombstone
Out of number nine [A]coal
Lord out of number nine coal
[D]
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