This Hammer

This Hammer:Spencer Davis Group.

#44 in 1965.



#1.

E                                      B

Working on the railroad for a dollar a day,

                                       E

working on the railroad for a dollar a day.

               C#m                     E

Working on the railroad for a dollar a day.

              C#m         E       B       E

gotta earn my money, boy, I gotta earn my pay.



#2.

E                                B

Take this hammer, take it to the captain,

                                 E

take this hammer, take it to the captain.

          C#m                    E

Take this hammer, take it to the captain,

             C#m   E              B            E

tell him I’m gone, buddy, you can tell him I’m gone.



(INTERLUDE:HARMONICA:)



#3.

E                     B

If he asks you, was I laughing?

                      E

If he asks you, was I laughing?

      C#m             E

If he asks you, was I laughing..?

             C#m   E              B            E

tell him I’m fine, buddy, you can tell him I’m fine.



#4.

E                                B

Take this hammer, take it to the captain,

                                 E

take this hammer, take it to the captain.

          C#m                    E

Take this hammer, take it to the captain,

             C#m   E              B            E

tell him I’m gone, buddy, you can tell him I’m gone.





A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.