Hammer And The Nail chords by Blackberry Smoke

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: G

🎸 Intro:

G


🎸 Verse 1:
G
Mama told me Daddy ran away with the circus
G
I guess it musta been the greatest show on earth
G
Preacher told me hell's full of them that deserve it
Bm
Good news and bad, son, which one ya want first

🎸 Chorus:
C          G
Sometimes you're the hammer
D          Em D
Sometimes you're the nail
C        G
Like my Daddy before me
    D
This is where the apple fell
C          G
Beatin the odds and comin up roses
Em        C
Ain't my story to tell
              D
The whole world swings the hammer
      G
And I'm the nail


🎸 Verse 2:
G
Trouble seems to find me like it ain't even trying
G
Eye in the sky got my name in a file
G
Cop said, son, what the hell are you thinkin
Bm
Judge said, boy, you're goin away for a while


🎸 Chorus:
C          G
Sometimes you're the hammer
D          Em D
Sometimes you're the nail
C        G
Like my Daddy before me
    D
This is where the apple fell
C          G
Beatin the odds and comin up roses
Em        C
Ain't my story to tell
              D
The whole world swings the hammer
      F
And I'm the nail


🎸 Interlude:
G F G F G
F G


Guitar 🎸 Solo:
F G F G F G
F G


Out-🎸 Chorus:
C          G
Sometimes you're the hammer
D          Em D
Sometimes you're the nail
C        G
Like my Daddy before me
    D
This is where the apple fell
C          G
Beatin the odds and comin up roses
Em        C
Ain't my story to tell
              D
The whole world swings the hammer
         G
And I'm the nail