HAMMER AND A NAIL (Emily Saliers) E|---------------------------------| Actually in B; capo 4. Each chord is about half a measure, except in the instrumental parts. See the tablature at the end of the file for chord fingerings in the verse. [Intro; see tab at bottom] | G Dsus4 Em7 | Em7 Cadd9 G | G Dsus4 Csus2 | Csus2 | x2 G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 Clearing webs from a hovel a blistered hand on the handle of a shovel G Dsus4 Em7 Em7 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 I've been digging too deep, I always do G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 I see my face on the surface; I look a lot like Narcissus G Dsus4 Em7 Em7 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 A dark abyss of an emptiness standing on the edge of a drowning blue Em9 Em9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Em9 Em9 Cadd9 Cadd9/B I look behind my ears for the green, and even my sweat smells clean Am Am/B C A D Dsus2/C G/B G/D Glare off the white hurts my eyes Gotta get out of G D Cadd9 D G D Cadd9 D bed, get a hammer and a nail, learn how to use my hands; Not just my G D Cadd9 Cadd9 Am Am Em7 Em7 head, I'll think myself into jail; Now I know a refuge never grows from a chin C C A A Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 in a hand in a thoughtful pose; Gotta tend the earth if you want a rose [Instrumental, same as intro] | G Dsus4 Em7 | Em7 Cadd9 G | G Dsus4 Csus2 | Csus2 | G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus Em7 Cadd9 I had a lot of good intentions; sit around for fifty years and then collect a pension G Dsus4 Em7 Em7 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 Started seeing the road to hell and just where it starts G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus Em7 Cadd9 But my life is more than a vision; the sweetest part is acting after making a decision G Dsus4 Em7 Em7 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 I started seeing the whole as a sum of its parts Em9 Em9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Em9 Em9 Cadd9 Cadd9/B I look behind my ears for the green, and even my sweat smells clean Am Am/B C A D Dsus2/C G/B G/D Glare off the white hurts my eyes Gotta get out of G D Cadd9 D G D Cadd9 D bed, get a hammer and a nail, learn how to use my hands; Not just my G D Cadd9 Cadd9 Am Am Em7 Em7 head, I'll think myself into jail; Now I know a refuge never grows from a chin C C A A Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 in a hand in a thoughtful pose; Gotta tend the earth if you want a rose G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 My life is part of the global life; I'd found myself becoming more immobile G Dsus4 Em7 Em7 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 When I'd think a little girl in the world can't do anything G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 A distant nation my community, a street person my responsibility G Dsus4 Em7 Em7 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 If I have a care in the world I have a gift to bring Em9 Em9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Em9 Em9 Cadd9 Cadd9/B I look behind my ears for the green, and even my sweat smells clean Am Am/B C A D Dsus2/C G/B G/D Glare off the white hurts my eyes Gotta get out of G D Cadd9 D G D Cadd9 D bed, get a hammer and a nail, learn how to use my hands; Not just my G D Cadd9 Cadd9 Am Am Em7 Em7 head, I'll think myself into jail; Now I know a refuge never grows from a chin C C A A Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 in a hand in a thoughtful pose; Gotta tend the earth if you want a rose [Ending; see below] | G G/F# | G/F | C | Cm | G | D | G C | G INTRO: G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4 Csus2 E|-3---3---x-3---3-|----3---x-3---3-|----3---x-3---3-|----3-----------| || B|-3---3---x-3---3-|----3---x-3---3-|----3---x-3---3-|----3-----------.| | G|-0---0---x-2---0-|----0---x-0---0-|----0---x-2---5-|----5-----------| || D|-0---0---x-0---2-|----2---x-2---0-|----0---x-0---5-|----5-----------.| | A|-2---2---x-0---2-|----2---x-3---2-|----2---x-0---3-|----3-----------| || E|-3---3---------0-|----0---------3-|----3-----------|----------------| || ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . Note that for most of this, your ring and pinky fingers never move. If you don't like barre chords, play Csus2 as x30033. ENDING: G G/F# G/F C Cm E|---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|---------| 3-----3-----3---|3---3---3h5-3---|1-----0-1---1---|1-------1h3-1---| G|-----4---|----4-----4-----|--4-------------|----2-----------|------0---------| D|-5-------|--5-----4-----4-| 3-----3---------|2---------------|1---1-----------| A|---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . G D G C G E|-----------------|----------------|----------3-----| 3---------------| B|-0-------------0-|----3-----------|------------1---| 3---------------| G|-----------0-----|--2-----4p2-0h2-| 0---------------|0---------------| D|-0---0-0h2---2---| 0-----0---------|----0-0h2-------|0---------------| A|-----------------|----------------|----------------| 2---------------| E|-----------------|----------------|----------------| 3---------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer on | p Pull off