The Hammer
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Am Am Am Dm Dm (x4)
[Verse 1]
Am Bb
Look At These Trophies
Am F E Am
See How My Trophies Gleam
Bb Am F E
In The Sunlight, See How They Shine
Am Bb Am
What Do You Think It Took
F E Am Bb
To Become English Hammer-Throwing Champion
G C
Nineteen Sixty-Nine?
A
Do You Think, In That Moment
A
When My Big Moment Came
A
That I Treated The Rules
A
With Casual Disdain
A
Well? Like Hell!
[Verse 2]
Dm Eb Dm
As I Stepped Up The Circle, Did I Change My Plan?
Bb A
Hmm? What?
Dm Eb Dm
As I Chalked Up My Palms, Did I Wave My Hands?
Bb A
I Did Not!
Ebm E Ebm
As I Started To Spin, Did I Look At The View?
E Fm
Did I Drift Off And Dream For A Minute Or Two?
Gb
Do You Think I Faltered Or Amended My Rotation?
Gb
Do You Think I Altered My Intended Elevation?
Gbm G Gbm
As The Hammer Took Off, Did I Change My Grunt?
G G
From The Grunt I Had Practised For Many A Month.
Abdim
Not A Jot, Not A Dot Did I Stray From The Plot
Am
Not A Detail Of My Throw Was Adjusted Or Forgotten
Am/G
Not Even When The Hammer Left My Hands
F#dim
And Sailed High Up Above The Stands
G
Did I Let Myself Go?
G (fade) N.C.
No! (x14)
[Chorus]
C Gm7 C
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
C Gm7 C
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
F D
And If You Want To Make The Team
C A
You Don’t Need Happiness Or Self-Esteem
Dm Gm7 C
You Just Need To Keep Your Feet Inside The Line
N.C.
Sing, Children! Two, Three, Four!
C Gm7 C
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
(Bambinatum Eat Magitum!)
C Gm7 C
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
(Circulum! Magitum, Magitum!)
F D
And If You Want To Teach Success
(Aaah)
C A
You Don’t Use Sympathy Or Tenderness
(Tenderness!)
Dm Gm7 C
You Have to Force The Little Squits Inside The Line
N.C. A A A
Sing, Jenny! Two, Three, Four!
D Am7 D
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
(Bambinatum! Gloria, Magitum!)
D Am7 D
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
(Circulum Est Deus, Deus!)
G E
I Apply Just One Simple Rule
D A
To Hammer-Throwing Life And School:
Em A
Life’s A Ball, So Learn To Throw It
D B
Find The Bally Line And Toe It
Em A D
And Always Keep Your Feet Inside The Line
N.C. D
Now Get out.
How to play The Hammer
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.