Nine Pound Hammer - Merle Travis - 80 bpm

This nine pound 
G
hammer 


is a 

little too 
C
heavy

For my 
G
size, 

D
Buddy 

for my 
G
size

I'm going to the 
G
mountain, 


gonna to 

see my 
C
baby

And I ain't coming 
G
back, 

D
no I 

ain't coming 
G
back

	Roll on 
G
buddy, 


don't you 

roll so 
C
slow

	How can I 
G
roll, 

D
when the 

wheels won't 
G
roll

	Roll on 
G
buddy, 


pull your 

load of 
C
coal

	How can I 
G
roll, 

D
when the 

wheels won't 
G
roll

There ain't one 
G
hammer, 


down 

in this 
C
tunnel

That can ring like 
G
mine, 

D
that can 

ring like 
G
mine

This nine pound 
G
hammer 


did 

kill John 
C
Henry

Ain't a gonna kill 
G
me, 

D
ain't a 

gonna kill 
G
me

It's a long way to 
G
Harlan, 


and a 

long way to 
C
Hazard

Just to get a little 
G
booze, 

D
just to 

get a little 
G
booze

Buddy when I'm 
G
long 

gone, 

you can 

make my 
C
tomb

stone

Out of number nine 
G
coal, 

D
out of 

number nine 
G
coal