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[][][::33::]

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[][][::33::]