Hammers

	  		 

Intro: G  C  G  C 

                     G       C 
Saw the swing of the hammer 
                       G     C 
Heard the crack of the ball 
                 G       C 
Saw the tenement tumble 
                 G     C  G-D 
Saw the tenement fall 
                    C 
Saw the baby in the manger___ 
                           G    C  G  C 
He was sleeping through it all 


               G      C 
Well, I read a story 
                 G     C 
About a man in a room 
                     G          C 
I guess he spoke his mind, but 
                     G     C  G-D 
I guess he spoke too soon 
                             C 
Well, he should've kept them guessing___ 
                          G     C  G  C 
Instead of howling at the moon 


                      G        C 
Shoved my hands in my pockets 
                  G     C 
And I shuffled in time 
                     G        C 
Took my place at the back of 
                 G     C  G-D 
The unemployment line 
                C 
Standing like a statue___ 
              G      C   
Deaf dumb and blind 
              G      C   
Deaf dumb and blind 


Instrumental: G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C D  C  G  D  G  C  G  C 


                     G       C 
Saw the swing of the hammer 
                       G     C 
Heard the crack of the ball 
                 G       C 
Saw the tenement tumble 
                 G     C  G-D 
Saw the tenement fall 
                    C 
Saw the baby in the manger___ 
                           G    C  
He was sleeping through it all 
           G    C  
Through it all 
           G    C  G-D  C  G  D  G 
Through it all