Hammer and a Nail
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Hammer and a Nail
Indigo Girls
#Capo on 4th fret
G
Dsus
Em7
C9
G
Dsus
C9
G
Dsus
Em7
C9
G
Dsus
C9
G
Clearing
Dsus
webs from the
Em7
hovel
C9
G
A blistered
Dsus
hand on the
Em7
handle of a
C9
shovel
G
I've been
Dsus
digging too
Em7
deep, I always
C9
do.
G
I see my
Dsus
face on the
Em7
surface
C9
G
I look a
Dsus
lot like
Em7
Narcissus
C9
G
A dark
Dsus
abyss of an
Em7
emptiness standing on the
C9
edge of a drowning blue.
Chorus
Chorus
Em9
I look behind my
C9
ears for the green
Em9
Even my
C9
sweat smells clean
Am
Glare off the
C
white
A
hurts my
D
eyes.
D9
D
Gotta get out of
G
bed, get a
D
hammer and a
C9
nail
D
Learn how to
G
use
D
my hands
C9
, not
D
just my
G
head
I think my
D
self in a
C9
jail
D
Now I know a
Am
refuge never
Em7
grows
From a chin in a
C
hand in a thoughtful
A
pose
Gotta tend the
C9
earth if you want a rose.
G
Dsus
Em7
C9
G
Dsus
C9
G
I had a
Dsus
lot of good in
Em7
tentions
C9
G
Sit around for
Dsus
fifty years and
Em7
then collect a
C9
pension
Started
G
seeing the
Dsus
road to hell
Em7
and just where it
C9
starts.
G
But, my life is
Dsus
more than a
Em7
visi
C9
on
G
The sweetest part is
Dsus
acting after
Em7
making a
C9
decision.
G
I started
Dsus
seeing the
Em7
whole as the sum of its
C9
parts.
Chorus
G
My life is
Dsus
part of the
Em7
global
C9
life
G
I'd found my
Dsus
self becoming
Em7
more im
C9
mobile
When I'd
G
think a little
Dsus
girl in the
Em7
world can't do
C9
anything.
G
A distant
Dsus
nation my com
Em7
muni
C9
ty
G
A street
Dsus
person my res
Em7
ponsi
C9
bility
G
If I have a
Dsus
care in the
Em7
world I have a gift to
C9
bring.
Chorus
Speed