Chris Knight – The Hammer Going Down (Guitar)

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The Hammer Goin' Down - Chris Knight/Dean Miller The original key is in Bm (Dmaj). I prefer to do the song in Am standard tuning no capo or original key Am with capo on second fret. I have submitted the tab in the original Bm key. Shane Intro: Bm (4 measures) Verse 1
Bm                          D
The sun's goin' down on me, thoughts of her keep hauntin' me,

G                    Bm                         D
desperation's takin' hold. My hands are on the steerin' wheel, but 

                                        G
my heart's back in Louisville, at the far end of a thousand miles of 

Bm
road.
Chorus1
G                         Bm               G
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some 

A       G                                 D                 G
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she 

                A                               Bm
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.
Verse 2
Bm                               D
Now I ain't  gonna waste my time talkin' on no pay phone line, 

G                                 Bm
words just don't get the message through. If this rig will hold out 

                D                               G
one more day, she'll hear me forty miles away, tearin' in this four 

                Bm
lane half in two.
Chorus2
G                       Bm                 G
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some 

A       G                                D                  G
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she 

                 A                           Bm
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.
Solo after chorus 2nd chorus G Bm G A G D G A Bm Verse 3
Bm                                      D
Now she ain't just a truck stop queen, she's the light guiding me, 

G                        Bm
a thousand miles for her love. Well I'd go a million for one kiss, 

D                                     G
drive those pistons with my fist, and do it all again if it ain't 

Bm
enough.
Chorus3
G                       Bm                 G
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some 

A       G                                 D                 G
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she 

                A                              Bm
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.
Outrro
  G                 A                           Bm
...if she could hear sound, of the hammer goin' down (2x)
Long guitar solo Bm