The Milk Carton Kids – No Hammer To Hold (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Chords

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Tabbed by: Macheeoo
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Tuning: Guitar 1: Full Step Down Guitar 2: Standard Capo III (chords in parenthesis)
                      Chords to know!
         Guitar 1                    Guitar 2         
     C   G   F   Am  C/B D7       G   Em  D   C  G/F# A7
e|---0---3---1---0---0---2----|---3---0---2---0---3---0---|
B|---1---0---1---1---1---1----|---0---0---3---1---0---2---|
G|---0---0---2---2---0---2----|---0---0---2---0---0---0---|
D|---2---0---3---2---0---0----|---0---2---0---2---0---2---|
A|---3---2---3---0---2---X----|---2---2---X---3---X---0---| E|---X---3---1---X---X---X----|---3---0---X---X---2---X---|
Intro Solo: (Guitar 2 Capo III -- solo relative to Capo)
                                                   G
e|-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------|
B|---3-2-0--2-0------------------------------------0-------------------------|
G|--------------2-------------------------------0--0-------------------------|
D|-----------------2/4~--0-2-4/5--5\3-3-2-----0----0-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0h2------2-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------|
Guitar 1 (chords for solo): C G F (F) --> C VERSE 1 Guitar 1: Guitar 2:
C                                                  (G)
I built a house                                    I built a house

Am                                                 (Em)
Upon the hill                                      Upon the hill

G             F                                    (D)           (C)
All my love's inside                               All my love's inside

C                                                  (G)
I run around                                       I run around

Am                                                 (Em)
One day you will                                   One day you will

G                                                  (D)
Come down                                          Come down

F                                                  (C)
In a slide                                         In a slide
PRE-CHORUS
Am               G            F                  (Em)              (D)          (C)
Everything looks better in my dream               Everything looks better in my dream

Am               G            D7                 (Em)             (D)          (A7)
Nine pounds' heavier than it seems                Nine pounds' heavier than it seems

Guitar 2 (Chorus Solo over D7/A7):
                        C
e|----------------------0-------|
B|---2-1-0--------------1-------|
G|----------2-1-0-------0-------|
D|-----------------2-0--0h2-----|
A|----------------------3-------|
E|------------------------------|
CHORUS
  F        G        C     C/B    Am                 (C)      (D)       (G)  (G/F#)  (Em)
So take me back Minnesota in the snow             So take me back Minnesota in the snow

F         G         C     C/B     D7             (C)        (D)      (G)   (G/F#)   (A7)
I turn my back and try to make it home            I turn my back and try to make it home

F                                                 (C)
Clearly I've                                      Clearly I've

             G                                                 (D)
No hammer to hold                                 No hammer to hold
VERSE 2
C                                                (G)
You keep a light                                  You keep a light

Am                                               (Em)
And burn both ends                                And burn both ends

G                 F                              (D)               (C)
I live inside my mind                             I live inside my mind

C                                                (G)
And you were right                                And you were right

Am                                               (Em) 
I was wrong again                                 I was wrong again

G                        F                       (D)                       (C)
What will they say when I die                     What will they say when I die
PRE-CHORUS
Am               G            F                  (Em)              (D)          (C)
Everything looks better in my dream               Everything looks better in my dream

Am               G            D7                 (Em)             (D)          (A7)
Nine pounds' heavier than it seems                Nine pounds' heavier than it seems
Guitar 2: SOLO CHORUS RIFF CHORUS
  F        G        C     C/B    Am                 (C)      (D)       (G)  (G/F#)  (Em)
So take me back Minnesota in the snow             So take me back Minnesota in the snow

F         G         C     C/B     D7             (C)        (D)      (G)   (G/F#)   (A7)
I turn my back and try to make it home            I turn my back and try to make it home

F                                                 (C)
Clearly I've                                      Clearly I've

             G                                                 (D)
No hammer to hold                                 No hammer to hold

F            G        C    C/B   Am  G           (C)          (D)      (G) (G/F#) (Em) (D)
So watch my back with mercy as I go               So watch my back with mercy as I go

F           G                                    (C)          (D)
Cause I'm attacked                                Cause I'm attacked

       C    C/B   Am   G                                 (G)  (G/F#) (Em) (D)
By this burning afterglow                         By this burning afterglow

D7                                                A7
Clearly I've                                      Clearly I've

             G                                                 D
No hammer to hold                                 No hammer to hold
VERSE 3
C                                                  (G)
I built a house                                    I built a house

Am                                                 (Em)
Upon the hill                                      Upon the hill

G             F                                    (D)           (C)
All my love's inside                               All my love's inside

Guitar 2: Outro Solo
                                           G
e|---2-0-----------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
B|-------3-1-0-----------------------------0-------------------------------------|
G|-------------2-0-------------------------0-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-2-0------------0-2-4--0-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3-2-0-2-3--------2-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
END!!!