Tim Minchin – The Hammer (Guitar)

Am            Bb
Look At These Trophies

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See How My Trophies Gleam

       Bb        Am                 F E
In The Sunlight, See How They Shine

Am          Bb       Am
What Do You Think It Took

          F E     Am              Bb
To Become English Hammer-Throwing Champion

G              C
Nineteen Sixty-Nine?

       A
Do You Think, In That Moment

        A
When My Big Moment Came

       A
That I Treated The Rules

     A
With Casual Disdain

A
Well? Like Hell!

Dm                                         Eb Dm
  As I Stepped Up The Circle, Did I Change My Plan?

Bb   A
Hmm? What?

Dm                                     Eb Dm
  As I Chalked Up My Palms, Did I Wave My Hands?

      Bb   A
I Did Not!

Ebm                                    E   Ebm
   As I Started To Spin, Did I Look At The View?

                                       E  Fm
Did I Drift Off And Dream For A Minute Or Two?

                                        Gb
Do You Think I Faltered Or Amended My Rotation?

                                      Gb
Do You Think I Altered My Intended Elevation?

Gbm                                     G  Gbm
   As The Hammer Took Off, Did I Change My Grunt?

                                        G G
From The Grunt I Had Practised For Many A Month.

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Not A Jot, Not A Dot Did I Stray From The Plot

                                            Am
Not A Detail Of My Throw Was Adjusted Or Forgotten

                                 Am/G
Not Even When The Hammer Left My Hands

                             F#dim
And Sailed High Up Above The Stands

                 G
Did I Let Myself Go?

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If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country

    C                       Gm7            C
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time

    F                       D
And If You Want To Make The Team

               C                  A
You Don’t Need Happiness Or Self-Esteem

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You Just Need To Keep Your Feet Inside The Line

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If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country

    C                       Gm7            C
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time

    F                       D
And If You Want To Teach Success

              C                 A
You Don’t Use Sympathy Or Tenderness

            Dm               Gm7               C
You Have to Force The Little Squits Inside The Line

N.C.         A    A      A
Sing, Jenny! Two, Three, Four!

D                        Am7             D
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country

    D                       Am7            D
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time

  G                     E
I Apply Just One Simple Rule

   D                        A
To Hammer-Throwing Life And School:

Em                A
Life’s A Ball, So Learn To Throw It

D              B
Find The Bally Line And Toe It

    Em               A               D
And Always Keep Your Feet Inside The Line

N.C.        D
Now Get out.