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			     A MAN WITH A HAMMER - Mike Reid
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Tabbed by: Sam Krepps
Email: Saamhimself2@comcast.net


Tuning: Standard, CAPO 1

INTRO: E

                   E
He was solemn as a preacher

Steady as a rock
                    A
For thirty years my father
                      E
Punched a blue collar clock

When I got my diploma
                        A
I kinda let it go to my head
                  E
He pointed to his tool box
B7                E
And the he softly said


CHORUS
                    E 
It was a man with a hammer
             A
Invented the wheel
                    E
Built the house you live in
             B7
And my automobile 
                    E
He can fix what you break
                     A
He can make what you need
A     A          E
Son a man with a hammer
     B7          A        E
Is a mighty fine thing to be


                      E 
With the muscle in is arm, boy

And the sweat of his brow
                  A
He learned how to fly
                      E
And then he showed us how
                     
So no matter where you go
                 A
Or how smart you get
               E
It's a fact of life, son
B7                  E
You best never ever forget

CHORUS

SOLO: E, A, B7

                    E
He can fix what you break
                     A
He can make what you need
A     A          E
Son a man with a hammer
     B7          A        E
Is a mighty fine thing to be
A    A          E
Oh a man with a hammer
     B7          A       E
Is a mighty fine thing indeed

OUTRO (Improv vocals in E):
E
It takes a man with a hammer

It takes a man with heart

Puttin' back together

Whatever falls apart

'Cause it ain't no crime to work for a livin'

Ain't no crime in a good, good job

Ain't no crime at all, yeah

http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/reid_mike/bio.jhtml

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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