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			     AMAN (x02220@1)WITH AHAMMER (x02220@1)- Mike Reid
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Tabbed by: Sam Krepps
Email: Saamhimself2@comcast.net


Tuning: Standard, CAPO 1

INTRO: E

                   EHe (022100@1)was solemn as a preacher

Steady as a rock
                    AFor (x02220@1)thirty years my father
                      EPunched (022100@1)a blue collar clock

When I got my diploma
                        AI (x02220@1)kinda let it go to my head
                  EHe (022100@1)pointed to his tool box
B7 (x21202@1)              EAnd (022100@1)the he softly said


CHORUS
                    E (022100@1)It was a man with a hammer
             AInvented (x02220@1)the wheel
                    EBuilt (022100@1)the house you live in
             B7And (x21202@1)my automobile 
                    EHe (022100@1)can fix what you break
                     AHe (x02220@1)can make what you need
A (x02220@1)   A (x02220@1)        ESon (022100@1)a man with a hammer
     B7 (x21202@1)        A (x02220@1)      EIs (022100@1)a mighty fine thing to be


                      E (022100@1)With the muscle in is arm, boy

And the sweat of his brow
                  AHe (x02220@1)learned how to fly
                      EAnd (022100@1)then he showed us how
                     
So no matter where you go
                 AOr (x02220@1)how smart you get
               EIt's (022100@1)a fact of life, son
B7 (x21202@1)                EYou (022100@1)best never ever forget

CHORUS

SOLO: E, A, B7

                    EHe (022100@1)can fix what you break
                     AHe (x02220@1)can make what you need
A (x02220@1)   A (x02220@1)        ESon (022100@1)a man with a hammer
     B7 (x21202@1)        A (x02220@1)      EIs (022100@1)a mighty fine thing to be
A (x02220@1)  A (x02220@1)        EOh (022100@1)a man with a hammer
     B7 (x21202@1)        A (x02220@1)     EIs (022100@1)a mighty fine thing indeed

OUTRO (Improv vocals in E):
EIt (022100@1)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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