Capo 3st 
 
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D 
He was solemn as a preacher 
 
Steady as a rock 
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For thirty years my father 
                      D 
Punched a blue collar clock 
D 
When I got my diploma 
                        G 
I kinda let it go to my head 
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He pointed to his tool box 
A                  D 
And then he softly said 

Refr?o -------------
D 
It was a man with a hammer 
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Invented the wheel 
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Built the house you live in 
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And my automobile
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He can fix what you break 
He can make what you need 
Son a man with a hammer 
Is a mighty fine thing to be 
 
With the muscle in his arm , son 
And the sweat of his brow 
He learned how to fly 
And then he taught us how 
 
So no matter where you go 
Or how smart you get 
It?s a fact of life, son 
You best never forget 
 
Chorus