• Song:

    If I Had A Hammer

  • Artist:

    Peter Paul and Mary

  • Album:

    Selections From Carry I...

Peter Paul and Mary - If I had a Hammer
Tabbed by FolkGod, thanks to Alex Arjomand for the words
Peter's part, capo on 2nd fret

Here is the version Peter actually plays.  Look it up on YouTube.  Strummed.

Chords:
    G   Bm   C   D   Em
E|--3----2---0---2----0----|
B|--0----3---1---3----0----|
G|--0----4---0---2----0----|
D|--0----4---2---0----2----|
A|--2----2---3---0----2----|
E|--3----2---0---0----0----|

Intro: G Bm C D (2x)

Words start on second D of intro

(Verse Part 1)
D          G  Bm  C  D
If I had a hammer
D                 G  Bm  C  D
I'd hammer in the morning
D                 G  Bm  C  D
I'd hammer in the evening
D
all over this land,

(Verse Part 2)
D              G
I'd hammer out danger
G                Em
I'd hammer out a warning
Em             C    G          C               G               
I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters
G C D         G  Bm  C  D (x2)
All over this land.

(Verse Part 1)
If I had a bell
I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening
All over this land,

(Verse Part 2)
I'd ring out danger
I'd ring out a warning
I'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.

(Verse Part 1)
If I had a song
I'd sing it in the morning
I'd sing it in the evening
all over this world,

(Verse Part 2)
I'd sing out danger
I'd sing out a warning
I'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.

(Verse Part 1)
If I've got a hammer
And I've got a bell
And I've got a song to sing
all over this land,

(Verse Part 2)
It's a hammer of justice
It's a bell of freedom
It's a song about love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.

(Last verse Repeated)
It's a hammer of justice
It's a bell of freedom
It's a song about love between my brothers and my sisters
G C D         Em D G
All over this land.
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