Nine Pound Hammer - Traditional

[INTRO]
C     D    G  G
C     D    G  G

[Verse 1]
                G
This nine pound hammer
G                       C   C          G
Is just a little too heavy... for my size
  D             G   G
Buddy, for my size
 
[Verse 2]
                G
I went upon the mountain
G               C      C                  G
Just to see my honey   And I ain't coming back
        D            G
Lord, I ain't coming back
 
[Chorus]
      G                 G                 C
      Roll on, Buddy... don't you roll so slow
      C          G         D                         G     G
      How can I roll roll roll when the wheels won't go?
      G                 G                  C    C
      Roll on, Buddy... with your load of coal
                G        D                     G   G
      How can I pull     when the wheels won't go?




[Verse 3]
G                          
When I'm long gone 
G                 C        C                    G
You can make my tombstone  Out of number nine coal 
D             G            G
Out of number nine coal 

[Verse 3]
G                          
It's a long way to Harlan
G                 C      C                    G
And a long way to Heaven Just to get a little booze 
D             G           
Just to get a little booze
 
[Chorus]
    G                 G                 C
    Roll on, Buddy... don't you roll so slow
    C          G         D                         G     G
    How can I roll roll roll when the wheels won't go?
    G                 G                  C    C
    Roll on, Buddy... with your load of coal
              G        D                     G   G
    How can I pull     when the wheels won't go?

[OUTRO]
          C          D                          G  G
How can I roll roll roll when the wheels won't go?
          C          D                          G  G
How can I roll roll roll when the wheels won't go?

 

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