A Man With A Hammer
Mike ReidVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
He was solemn as a preacher
Steady as a rock
For thirty years my father
Punched a blue collar clock
When I got my diploma
I kinda let it go to my head
He pointed to his tool box
And the he softly said
It was a man with a hammer
Invented the wheel
Built the house you live in
And my automobile
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 is arm, boy
And the sweat of his brow
He learned how to fly
And then he showed us how
So no matter where you go
Or how smart you get
It's a fact of life, son
You best never ever forget
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
Oh a man with a hammer
Is a mighty fine thing indeed
Improv vocals in 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
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Readable chord sheet for A Man With A Hammer by Mike Reid
[E] He was solemn as a [E]preacher Steady as a rock For thirty years my [A]father Punched a blue collar [E]clock When I got my diploma I kinda let it go to my [A]head He pointed to his [E]tool box [B7]And the he softly [E]said It was a man with a [E]hammer Invented the [A]wheel Built the house you [E]live in And my automo[B7]bile He can fix what you [E]break He can make what you [A]need [A]Son a [A]man with a [E]hammer Is a [B7]mighty fine [A]thing to [E]be With the muscle in is [E]arm, boy And the sweat of his brow He learned how to [A]fly And then he showed us [E]how So no matter where you go Or how smart you [A]get It's a fact of [E]life, son [B7]You best never ever [E]forget [E] [A] [B7] He can fix what you [E]break He can make what you [A]need [A]Son a [A]man with a [E]hammer Is a [B7]mighty fine [A]thing to [E]be [A]Oh a [A]man with a [E]hammer Is a [B7]mighty fine [A]thing in[E]deed 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 | / slide up | \ slide down | [B] hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note