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Tell Him I'm Gone

by Johnny Cash · posted by GaelicFisher

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Take This Hammer - Johnny Cash

Key E Harp A

B7                      E                           B7                      E

-4    -4      -5#   6      6         6      -6     -6 6   6      -5#  -4

You take this hammer, and take it to the captain.

                              B7                                                   E

-4      -4      -5#   -6     -6       -6   -8      -8  7  7      -7  6

Hey, take this hammer, and take it to the captain.

                           E              E7                                    A

6      6        -7    -8      -8      -8     8       8  -8   -8   7   7

You take this hammer, and take it to the captain.

                                          E          B7                            E                   

-4     -4    -4   -5#   6      -7  6 5 -4   -4   -4      -5#   6

You can tell him I'm gone,        tell him I'm gone.

 

'Cause I ain't gonna take, his kicks and his whippin's.

No, I ain't gonna take, no more kicks and whippin's.

Lord, I ain't gonna ta no more, no more of his kicks and his whippin's.

You can tell him I'm gone, tell him I'm gone.

 

Well, the captain called me, a hard-headed devil.

Well, the captain called me, a hard-headed devil.

Well, the captain called me, a hard-headed devil.

And thatain't my name, that ain't my name.

 

Well the captain's got a big gun, 'bout a 99 calibre. WHOO!

Well the captain's got a big gun, 'bout a 99 calibre.

Well the captain's got a big gun, 'bout a 99 calibre.

He's gonna shoot me down, if he ever catches me, gonna shoot me down.

 

But, you can tell him that I went, where the grey-goose goes.

You can tell him I'm gone, where the grey-goose goes.

You can tell him I'm long gone, where the the grey-goose goes.

You can tell him I'm gone, tell him I'm gone, just tell him I'm gone.

 

You take this hammer, and take it to the captain.

You take this hammer, and take it to the captain.

You take this hammer, and take it to the captain.

You can tell him I'm gone, gone, gone, you can tell him I'm gone.

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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