If I Had A Hammer

by Peter Paul and Mary · posted by gatman

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

music and lyrics by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays

4  5  6 -6  6  6
If I Had A Hammer,
-6  -6  6  -6  6   5  4
I'd hammer in the morning,
 4   5  6  6  -6   6  6
I'd hammer in the evening,
-6 -6 6   -6   6
all over this land.
 6  -6  6  -6   7  7
I'd hammer out danger,
 6  -6  6  -6   7   7
I'd hammer out warning,
-6  -6  6  -6   -6  -6  6
I'd hammer out love between
-6  6   6   -6 -6  -6  -6  
my brothers an my sisters,
-6 -6 6   -6   5
all over this land.

verse 2
If I had a bell, I'd ring it in the morning,
I'd ring it in the evening, all over this land.
I'd ring out danger, I'd ring out warning,
I'd ring out love between
my brothers and my sisters
all over this land.

verse 3
If I had a song, I'd sing it in the morning,
I'd sing it in the evening, all over this land.
I'd sing out danger, I'd sing out warning, 
I'd sing out love between 
my brothers and my sisters
all over this land.

verse 4
Well I got a hammer, and I got a bell,
and I got a song to sing, all over this land.
It's the hammer of justice,
it's the bell of freedom,
it's the song about love between 
my brothers and my sisters.
All over this land.

last line
 6 -6 6  -6    7
All over this land.

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