If I Had A Hammer

Words & Music:

Lee Hays & Pete Seeger

 

Sounghound Dan M. strikes again with the correct songwriters for this song.

 

C   Em   Am   G7

 

           C  Em  Am   G7            C   Em  Am

If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning.

    G7            C  Am   Em  F         G7

I'd hammer in the evening all over this land.

               Am    F                  Am    F

I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning,

F                          C       F             C

I'd hammer out the love between my brothers & my sisters,

F  G7         C  Em  Am  G7     C  Em  Am  G7

All over this land.             Ooooooooooooo.

 

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 a warning.

All over this land.             Ooooooooooooo.

 

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 a warning,

I'd sing out the love between my brothers & my sisters

All over this land.             Ooooooooooooo.

 

Well, I've got a hammer & I've got a bell.

And I've got a song to sing all over this land.

It's the hammer of justice, it's the bell of freedom,

And the song about the love between my brothers & my sisters

All over this land.             Ooooooooooooo.

 




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