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Erin McKeown - To a Hammer
she plays it super easy moving the C up two frets to get the Dadd4, and tweaks the G to 
get the Cadd9 in roughly the same position
     G= 3,2,o,o,3,3
 Cadd9= o,3,2,o,3,o
     C= 3,3,2,o,1,o
Dadd4 = 5,5,4,o,3,x
    Em= o,2,2,o,o,o
GI will never leave you and yCadd9ou will never know it
                      GDadd4
I've never known it so plain
GI will be the one to preCadd9tend it was nothing
                   GDadd4         C  
To a blind man each day looks the same
                   GDadd4         G  
To a blind man each day looks the same
GWas it love? Was it travel? Was it Cadd9true? Was it tragic?
                    GDadd4
We fucked all but in name
But when Gyou say it's over, I wCadd9ill say it's over
                    GDadd4         C  
For a banker counts more than the change
                   GDadd4         G  
A banker counts more than the change
EmMy name in salt, your Cname in marble
                     GDadd4
One trace is gone and one stays
GI will never leave you and yCadd9ou will never know it
              GDadd4         C  
To a player everything is a game
             GDadd4         G  
To a player everything is a game
La La La La....
G, Cadd9  
G, Dadd4
G, Cadd9  
G, Dadd4, C  
G, Dadd4, G  
EmMy name in salt, your Cname in marble
                     GDadd4
The echo will be the refrain
GI will hold the secret and yCadd9ou will never see it
                  GDadd4         C  
For the handsomest flower still fades
                  GDadd4      G  
The handsomest flower still fades
GAnd as each day goes by we'll have Cadd9better goodbyes
                              GDadd4
That's the beauty of time and of scale
But when GI close my eyes I will Cadd9still see your light
                GDadd4         C  
For a train only follows its rail
           GDadd4         G  
A train only follows its rail
GWe'll be the ones to pass on forCadd9ever
                          GDadd4
For forever will doom us to fail
I will neGver leave you and you wCadd9ill never know it
                GDadd4         C  
To a hammer everything is a nail
                GDadd4         G  
To a hammer everything is a nail
^bicycles^

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To A Hammer

by Erin McKeown

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Cadd9

Erin McKeown - To a Hammer

she plays it super easy moving the C up two frets to get the Dadd4, and tweaks the G to

get the Cadd9 in roughly the same position

= 3,2,o,o,3,3

Cadd9

= o,3,2,o,3,o

= 3,3,2,o,1,o

Dadd4 = 5,5,4,o,3,x

= o,2,2,o,o,o

G Cadd9

I will never leave you and you will never know it

Dadd4

I've never known it so plain

G Cadd9

I will be the one to pretend it was nothing

G C

Dadd4

To a blind man each day looks the same

G G

Dadd4

To a blind man each day looks the same

G Cadd9

Was it love? Was it travel? Was it true? Was it tragic?

Dadd4

We fucked all but in name

G Cadd9

But when you say it's over, I will say it's over

G C

Dadd4

For a banker counts more than the change

G G

Dadd4

A banker counts more than the change

Em C

My name in salt, your name in marble

Dadd4

One trace is gone and one stays

G Cadd9

I will never leave you and you will never know it

G C

Dadd4

To a player everything is a game

G G

Dadd4

To a player everything is a game

La La La La....

G Cadd9

, Dadd4

G Cadd9

G C

, Dadd4,

G G

, Dadd4,

Em C

My name in salt, your name in marble

Dadd4

The echo will be the refrain

G Cadd9

I will hold the secret and you will never see it

G C

Dadd4

For the handsomest flower still fades

G G

Dadd4

The handsomest flower still fades

G Cadd9

And as each day goes by we'll have better goodbyes

Dadd4

That's the beauty of time and of scale

G Cadd9

But when I close my eyes I will still see your light

G C

Dadd4

For a train only follows its rail

G G

Dadd4

A train only follows its rail

G Cadd9

We'll be the ones to pass on forever

Dadd4

For forever will doom us to fail

G Cadd9

I will never leave you and you will never know it

G C

Dadd4

To a hammer everything is a nail

G G

Dadd4

To a hammer everything is a nail

^bicycles^

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