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Capo I
CIf I had a hammer,G  
GI'd hammer in the Cmorning
CI'd hammer in the evening,
C7All over this Gland.
GI'd hammer out Cdanger,F  
FI'd hammer out a Cwarning,Am  
AmI'd hammer out Clove between my Fbrothers and my Gsisters,
CA - Gaa -Fall over Gthis lCand.
CIf I had a bell,G  
GI'd ring it in the Cmorning,
CI'd ring it in the evening,
C7All over this Gland.
GI'd ring out Cdanger,F  
FI'd ring out a CwarningAm  
AmI'd ring out Clove between my Fbrothers and my Gsisters,
CA - Gaa -Fall over Gthis lCand.
CIf I had a song,G  
GI'd sing it in the Cmorning,
CI'd sing it in the evening,
C7All over this Gland.
GI'd sing out Cdanger,F  
FI'd sing out a CwarningAm  
AmI'd sing out Clove between my Fbrothers and my Gsisters,
CA - Gaa -Fall over Gthis lCand.
CWell I got a hammer,G  
GAnd I got a Cbell,
CAnd I got a song to sing, 
C7All over this Gland.
GIt's the hammer of CJustice,F  
FIt's the bell of CFreedom,Am  
AmIt's the song about CLove between my Fbrothers and my Gsisters,
CA - Gaa -Fall over Gthis lCand.
GIt's the hammer of CJustice,F  
FIt's the bell of CFreedom,Am  
AmIt's the song about CLove between my Fbrothers and my Gsisters,
CA - Gaa -Fall over Gthis lCand.

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If I Had A Hammer

by Pete Seeger

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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write out the chords from Pete Seeger's version, based on a live recording

Capo I

C G

If I had a hammer,

G C

I'd hammer in the morning

I'd hammer in the evening,

C7 G

All over this land.

G C F

I'd hammer out danger,

F C Am

I'd hammer out a warning,

Am C F G

I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters,

C G F G C

A - aa -all over this land.

C G

If I had a bell,

G C

I'd ring it in the morning,

I'd ring it in the evening,

C7 G

All over this land.

G C F

I'd ring out danger,

F C Am

I'd ring out a warning

Am C F G

I'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters,

C G F G C

A - aa -all over this land.

C G

If I had a song,

G C

I'd sing it in the morning,

I'd sing it in the evening,

C7 G

All over this land.

G C F

I'd sing out danger,

F C Am

I'd sing out a warning

Am C F G

I'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters,

C G F G C

A - aa -all over this land.

C G

Well I got a hammer,

G C

And I got a bell,

And I got a song to sing,

C7 G

All over this land.

G C F

It's the hammer of Justice,

F C Am

It's the bell of Freedom,

Am C F G

It's the song about Love between my brothers and my sisters,

C G F G C

A - aa -all over this land.

G C F

It's the hammer of Justice,

F C Am

It's the bell of Freedom,

Am C F G

It's the song about Love between my brothers and my sisters,

C G F G C

A - aa -all over this land.

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