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If I Had A Hammer

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SONG:   IF I HAD A HAMMER
                 IF I HAD A HAMMER
INTRO:
D  Bm  G  A
D  Bm  G  A
   D     BmEGverybodyA  
BREAK:
ODoh Bmooh oGoh oAoh, 
ODoh Bmooh oGoh oAoh,
ODoh Bmooh oGoh 
VERSE:
If AI had a hDammerBm  G  
I'd hAammer in the mDorning  Bm  G  
I'd hAammer in the DeveningBm  G  
All Aover this lA7and 
CHORUS:
I'd hammer out dDanger
I'd hammer out a wBmarning
I'd hammer out loGve betwDeen 
My brGothers and my sDisters Gah-aAaah
All over this laDnd    Bm    GhAere we go
BREAK:
ODoh Bmooh oGoh oAoh, 
ODoh Bmooh oGoh 
VERSE:
If AI had a bDell     BmyGep
I'd rAing it in the mDorning  Bm  G  
I'd rAing it in the eDveningBm  G  
All Aover this lA7and  hey
CHORUS:
I'd ring out Ddanger
Yeah, I'd ring out a Bmwarning yeah
I'd ring about the lGove betwDeen 
My brGothers and my sDisters Gah-aAaah
All over this laDndBm  G  A  
BREAK:
ODoh Bmooh oGoh oAoh, yeah
ODoh Bmooh oGoh 
VERSE:
If AI had a sDong    BmhGa
I'd sAing it in the mDorningBm  G  
I'd sAing it in the eDveningBm  G  
All Aover this lA7and
CHORUS:
I'd sing out dDanger
Yeah, I'd sing out a Bmwarning yeah
I'd sing about the lGove betwDeen 
My brGothers and my sDisters Gah-aAaah
All over this laDnd     BmeGverybodyA  
BREAK:
ODoh Bmooh oGoh oAoh, hey
ODoh Bmooh oGoh 
VERSE:
Now, AI've got a hDammerBm  G  
And AI've got a bDell    BmheyG  
And IA've got a sDong to sBmingG  
All Aover this lA7and aah ah yeah
CHORUS:
It's the hammer of jDustice
It's the bell of fBmreedom ah-yee
It's the song about lGove betwDeen 
My brGothers and my sDisters Gah-aAaah
All over this laDnd     Bm  Geverybody yAeah
BREAK:
ODoh Bmooh oGoh oAoh, yeah
ODoh Bmooh oGoh oAoh 
EDeeeBmeee aGll Aover this lDand yBmeah yeah yGeah yeah yAeah yeah yeah yDeah
OUTRO:
EDeeeBmeee aGll Aover this lDand yBmeah yeah yGeah yeah yAeah yeah yeah yDeah
   BmEeGeee all Aover this lDand 
   BmOoGooo all Aover this laDaaaaBmaaaaGaaaAaaaaDaaaBmaaaaGaaaAaaaaDaaaBmaaaaGaaaAandD  
NOTE: Sometimes Trini Lopez plays the G & A chords like this:
E -Gx---Ax--    
B -3---5--
G -4---6--
D -5---7--
A -x---x--
E -x---x--

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If I Had A Hammer

by Trini Lopez

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SONG: IF I HAD A HAMMER

IF I HAD A HAMMER

INTRO:

D Bm G A

Everybody

BREAK:

D Bm G A

Ooh ooh ooh ooh,

D Bm G A

Ooh ooh ooh ooh,

D Bm G

Ooh ooh ooh

VERSE:

A D Bm G

If I had a hammer

A D Bm G

I'd hammer in the morning

A D Bm G

I'd hammer in the evening

A A7

All over this land

CHORUS:

I'd hammer out danger

I'd hammer out a warning

G D

I'd hammer out love between

G D G A

My brothers and my sisters ah-aaah

D Bm G A

All over this land here we go

BREAK:

D Bm G A

Ooh ooh ooh ooh,

D Bm G

Ooh ooh ooh

VERSE:

A D Bm G

If I had a bell yep

A D Bm G

I'd ring it in the morning

A D Bm G

I'd ring it in the evening

A A7

All over this land hey

CHORUS:

I'd ring out danger

Yeah, I'd ring out a warning yeah

G D

I'd ring about the love between

G D G A

My brothers and my sisters ah-aaah

D Bm G A

All over this land

BREAK:

D Bm G A

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, yeah

D Bm G

Ooh ooh ooh

VERSE:

A D Bm G

If I had a song ha

A D Bm G

I'd sing it in the morning

A D Bm G

I'd sing it in the evening

A A7

All over this land

CHORUS:

I'd sing out danger

Yeah, I'd sing out a warning yeah

G D

I'd sing about the love between

G D G A

My brothers and my sisters ah-aaah

D Bm G A

All over this land everybody

BREAK:

D Bm G A

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, hey

D Bm G

Ooh ooh ooh

VERSE:

A D Bm G

Now, I've got a hammer

A D Bm G

And I've got a bell hey

A D Bm G

And I've got a song to sing

A A7

All over this land aah ah yeah

CHORUS:

It's the hammer of justice

It's the bell of freedom ah-yee

G D

It's the song about love between

G D G A

My brothers and my sisters ah-aaah

D Bm G A

All over this land everybody yeah

BREAK:

D Bm G A

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, yeah

D Bm G A

Ooh ooh ooh ooh

D Bm G A D Bm G A D

Eeeeeee all over this land yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

OUTRO:

D Bm G A D Bm G A D

Eeeeeee all over this land yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Bm G A D

Eeeee all over this land

Bm G A D Bm G A D Bm G A D Bm G A D

Ooooo all over this laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand

NOTE: Sometimes Trini Lopez plays the G & A chords like this:

G A

E -x---x--

B -3---5--

G -4---6--

D -5---7--

A -x---x--

E -x---x--

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