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Jackhammer Blues

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Lindisfarne - Jackhammer Blues
[INTRO] 
G        C   G    D   G   C   G  D  G
[VERSE 1]
I'm a jackhammer man from a jackhammer town
CBorn with a jackhammer in my hand
GLord, god, I got them jackhammer Dblues
GJackhammer man from a jackhammer town
I Chammer on the hammer 'til the sun goes down
GLord, god, I got them Djackhammer Gblues
[VERSE 2]
Gonna hammer on the hammer 'til I get done
The CSixty-six and the Highway One
GLord, god, I got them jackhammer Dblues
With a Gjackhammer woman as sweet as pie
I Chammer on the hammer 'til the day I die
GLord, god, I got them Djackhammer Gblues
[VERSE 3]
I'm a jackhammer man from a jackhammer town
CBorn with a jackhammer in my hand
GLord, god, I got them jackhammer Dblues
A Gjackhammer woman as sweet as pie
I Chammer on the hammer 'til the day I die
GLord, god, I got them Djackhammer Gblues
[INSTRUMENTAL]    G     C      G     D     G     C    G    D  G  
                G   C   G    D   G   C   G  D  G
                G   C   G    D   G   C   G  D  G
                G   C   G    D   G   C   G  D  G
[VERSE 4]
Gonna hammer on the hammer all night long
I Chammered on my baby from a-midnight on
GLord, god, I got them jackhammer Dblues
A Gjackhammer man as sweet as pie
An' I Chammer on the hammer 'til the day I die
GLord, god, I got them Djackhammer Gblues
              **Increase to Quick-Time Tempo**
[OUTRO] 
   G     C      G     D     G     C    G    D      G  G-   G  G-   G  G-   G  G-   G  G  

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Jackhammer Blues

by Lindisfarne

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Lindisfarne - Jackhammer Blues

[INTRO]

G C G D G C G D G

[VERSE 1]

I'm a jackhammer man from a jackhammer town

Born with a jackhammer in my hand

G D

Lord, god, I got them jackhammer blues

Jackhammer man from a jackhammer town

I hammer on the hammer 'til the sun goes down

G D G

Lord, god, I got them jackhammer blues

[VERSE 2]

Gonna hammer on the hammer 'til I get done

The Sixty-six and the Highway One

G D

Lord, god, I got them jackhammer blues

With a jackhammer woman as sweet as pie

I hammer on the hammer 'til the day I die

G D G

Lord, god, I got them jackhammer blues

[VERSE 3]

I'm a jackhammer man from a jackhammer town

Born with a jackhammer in my hand

G D

Lord, god, I got them jackhammer blues

A jackhammer woman as sweet as pie

I hammer on the hammer 'til the day I die

G D G

Lord, god, I got them jackhammer blues

G C G D G C G D G

[INSTRUMENTAL]

G C G D G C G D G

[VERSE 4]

Gonna hammer on the hammer all night long

I hammered on my baby from a-midnight on

G D

Lord, god, I got them jackhammer blues

A jackhammer man as sweet as pie

An' I hammer on the hammer 'til the day I die

G D G

Lord, god, I got them jackhammer blues

**Increase to Quick-Time Tempo**

[OUTRO]

G C G D G C G D G G G G G G G G G G

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