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Hammond Song

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
(Words & Music by Margaret A. Roche)
(Song starts in E flat.
Capo third fret and play as if in C.
Cuz who likes to play in E flat?  Not me.)
Chord 1 is C with the second finger off
Chord 2 is C with the second finger hammering on
Chord 3 is F with the second finger off
Chord 4 is F with the second finger hammering on
1  2    1  2
1  2    1  2
If you go down to Hammond
                 F        C1  2
you'll never come back
F      3           4  3
In my opinion you're
            C1      2    C  
on the wrong track
F            3            4
We'll always love you but
3          4         C  1   2
that's not the point
Gooo  oooFo        Amooooooo
1   2     1    2
If you go with that fella
            F     C1   2
forget about us
F         3        4 3
As far as I'm concerned
Cthat would be just
F            3        4
throwing yourself away
          F     C1  2
not even trying
G       F      am       1  2   1  2
Come on you're lying to me
Fripp guitar solo. The chords under it sound like this:)
Am(with first finger off)
Am(with first finger on)
Am(with first finger off)
Am(with first finger on)
C             1  2
(Then the song modulates up to B flat.
Play as if in G cuz who likes to play in B flat?
Chord 5 is G with the second finger off
Chord 6 is G with the second finger hammering on
Well I went down to Hammond
I Cdid as I GpleasedC  G  
C           1      2  1
I ain't the only one
      G         5    6
who's got this disease
C             1            2
Why don't you face the fact
        G     5   6
you old upstart
DWe Cfall aparEmt
   1            2        1  2  F  C  1  2
F          3          4  3
You'd be okay if you'd
             C     1  2
just stay in school
G     F3F   am  1  2  1  2
Don't be a fool
   1                 2     1  2
               F      C1  2
to this song of mine
F         3        4 3
C             1  2
F           3           4  3
          1  2  1  2
G       F     am 1  2  1  2  1  2  1  2
If you go down to Hammond
       F          C    1  2  1  2  1  2  1  C
you'll never come back

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Hammond Song

by The Roches

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

(Words & Music by Margaret A. Roche)

(Song starts in E flat.

Capo third fret and play as if in C.

Cuz who likes to play in E flat? Not me.)

Chord 1 is C with the second finger off

Chord 2 is C with the second finger hammering on

Chord 3 is F with the second finger off

Chord 4 is F with the second finger hammering on

1 2 1 2

If you go down to Hammond

F C

1 2

you'll never come back

F 3 4 3

In my opinion you're

C C

1 2

on the wrong track

F 3 4

We'll always love you but

3 4 C 1 2

that's not the point

G F Am

ooo oooo ooooooo

1 2 1 2

If you go with that fella

F C

1 2

forget about us

F 3 4 3

As far as I'm concerned

that would be just

F 3 4

throwing yourself away

F C

1 2

not even trying

G F am 1 2 1 2

Come on you're lying to me

Fripp guitar solo. The chords under it sound like this:)

(with first finger off)

(with first finger on)

(with first finger off)

(with first finger on)

C 1 2

(Then the song modulates up to B flat.

Play as if in G cuz who likes to play in B flat?

Chord 5 is G with the second finger off

Chord 6 is G with the second finger hammering on

Well I went down to Hammond

C G C G

I did as I pleased

C 1 2 1

I ain't the only one

G 5 6

who's got this disease

C 1 2

Why don't you face the fact

G 5 6

you old upstart

D C Em

We fall apart

1 2 1 2 F C 1 2

F 3 4 3

You'd be okay if you'd

C 1 2

just stay in school

G F3F am 1 2 1 2

Don't be a fool

1 2 1 2

F C

1 2

to this song of mine

F 3 4 3

C 1 2

F 3 4 3

1 2 1 2

G F am 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

If you go down to Hammond

F C 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 C

you'll never come back

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