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NO HAMMER TO HOLD - The Milk Carton Kids
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Tabbed by: Macheeoo
E-mail: macheeoo@yahoo.com
Tuning: Guitar 1: Full Step Down
Guitar 2: Standard Capo III (chords in parenthesis)
Chords to know!
Guitar 1 Guitar 2
[C] [G] [F] [Am] [C/B] [D7] [G] [Em] [D] [C] [G/F#] [A7]
e|---0---3---1---0---0---2----|---3---0---2---0---3---0---|
B|---1---0---1---1---1---1----|---0---0---3---1---0---2---|
G|---0---0---2---2---0---2----|---0---0---2---0---0---0---|
D|---2---0---3---2---0---0----|---0---2---0---2---0---2---|
A|---3---2---3---0---2---X----|---2---2---X---3---X---0---|
E|---X---3---1---X---X---X----|---3---0---X---X---2---X---|
Intro Solo: (Guitar 2 Capo III -- solo relative to Capo)
[G]
e|-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------|
B|---3-2-0--2-0------------------------------------0-------------------------|
G|--------------2-------------------------------0--0-------------------------|
D|-----------------2/4~--0-2-4/5--5\3-3-2-----0----0-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0h2------2-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------|
Guitar 1 (chords for solo):
C G F (F) --> C
VERSE 1
Guitar 1: Guitar 2:
[C]I built a house [(G)]I built a house
[Am]Upon the hill [(Em)]Upon the hill
[G]All my love's [F]inside [(D)]All my love's [(C)]inside
[C]I run around [(G)]I run around
[Am]One day you will [(Em)]One day you will
[G]Come down [(D)]Come down
[F]In a slide [(C)]In a slide
PRE-CHORUS
[Am]Everything looks [G]better in my [F]dream [(Em)] Everything looks [(D)]better in my [(C)]dream
[Am]Nine pounds' heav[G]ier than it s[D7]eems [(Em)] Nine pounds' hea[(D)]vier than it [(A7)]seems
Guitar 2 (Chorus Solo over D7/A7):
[C]
e|----------------------0-------|
B|---2-1-0--------------1-------|
G|----------2-1-0-------0-------|
D|-----------------2-0--0h2-----|
A|----------------------3-------|
E|------------------------------|
CHORUS
So[F] take me [G]back Minn[C]esota [C/B]in the [Am]snow So[(C)] take me [(D)]back Minne[(G)]sota [(G/F#)]in the s[(Em)]now
[F]I turn my [G]back and t[C]ry to [C/B]make it [D7]home [(C)] I turn my [(D)]back and [(G)]try to[(G/F#)] make it [(A7)]home
[F]Clearly I've [(C)]Clearly I've
No hammer to [G]hold No hammer to [(D)]hold
VERSE 2
[C]You keep a light [(G)] You keep a light
[Am]And burn both ends [(Em)] And burn both ends
[G]I live inside my m[F]ind [(D)] I live inside my [(C)]mind
[C]And you were right [(G)] And you were right
[Am]I was wrong again [(Em)] I was wrong again
[G]What will they say when I[F] die [(D)] What will they say when I[(C)] die
PRE-CHORUS
[Am]Everything looks [G]better in my [F]dream [(Em)] Everything looks [(D)]better in my [(C)]dream
[Am]Nine pounds' heav[G]ier than it s[D7]eems [(Em)] Nine pounds' hea[(D)]vier than it [(A7)]seems
Guitar 2: SOLO CHORUS RIFF
CHORUS
So[F] take me [G]back Minn[C]esota [C/B]in the [Am]snow So[(C)] take me [(D)]back Minne[(G)]sota [(G/F#)]in the s[(Em)]now
[F]I turn my [G]back and t[C]ry to [C/B]make it [D7]home [(C)] I turn my [(D)]back and [(G)]try to[(G/F#)] make it [(A7)]home
[F]Clearly I've [(C)]Clearly I've
No hammer to [G]hold No hammer to [(D)]hold
[F]So watch my b[G]ack with [C]mercy[C/B] as I [Am]go [G] [(C)] So watch my [(D)]back with[(G)] mer[(G/F#)]cy as I[(Em)] go[(D)]
[F]Cause I'm at[G]tacked [(C)] Cause I'm at[(D)]tacked
By this[C] burn[C/B]ing af[Am]tergl[G]ow By this[(G)] burn[(G/F#)]ing aft[(Em)]erglo[(D)]w
[D7]Clearly I've [A7]Clearly I've
No hammer to [G]hold No hammer to [D]hold
VERSE 3
[C]I built a house [(G)]I built a house
[Am]Upon the hill [(Em)]Upon the hill
[G]All my love's [F]inside [(D)]All my love's [(C)]inside
Guitar 2: Outro Solo
[G]
e|---2-0-------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
B|-------3-1-0-------------------------0-------------------------------------|
G|-------------2-0---------------------0-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3-2-0------------0--0-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3-2-0-2-3----2-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
END!!!
