If Jeff Swiney Had A Hammer Chords

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If Jeff Swiney Had A Hammer by Andrew Jackson Jihad is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: C, (muted strumming) X4 

C 
I wanna see the scene unified 
F         G     C 
Everybody knows everyone 
C 
The hole in this broken ship will get repaired 
F           G             C 
Here in the valley of the slum 
C 
We won't need to copy, shit-talk, or lie 
F                 G         C 
We could have our own thing goin' 
C 
We could have shows every single night 
F            G                 C 
People would admire what we're doin' 

       F             G          C             Am 
'cause these are our ideals and these are our demands 
F          G         C           Am 
Get on the floor and put up your hands 
      F             G 
We'll ball-gag your mouth 
C                Am 
Turn the safety off 
F           G           C 
Squeeze the trigger and rock 

(Intro) 

C 
And I wanna see Olympia in flames 
F        G          C 
Portland reduced to dust 
C 
We need to stop fighting, stop hating, and start writing 
F                 G        C 
We must, we must, we must, we must 

       F             G          C             Am 
'cause these are our ideals and these are our demands 
F          G         C           Am 
Get on the floor and put up your hands 
      F             G 
We'll ball-gag your mouth 
C                Am 
Turn the safety off 
F           G           C 
Squeeze the trigger and rock 

       F             G          C             Am 
'cause these are our ideals and these are our demands 
F          G         C           Am 
Get on the floor and put up your hands 
      F             G 
We'll ball-gag your mouth 
C                Am 
Turn the safety off 
F           G           C 
Squeeze the trigger and rock 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante