A Man With A Hammer Chords

KeyF Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays656

A Man With A Hammer by Mike Reid is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of F with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
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D 
D 
He was solemn as a preacher 
 
Steady as a rock 
                    G 
For thirty years my father 
                      D 
Punched a blue collar clock 
D 
When I got my diploma 
                        G 
I kinda let it go to my head 
                       D 
He pointed to his tool box 
A                  D 
And then he softly said 

D 
It was a man with a hammer 
             G 
Invented the wheel 
                    D 
Built the house you live in 
       A 
And my automobile 
 
He can fix what you break 
He can make what you need 
Son a man with a hammer 
Is a mighty fine thing to be 
 
With the muscle in his arm, son 
And the sweat of his brow 
He learned how to fly 
And then he taught us how 
 
So no matter where you go 
Or how smart you get 
It?s a fact of life, son 
You best never forget 
 
Chorus 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante