If I Had A Hammer Chords
If I Had A Hammer by Peter Paul and Mary is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords A, C#m, D, E and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A C#m D E x2
verse 1
A C#m D
If I had a hammer,
E A C#m D
I'd hammer in the morning,
E A C#m D
I'd hammer in the evening,
E E *
All over this land,
A
I'd hammer out danger,
F#m
I'd hammer out a warning,
D A
I'd hammer out love between,
D A
My brothers and my sisters,
D A E A C#m D E
All over this land.
A C#m D E
verse 2
A C#m D
If I had a bell,
E A C#m D
I'd ring it in the morning,
E A C#m D
I'd ring it in the evening,
E E *
All over this land,
Bridge
A
I'd ring out danger,
F#m
I'd ring out a warning,
D A
I'd ring out love between,
D A
My brothers and my sisters,
D A E A C#m D E
All over this land.
A C#m D E
verse 3
A C#m D
If I had a song
E A C#m D
I'd sing it in the morning,
E A C#m D
I'd sing it in the evening,
E E *
All over this land,
A
I'd sing out danger,
F#m
I'd sing out a warning,
D A
I'd sing out love between,
D A
My brothers and my sisters,
D A E A C#m D E
All over this land.
A C#m D E
verse 4
A C#m D
Well, I've got a hammer
E A C#m D
and I've got a bell
E A C#m D
and I've got a song to sing
E E *
all over this land
Bridge 2
A
It's the hammer of justice
F#m
It's the bell of freedom
D A
It's a song about love between my
D A
brothers and my sisters
D A E A D A
all over this land