I Got To Put The Hammer Down Chords

by Ween
KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays597

I Got To Put The Hammer Down by Ween is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, F# and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro:    B    F#    X3 

  B                   A                  B                        F# 
I lost my cherry on a side street, to a dirty little woman in the back seat 
B                   A                 B                    F# 
I was young and wet behind my ears but I've gotten stupid beyond my years 
F# 
Rollin' in the sticky, rollin' in the Benz, stealing all you women since I don't know when 'cause 

B A                     B    F# 
I got to put the hammer down 
B A                     B    F# 
I got to put the hammer down 

B                     A                     B                       F# 
I was strung out on a heroin kick, with the cops and the government on my dick 
       B                             A            B                        F# 
I was lookin' out the window for the FBI, with my pipe and a needle just a tryin to get high 
F# 
The white coat president on my hands, every twenty five seconds I make thirty five grand cause 

B A                     B    F# 
I got to put the hammer down 
B A                     B    F# 
I got to put the hammer down 
B A                      A                      A                     B 
I got to put the hammer, got to put the hammer, got to put the hammer down 

Solo over verse 

B A                     B    F# 
I got to put the hammer down 
B A                     B    F# 
I got to put the hammer down 
B A                      A                      A                     B 
I got to put the hammer, got to put the hammer, got to put the hammer down 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante