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Nine Pound Hammer

Biography:

John Prine (born October 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois-died April 7, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee) was an American country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical (and some commercial) success since the early 1970s.

The son of William Prine and Verna Hamm, his grandfather had played guitar with Merle Travis and he started playing guitar himself at 14 years old. He was a postman for 5 years and spent a couple of years in the army before starting his musical career in the Chicago area.

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Nine Pound Hammer - John Prine
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Tabbed by: Dave S.
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

Artist: John Prine
Album: Sweet Revenge
Year: 1973

Intro:
G C7
G D G

G
This nine pound hammer
C7
Is a little too heavy
G D
Buddy for my size size size
G
Buddy for my size
G
So I'm going on the mountain
C7
Just to see my baby
G D
And I ain't coming back
G
No I ain't coming back

Chorus:
G
Roll on buddy
C7
Don't you roll so slow
G D
Well, tell me how can I roll roll roll
G
When the wheels won't go
G
Roll on buddy
C7
Pull you load of coal
G D
Tell me how can I pull
G
When the wheels won't roll

G
It's a long way to Harlan
C7
It's a long way to Hazard
G D
Just to get a little brew brew brew
G
Just to get a little brew

G
And when I die
C7
You can make my tombstone
G D
Out of number nine coal
D
Out of number nine coal

(Repeat Chorus)