Chords
The Hammer Going Down

Key: B

Introduction: Bm    

Bm                                                                    D  
The sun's goin' down on me, thoughts of her keep hauntin' me,
G                                                    Bm  
desperation's takin' hold. My hands are on the steerin' wheel, but
          D                                                                                              G  
my heart's back in Louisville, at the far end of a thousand miles of
Bm  
road.
G                                                                 Bm                                      G  
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some
A                 G                                                                                      D                                            G  
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she
                                          A                                                                                 Bm  
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.
verse 2
Bm                                                                                 D  
Now I ain't    gonna waste my time talkin' on no pay phone line,
G                                                                                      Bm  
words just don't get the message through. If this rig will hold out
                                          D                                                                                 G  
one more day, she'll hear me forty miles away, tearin' in this four
                                          Bm  
lane half in two.
G                                                            Bm                                            G  
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some
A                 G                                                                                    D                                              G  
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she
                                             A                                                                      Bm  
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.
Solo after Chorus 2nd Chorus
G  Bm  GA    D  GA  Bm  
verse 3
Bm                                                                                                    D  
Now she ain't just a truck stop queen, she's the light guiding me,
G                                                              Bm  
a thousand miles for her love. Well I'd go a million for one kiss,
D                                                                                                 G  
drive those pistons with my fist, and do it all again if it ain't
Bm  
enough.
G                                                            Bm                                            G  
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some
A                 G                                                                                      D                                            G  
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she
                                          A                                                                              Bm  
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.
Outrro
     G                                            A                                                                      Bm  
...if she could hear sound, of the hammer goin' down (2x)
                  Bm