Johnny Cash - If I Had a Hammer: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "If I Had a Hammer" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

           A#
If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning,
                                          F
I'd hammer in the evening, all over this land,
                A#                       Gm
I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning,
                    A#
I'd hammer out the love between
my brothers and my sisters
           F          A#
Oh, oh All over this land.

If I had a bell, I'd ring it in the morning,
I'd ring it in the evening, all over this land,
I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning,
I'd hammer out the love between
my brothers and my sisters
Oh, oh All over this land.

If I had a song, I'd sing it in the morning,
I'd sing it in the evening, all over this land,
I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning,
I'd hammer out the love between
my brothers and my sisters
Oh, oh All over this land.

I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning,
I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning,
To my brothers and my sisters

I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning,
I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning,
To my brothers and my sisters


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "If I Had a Hammer" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "If I Had a Hammer" by Johnny Cash.

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