Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Hammer Song: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Hammer Song" 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.
Gm I set out on Monday The night was cold and vast And my brother slept And though I left quite quietly My father raged and raged And my mother wept Now, my life was like a river All sucked into the ground Chorus: G# And then the hammer came down Gm Lord, the hammer came down Many miles did I roam Through the ice and through the snow My horse died on the seventh day I stumbled into a city Where the people tried to kill me And I ran in shame Then I came upon a river And I laid my saddle down Chorus: G# And then the hammer came down Gm Lord, the hammer came down F It knocked me to the ground D# And I said now, "Please, please G# Take me back to my home ground" Gm Lord, the hammer came down Now, I've been made weak by visions For many visions did I see All through the night In the seventh hour an angel came With many snakes in all his hands And I fled in fright I pushed off into the river And the waters came around Chorus: And then the hammer came down Lord, the hammer came down And it did not make a sound And I said, "Please, please Take me back to my home ground" Lord, the hammer came down And I pushed off into the river And the waters swelled around And then the hammer came down Lord, the hammer came down It did not make a sound And I said now, "Please, please Take me back to my home ground" Lord, the hammer came down And it threw me round and around And I said, "Please, please Take me back to my home town" Lord, the hammer came down And knocked me through the ground And I got down on my knees And I said, "Please, please" I said "Take me to my home ground" Lord, the hammer came down And I said, "Please, please Take me back to my home ground" Lord, the hammer came down And it threw me round and around You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsD#  F  Gm  G#  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 "The Hammer Song" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Hammer Song" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.