The Offspring - Hammerhead: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hammerhead" 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.

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B
I am the one
Camouflage and guns
Risk my life
                       G#m F#
To keep my people from harm
B
Authority vested in me
I sacrifice
                    G#m F#
With my brothers in arms

C#m           F# E
Through this doorway
       G#m
What's on the other side
C#m     D E
Never knowing
  G#m
Exactly what I'll find
C#m
Locked and loaded
                        F#
Voices screaming, let's go
B       F#             G#m
Come on do it, here we go

Chorus:
      E                       B
I'll take a life, ten others may live
F#                          G#m
Oh, that's just the way it goes
       E                      B
I'll shut my eyes, it hammers in my head
F#                      G#m
Where it'll end nobody knows
      E                       B
I'll take a life, ten others may live
F#                          G#m
Oh, that's just the way it goes
             E             B
It's playing over and over in my head
F#                      G#m
Where it'll end nobody knows

Stay the course, reasonable force
I believe I serve a greater good
Smoke and dust, enemies are crushed
Nothing left where a man once stood

Through this doorway, what's on the other side?
Never knowin' exactly what I'll find
Locked and loaded, voices screaming "Let's go!"
But, I'm just doing what I'm told

Chorus

Hey, go!
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Bang, bang, it hammers in my head
Bang, bang, it hammers in my head
Bang, bang, it hammers in my head
In my head, in my head

Yeah, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death
I fear no evil for thou art with me
Locked and loaded, gonna find my truth
Now, I'm busting through, all hell
breaks loose, and-a
(Woo-hoo!) And, you can all hide
behind your desks now
(Woo-hoo!) And, you can cry,
"Teacher, come help me!"
(Woo-hoo!) Through you all, my aim is true
My

(Woo-hoo!)
(Woo-hoo!) My aim is true
(Woo-hoo!)
My aim is true


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Hammerhead" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hammerhead" by The Offspring.

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