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If I Had A Hammer by Peter, Paul and Mary - Guitar Chords

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            See this tab for Peter's part 
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Paul plays using all open chords, other than the C#m
For the purpose of singing along, I prefer to play all chords as barre chords, other than the
open E which is noted as  E * but this tab may also be used to play as Paul does. 
(begin singing on E chord of Intro)

General Strum Pattern: 
A     C#m   D    E
dud   dud   du   uud   (d=down u=up)

[Intro]
A C#m D E x2

[Verse 1]
           A C#m D 
If I had a hammer,
E                 A C#m D
I'd hammer in the morning,
E                 A C#m D
I'd hammer in the evening,
E             E *
All over this land,

[Chorus]
               A
I'd hammer out danger,
                 F#m
I'd hammer out a warning,
               D      A
I'd hammer out love between,
   D               A
My brothers and my sisters,
D A E         A C#m D E
All over this land.

[Instrumental]
A C#m D E

[Verse 2]
           A C#m D
If I had a bell,
E                  A C#m D
I'd ring it in the morning,
E                  A C#m D
I'd ring it in the evening,
E             E *
All over this land,

[Bridge]
             A
I'd ring out danger,
               F#m
I'd ring out a warning,
             D      A
I'd ring out love between,
   D               A
My brothers and my sisters,
D A E         A C#m D E
All over this land.

[Instrumental]
A C#m D E

[Verse 3]
           A C#m D
If I had a song
E                  A C#m D
I'd sing it in the morning,
E                  A C#m D
I'd sing it in the evening,
E             E *
All over this land,

[Chorus]
             A
I'd sing out danger,
               F#m
I'd sing out a warning,
             D      A
I'd sing out love between,
   D               A
My brothers and my sisters,
D A E         A C#m D E
All over this land.

[Instrumental]
A C#m D E

[Verse 4]
                 A C#m D 
Well, I've got a hammer
E              A C#m D
and I've got a bell
E              A       C#m D
and I've got a song to sing
E             E *
all over this land

[Outro]
                   A
It's the hammer of justice
                 F#m
It's the bell of freedom
                  D      A
It's a song about love between my
D               A
brothers and my sisters
D A E         A D A
all over this land 
        

We also have 34 songs by Peter, Paul and Mary

• 500 Miles
• All My Trials
• Autumn To May
• Blowin In The Wind
• Day Is Done
• Dont Think Twice Its Alright
• Early In The Morning
• Early Morning Rain
• For Baby
• Garden Song
• Going To The Zoo
• Gone The Rainbow
• Hangman
• Hush A Bye
• I Dig Rock And Roll Music
• If I Had A Hammer
• Kumbaya
• Leatherwing Bat
• Leaving On A Jet Plane
• Lemon Tree
• Light One Candle
• Michael Row The Boat Ashore
• No Other Name
• Puff The Magic Dragon
• San Francisco Bay Blues
• Stewball
• Tell It On The Mountain
• The Cruel War
• The Marvelous Toy
• The Times They Are A-Changin
• There Is A Ship The Water Is Wide
• This Land Is Your Land
• Three Ravens
• Where Have All The Flowers Gone

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