WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Tim Minchin - The Hammer Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
Am Am Am Dm Dm (x4)
[Verse 1]
Am Bb
Look At These Trophies
Am F E Am
See How My Trophies Gleam
Bb Am F E
In The Sunlight, See How They Shine
Am Bb Am
What Do You Think It Took
F E Am Bb
To Become English Hammer-Throwing Champion
G C
Nineteen Sixty-Nine?
A
Do You Think, In That Moment
A
When My Big Moment Came
A
That I Treated The Rules
A
With Casual Disdain
A
Well? Like Hell!
[Verse 2]
Dm Eb Dm
As I Stepped Up The Circle, Did I Change My Plan?
Bb A
Hmm? What?
Dm Eb Dm
As I Chalked Up My Palms, Did I Wave My Hands?
Bb A
I Did Not!
Ebm E Ebm
As I Started To Spin, Did I Look At The View?
E Fm
Did I Drift Off And Dream For A Minute Or Two?
Gb
Do You Think I Faltered Or Amended My Rotation?
Gb
Do You Think I Altered My Intended Elevation?
Gbm G Gbm
As The Hammer Took Off, Did I Change My Grunt?
G G
From The Grunt I Had Practised For Many A Month.
Abdim
Not A Jot, Not A Dot Did I Stray From The Plot
Am
Not A Detail Of My Throw Was Adjusted Or Forgotten
Am/G
Not Even When The Hammer Left My Hands
F#dim
And Sailed High Up Above The Stands
G
Did I Let Myself Go?
G (fade) N.C.
No! (x14)
[Chorus]
C Gm7 C
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
C Gm7 C
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
F D
And If You Want To Make The Team
C A
You Don’t Need Happiness Or Self-Esteem
Dm Gm7 C
You Just Need To Keep Your Feet Inside The Line
N.C.
Sing, Children! Two, Three, Four!
C Gm7 C
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
(Bambinatum Eat Magitum!)
C Gm7 C
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
(Circulum! Magitum, Magitum!)
F D
And If You Want To Teach Success
(Aaah)
C A
You Don’t Use Sympathy Or Tenderness
(Tenderness!)
Dm Gm7 C
You Have to Force The Little Squits Inside The Line
N.C. A A A
Sing, Jenny! Two, Three, Four!
D Am7 D
If You Want To Throw The Hammer For Your Country
(Bambinatum! Gloria, Magitum!)
D Am7 D
You Have To Stay Inside The Circle All The Time
(Circulum Est Deus, Deus!)
G E
I Apply Just One Simple Rule
D A
To Hammer-Throwing Life And School:
Em A
Life’s A Ball, So Learn To Throw It
D B
Find The Bally Line And Toe It
Em A D
And Always Keep Your Feet Inside The Line
N.C. D
Now Get out.