If I Had A Hammer

Peter Paul and Mary

Key CDifficulty 2Spiritual SongsKid Songs

Words and music: Lee Hays and Pete Seeger (1949). Chords from the Peter, Paul and Mary version.

Intro

C Em F G7 C Em F

G7 If I had a C hammer, Em F

G7 I'd hammer in the C morning, Em F

G7 I'd hammer in the C evening, Em F

G7 All over this land.

I'd C hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a Am warning,

I'd hammer out F love between my C brothers and my F sisters, C

F All C over this G7 land. C Em F

G7 If I had a C bell, Em F

G7 I'd ring it in the C morning, Em F

G7 I'd ring it in the C evening, Em F

G7 All over this land.

I'd C ring out danger, I'd ring out a Am warning,

I'd ring out F love between my C brothers and my F sisters, C

F All C over this G7 land. C Em F

G7 If I had a C song, Em F

G7 I'd sing it in the C morning, Em F

G7 I'd sing it in the C evening, Em F

G7 All over this land.

I'd C sing out danger, I'd sing out a Am warning,

I'd sing out F love between my C brothers and my F sisters, C

F All C over this G7 land. C Em F

G7 Well, I got a C hammer, Em F

G7 And I got a C bell, Em F

G7 And I got a song to C sing, Em F

G7 All over this land.

It's the C hammer of justice, it's the bell of Am freedom,

It's the song about F love between my C brothers and my F sisters, C

F All C over this G7 land. C