Hammer and a Nail — Indigo Girls
Chords and lyrics for Hammer and a Nail by Indigo Girls (key of B, capo 4).
Intro
[G] [Dsus4] [Em7] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G]
[G] [Dsus4] [Csus2] [Csus2]
Verse 1
[G]Clearing webs from a hovel [Dsus4]a blistered hand on the [Em7]handle of a [Cadd9]shovel
[G]I've been digging too deep, [Dsus4]I always [Em7]do [Em7] [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2]
[G]I see my face on the surface; [Dsus4]I look a lot like [Em7]Narcissus [Cadd9]
[G]A dark abyss of an emptiness [Dsus4]standing on the edge of a [Em7]drowning [Em7]blue [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2]
Chorus
[Em9]I look behind my ears for the green, [Em9]and even my sweat [Cadd9]smells clean [Cadd9]
[Em9]Glare off the white hurts my eyes [Em9] [Cadd9] [Cadd9/B]
[Am]Gotta get out of [Am/B]bed, get a [C]hammer and a [A]nail, learn how to use my [D]hands; [Dsus2/C]Not just my [G/B]head, [G/D]
[G]I'll think myself into [D]jail; [Cadd9]Now I know a refuge never grows from a [D]chin [G]
[D]in a hand in a [Cadd9]thoughtful pose; [D]Gotta tend the earth if you want a [Cadd9]rose [Cadd9]
Instrumental
[G] [Dsus4] [Em7] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G]
[G] [Dsus4] [Csus2] [Csus2]
Verse 2
[G]I had a lot of good intentions; [Dsus4]sit around for fifty years and then [Em7]collect a pension [Cadd9]
[G]Started seeing the road to hell [Dsus4]and just where it [Em7]starts [Em7] [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2]
[G]But my life is more than a vision; [Dsus4]the sweetest part is acting after making [Em7]a decision [Cadd9]
[G]I started seeing the whole as [Dsus4]a sum of its [Em7]parts [Em7] [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2]
Chorus
[Em9]I look behind my ears for the green, [Em9]and even my sweat [Cadd9]smells clean [Cadd9]
[Em9]Glare off the white hurts my eyes [Em9] [Cadd9] [Cadd9/B]
[Am]Gotta get out of [Am/B]bed, get a [C]hammer and a [A]nail, learn how to use my [D]hands; [Dsus2/C]Not just my [G/B]head, [G/D]
[G]I'll think myself into [D]jail; [Cadd9]Now I know a refuge never grows from a [D]chin [G]
[D]in a hand in a [Cadd9]thoughtful pose; [D]Gotta tend the earth if you want a [Cadd9]rose [Cadd9]
Verse 3
[G]My life is part of the global life; [Dsus4]I'd found myself becoming more [Em7]immobile [Cadd9]
[G]When I'd think a little girl in the world [Dsus4]can't do [Em7]anything [Em7] [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2]
[G]A distant nation my community, [Dsus4]a street person my [Em7]responsibility [Cadd9]
[G]If I have a care in the world [Dsus4]I have a gift to [Em7]bring [Em7] [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2] [Csus2]
Chorus
[Em9]I look behind my ears for the green, [Em9]and even my sweat [Cadd9]smells clean [Cadd9]
[Em9]Glare off the white hurts my eyes [Em9] [Cadd9] [Cadd9/B]
[Am]Gotta get out of [Am/B]bed, get a [C]hammer and a [A]nail, learn how to use my [D]hands; [Dsus2/C]Not just my [G/B]head, [G/D]
[G]I'll think myself into [D]jail; [Cadd9]Now I know a refuge never grows from a [D]chin [G]
[D]in a hand in a [Cadd9]thoughtful pose; [D]Gotta tend the earth if you want a [Cadd9]rose [Cadd9]
Ending
[G] [G/F#] [G/F] [C] [Cm] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G]