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Alan Jackson - Hard Hat And A Hammer Chords

Chord reference D, G, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D] [G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D]Laced up [G]boots, faded [A]jeans. [D]Homemade sandwich, and [G]half a jug [A]of tea. [D]Average joe, [G]average [A]pay. [D]Same old end, [G]same old [A]day.

But [D]there’s nothing wrong with a [G]hard hat and [A]hammer. [D]That kind of glue that [G]sticks this world [A]together. [D]Hands off steel, and [G]cradle of the promised [A]land. [A]God bless the workin’ man.

[D] [G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D]All week [G]long, making a [A]living. [D]Life keeps [G]taking, he keeps [A]giving. [D]Behind the scene, [G]below the [A]grade. [D]Hardly noticed but [G]part of [A]everything.

But there’s [D]nothing wrong with a hard[G]hat and a ham[A]mer [D]Kind of glue that [G]sticks this world [A]together [D]Hands of steel and [G]cradle of the Promised Land [A] [A]God bless the working man

[D] [G] [A] [D]He gives his life [G]then fades [A]away [D]Another young man [G]takes his [A]place [D]Average Joe, [G]average [A]pay [D]Same old end, [G]same old [A]day

But there’s no[D]thing wrong with a har[G]d hat and a ham[A]mer [D]Kind of glue that [G]sticks this world [A]together [D]Hands of steel and [G]cradle of the Promised Land [A] No, [D]there’s nothing wrong with a hard [G]hat and a [A]hammer [D]Kind of glue that [G]sticks this world [A]together [D]Hands of steel and [G]cradle of the Promised Land [A] [A]God bless the working man

[D] [G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D] [G] [A] The working man, oh, the working man and woman

Artist Alan Jackson
Album Freight Train
Genres Country
Year 2010
Key D

How to Play Hard Hat And A Hammer on Guitar?

Alan Jackson - Hard Hat And A Hammer can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Hard Hat And A Hammer with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.