The Hammer Holds by Bebo Norman
Key: DD | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

Cut Time, Half Note = 46

Intro: Dsus2  Asus4/C#  G6/B  A7     G5  A7 A7sus A7  
       Dsus2  Asus4/C#  G6/B  A7sus  G5  Dsus/F# G5 A7 A7sus4 A7     

Verse 1:
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A shapeless piece of steel, that's all I claim to be
Dsus2 Asus4/C#  G6/B  A7sus  G5  A7sus4 D5 D/A
This hammer pounds to give me form, this flame, it melts my dreams
Dsus2 Asus4/C#  G6/B  A7sus  G5  A7sus4  A7 A7sus4 
I G6low with fire and fury, as I'm twisted like a vine
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My final shape, my final form I'm sure I'm bound to find

Chorus:
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So dream a little, dream for me in hopes that I'll remain
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And cry a little, cry for me so I can bear the flames
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And hurt a little, hurt for me my future is untold
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But my dreams are not the issue here, for they, the hammer holds

Verse 2:
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And the water, it cools me gray, and the hurt's subdued somehow
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I have my shape, this sharpened point, what is my purpose now?
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And the question still remains, what am I to be?
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Perhaps some perfect piece of art displayed for all to see

Chorus

Verse 3:
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The hammer pounds aG6ain, but flames I do not feel
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This force that drives me, helplessly, throuG6h flesh, and wood reveals
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A burn that burns much deeper, it's more than I can stand
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The reason for my life was to take the life of a guiltless man

Chorus

Outro:
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This task before me may seem unclear
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But it, my maker holds