No Hammer To Hold chords

The Milk Carton Kids

Key: 

Simplify chords 

Capo: 3st fret

  			
Tuning:   Guitar 1: Full Step Down  
          Guitar 2: Standard Capo III (chords in parenthesis) 


                      Chords to know! 
         Guitar 1                    Guitar 2          
     C   G   F   Am  C/B D7       G   Em  D   C  G/F# A7 
e|---0---3---1---0---0---2----|---3---0---2---0---3---0---| 
B|---1---0---1---1---1---1----|---0---0---3---1---0---2---| 
G|---0---0---2---2---0---2----|---0---0---2---0---0---0---| 
D|---2---0---3---2---0---0----|---0---2---0---2---0---2---| 
A|---3---2---3---0---2---X----|---2---2---X---3---X---0---| 
E|---X---3---1---X---X---X----|---3---0---X---X---2---X---| 




Intro Solo: (Guitar 2 Capo III -- solo relative to Capo) 
                                                   G 
e|-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------| 
B|---3-2-0--2-0------------------------------------0-------------------------| 
G|--------------2-------------------------------0--0-------------------------| 
D|-----------------2/4~--0-2-4/5--5\3-3-2-----0----0-------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------0h2------2-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------| 

Guitar 1 (chords for solo): 

C   G    F  (F)  -->  C 

                                  verse 1 

Guitar 1:                                          Guitar 2: 

C                                                  (G) 
I built a house                                    I built a house 
Am                                                 (Em) 
Upon the hill                                      Upon the hill 
G             F                                    (D)           (C) 
All my love's inside                               All my love's inside 

C                                                  (G) 
I run around                                       I run around 
Am                                                 (Em) 
One day you will                                   One day you will 
G                                                  (D) 
Come down                                          Come down 
F                                                  (C) 
In a slide                                         In a slide 


                                   Pre-Chorus 


Am               G            F                  (Em)              (D)          (C) 
Everything looks better in my dream               Everything looks better in my dream 
Am               G            D7                 (Em)             (D)          (A7) 
Nine pounds' heavier than it seems                Nine pounds' heavier than it seems 


Guitar 2 (Chorus Solo over D7/A7): 
                        C 
e|----------------------0-------| 
B|---2-1-0--------------1-------| 
G|----------2-1-0-------0-------| 
D|-----------------2-0--0h2-----| 
A|----------------------3-------| 
E|------------------------------| 

                                      
  F        G        C     C/B    Am                 (C)      (D)       (G)  (G/F#)  (Em) 
So take me back Minnesota in the snow             So take me back Minnesota in the snow 
F         G         C     C/B     D7             (C)        (D)      (G)   (G/F#)   (A7) 
I turn my back and try to make it home            I turn my back and try to make it home 
F                                                 (C) 
Clearly I've                                      Clearly I've 
             G                                                 (D) 
No hammer to hold                                 No hammer to hold 


                                     verse 2 
   
C                                                (G) 
You keep a light                                  You keep a light 
Am                                               (Em) 
And burn both ends                                And burn both ends 
G                 F                              (D)               (C) 
I live inside my mind                             I live inside my mind 

C                                                (G) 
And you were right                                And you were right 
Am                                               (Em)  
I was wrong again                                 I was wrong again 
G                        F                       (D)                       (C) 
What will they say when I die                     What will they say when I die 




                                   Pre-Chorus 


Am               G            F                  (Em)              (D)          (C) 
Everything looks better in my dream               Everything looks better in my dream 
Am               G            D7                 (Em)             (D)          (A7) 
Nine pounds' heavier than it seems                Nine pounds' heavier than it seems 


Guitar 2: SOLO Chorus RIFF 


                                     
  F        G        C     C/B    Am                 (C)      (D)       (G)  (G/F#)  (Em) 
So take me back Minnesota in the snow             So take me back Minnesota in the snow 
F         G         C     C/B     D7             (C)        (D)      (G)   (G/F#)   (A7) 
I turn my back and try to make it home            I turn my back and try to make it home 
F                                                 (C) 
Clearly I've                                      Clearly I've 
             G                                                 (D) 
No hammer to hold                                 No hammer to hold 


F            G        C    C/B   Am  G           (C)          (D)      (G) (G/F#) (Em) (D) 
So watch my back with mercy as I go               So watch my back with mercy as I go 
F           G                                    (C)          (D) 
Cause I'm attacked                                Cause I'm attacked 
       C    C/B   Am   G                                 (G)  (G/F#) (Em) (D) 
By this burning afterglow                         By this burning afterglow 
D7                                                A7 
Clearly I've                                      Clearly I've 
             G                                                 D 
No hammer to hold                                 No hammer to hold 

                                 verse 3 

C                                                  (G) 
I built a house                                    I built a house 
Am                                                 (Em) 
Upon the hill                                      Upon the hill 
G             F                                    (D)           (C) 
All my love's inside                               All my love's inside 


Guitar 2: Outro Solo 
                                       G 
e|---2-0-------------------------------3-------------------------------------| 
B|-------3-1-0-------------------------0-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------2-0---------------------0-------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------3-2-0------------0--0-------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------3-2-0-2-3----2-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------3-------------------------------------| 

END!!!