E|—————————|
B|—————————|
G|—————————|
D|—————————|
A|—–1–3^5-5-3-3-1-1-0—-|
E|–3———————-3-|
^ means slide.
This riff is played with lots of delay added.
This is the riff played by the guitar throughout the verse –
check record for exact rhythm.
Gm { G F# F D G }
I set out on Monday the night was cold and vast
(Guit Riff 1)
and my brother slept
Gm
and though i left quite quietly
{ G F# F D F } (guit Riff 1)
my father raged and raged and my mother wept
Gm
now, my life was like a river all sucked into the ground
G# Gm
and then the hammer came down, Lord the hammer came down
Repeat until:
Gm
Then I came upon a river and I laid my saddle down
G# Gm
and then the hammer came down, lord, the hammer came down
F Eb
it knocked me to the ground and I said “please please,
G# Gm
take me back to my home town”, Lord, the hammer came down
