Song: Sledgehammer
Tabbed by: DJ
5th May 2014
A version for acoustic guitar
CAPO: 1st fret (Sounds in the key of Eb)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
D xx0232 G7 320001 Em7 022030
Cadd9 x32003 A7 x02020 Dm xx0231
Bb x13331 A7sus4 x02030
C x32010 Bm x24432
(Intro freely)
e |—————–|—————–|————|——————-|
B |—3—/15—3—|—3—/15—3—|—1—/3—|——————-|
G |—————–|—————–|————|—2-p0————|
D |—————–|—————–|————|——–3–p0——|
A |—————–|—————–|————|—————3—|
E |—————–|—————–|————|——————-|
(Main riff)
e |——2——–0—0—|——2——-0—0—|
B |——3——–3—3—|——3——-3—3—|
G |——2——–0—0—|——2——-0—0—|
D |—0———–2—2—|—0———-2—2—|
A |———0–h3———|———0-h3———|
E |———————–|———————-|
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Ye
ah – hey,
use it,
e
verybody u
se it!
You could have a st
eam train,
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If you’d ju
st lay
down your tr
acks,
You could have an ae
ro –
plane— fl
ying,
If you br
ing your
blue sky b
ack,
All you do is c
all me, I’ll be anything you ne
ed!
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^ ^ ^ ^
You could have a b
ig dipper,
Going up and d
own, all a –
round the be
nds,
You could have a bum
per
car, bum
ping,
This a – mu
sement
never en
ds!
I wanna
be..
.
your sledgehammer,
Why don’t you
call my name?
Ah! Oh, let me
be your sledgehammer,
This will
be my testimony,
Yeah!
Yeah!
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^ ^ ^ ^
Show me round your fr
uit cage,
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‘Cause I will
be your
honey b
ee,
Open up your fr
uit cage,
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With a f
ruit that is
sweet as can
be!
I wanna
be.
..
your sledgehammer,
Why don’t you
call my name?
H
ah! You’d better
call the sledgehammer,
Put your m
ind at rest,
I’m gonna
be…
your sledgehammer,
This can
be my testimony,
Hah! I’m your.
.. sledgehammer,
Let there
be no doubt about it!
Sledge!
Sledge!
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Sledge – h
ammer! |
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/
/ I keep a – ru
nning!
^ ^
I kicked the ha
- bit, (Kicked the ha –
bit, kicked the ha -
bit!)
Shed my skin,
(Shed my s
kin!)
This is the
new stuff,
(This is the
new stuff!)
I come..
. dancing in, we go d
an…cing
in!
Oh, won’t you
…show for
me?
(Show for
me!)
I will
…show for you,
(Show for
you!)
Please,
…show for
me,
(Show for
me!)
I will…
show for you! Y
eah – yeah! Yeah – yeah!
Y
eah, I do mean
you!
Only
you, you’ve been
coming th
rough,
A – gonna build that p
ower, bu
ild, build up that p
ower, haaaa,
I’ve been f
eeding the rh
ythm, huh, I’ve been f
eeding the rh
ythm,
Going to feel that p
ower, h
ey… build in
you! Ahhhh!
Come
on, come on, h
elp me do! Come
on, come on h
elp me do,
Y
eah – yeah, yeah – yeah! Y
eah – yeah, yeah – yeah,
you,
I’ve been
feeding my rh
ythm, I’ve been f
eeding my rh
ythm,
It’s what we’re d
oing, doing..
. all day and
night,
Ah, come
on, come on, h
elp me do! Come
on, come on, h
elp me do,
Y
eah – yeah, yeah – yeah! Y
eah – yeah, yeah – yeah,
you!