Intro:
   A D A D A D E A
   A D A D A D  
   E A
 
Verse 1:
A       D        A       D  
Here we stand or here we fall
A   D          E       A
 History won't care at all
A        D   A          D  
Make the bed, light the light eee
A    D                 E      A
 O Lady Mercy won't be home tonight eah
 
Chorus:
E         D            A
You don't waste no time at all
                            D              A
Don't hear the bell but you answer the call
E           D      A
It comes to you as to us all
                               D             A
eah We're just waiting for the hammer to fall eah!
 
Verse 2:
A D   A D   A D  
E   A   A           D      A        D  
     Oh every night,   and every day
A     D                   E        A
 A little piece of you is falling away
    A         D   A        D  
But lift your face the Western Way
A      D                    E      A
 Build your muscles as your body decays eah!
 
Chorus:
E            D        A
Tow the line and play their game
                       D           A
Ee Let the anaesthetic cover it all
E            D        A
Till one day they call your name
                           D             A
You know it's time for the hammer to fall hey
 
Bridge:
A D   A D   A D   E   A
E                 Gbm
Rich or poor or famous for
          E                 A D
Your truth it's all the same   -you failed-
A G D/Gb G  D E                      Gbm
          Oh  Lock your door but rain   is pouring
       E                A D E
Through your window pane     Eah
E              A                       E
 Baby, now your struggle's all in vain.
 
Solo:
   B
   E B E G A B
   E B E G A B
   E B E G A C
   A E D A D A A E  
   D A D A D A D
 
Verse 3:
    A      D           A    D  
For we who grew up tall and proud
A   D                 E        A
 In the shadow of the Mushroom Cloud
   A          D           A   D  
Convinced our voices can't be heard
A   D                       E          A                E          D  
 We just wan't to scream it louder and louder and louder   What the
 
Chorus:
        A
hell we fighting for?
                          D                A
Haa Just surrender and it won't hurt at all
E            D       A
You just got time to say your prayers
                                 D            A
Eee While you're waiting for the hammer to hammer to fall.
 
Outro:
A     A D  
 Yeah!     Yes.
A D        E                A
     Let's get on the floor! Right!
A
 Hammer!
A D  
     You know
A D      E              A
     Eee Hammer to fall!
A      A D   A D  
 Woohoo
E   A
     Haha
A
 eah
A D   A D  
     ee
wowow
E   A A D  
           Ha
A D    A D   E   A A D   A D  
     Ee
A      D                  E             A
 While you're waiting for the hammer to fall.