Sledgehammer

artist : peter gabriel song : sledgehammer tabbed by : dj 5th may 2014 a version for acoustic guitar capo : 1st fret ( sounds in the key of D# ) chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo : D = xx0232 G7 = 320001 Em7 = 022030 Cadd9 = x32003 A7 = x02020 Dm = xx0231 A# = 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 ] D Cadd9 D Cadd9 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 | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A# C G7 A7 A7sus4 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | D Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Cadd9 yeah - hey , use it , everybody use it! D Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Cadd9 you could have a steam train , | / / / / | D Cadd9 D if you’d just lay down your tracks , Cadd9 D Cadd9 D you could have an aero - plane - - - flying , Cadd9 D Cadd9 D if you bring your blue sky back , Cadd9 Bm D Cadd9 all you do is call me , i’ll be anything you need! D D Cadd9 D | /__/ /__/ / ^ ^ ^ ^ D Cadd9 you could have a big dipper , D Cadd9 D Cadd9 D going up and down , all A - round the bends , Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Cadd9 you could have a bumper car , bumping , D Cadd9 D Cadd9 this A - musement never ends! Bm C Em7 i wanna be . . . your sledgehammer , Bm C Em7 why don’t you call my name? Bm C Em7 ah! oh , let me be your sledgehammer , Bm C Em7 this will be my testimony , D Cadd9 D Cadd9 yeah! yeah! D Cadd9 D D Cadd9 D | / / / / | /__/ /__/ / ^ ^ ^ ^ D Cadd9 D Cadd9 show me round your fruit cage , | / / / / | D Cadd9 D ’cause i will be your honey bee , Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Cadd9 open up your fruit cage , | / / / / | D Cadd9 D Cadd9 with a fruit that is sweet as can be! Bm C Em7 i wanna be . . . your sledgehammer , Bm C Em7 why don’t you call my name? Bm C Em7 hah! you’d better call the sledgehammer , Bm C Em7 put your mind at rest , Bm C Em7 i’m gonna be . . . your sledgehammer , Bm C Em7 this can be my testimony , Bm C Em7 hah! i’m your . . . sledgehammer , Bm C Em7 let there be no doubt about it! Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 sledge! sledge! | / / / / | Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 sledge - hammer! | / / / / | / / / / | A# C G7 G Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | A# C G G7 | / / / / | / / i keep A - running! ^ ^ Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 i kicked the ha - bit , ( kicked the ha - bit , kicked the ha - bit! ) A# G G7 shed my skin , ( shed my skin! ) Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 this is the new stuff , ( this is the new stuff! ) A# G G7 i come . . . dancing in , we go dan . . . cing in! Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 oh , won’t you . . . show for me? ( show for me! ) A# G G7 i will . . . show for you , ( show for you! ) Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 please , . . . show for me , ( show for me! ) A# G i will . . . show for you! yeah - yeah! yeah - yeah! G7 Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 A# yeah , i do mean you! only you , you’ve been coming through , G G7 Dm A - gonna build that power , build , build up that power , haaaa , Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 A# i’ve been feeding the rhythm , huh , i’ve been feeding the rhythm , G G7 Dm going to feel that power , hey . . . build in you! ahhhh! Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 A# come on , come on , help me do! come on , come on help me do , G G7 Dm yeah - yeah , yeah - yeah! yeah - yeah , yeah - yeah , you , Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 A# i’ve been feeding my rhythm , i’ve been feeding my rhythm , G G7 Dm it’s what we’re doing , doing . . . all day and night , Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 A# ah , come on , come on , help me do! come on , come on , help me do , G G7 Dm yeah - yeah , yeah - yeah! yeah - yeah , yeah - yeah , you!