Ray Boltz

The Hammer

Ray Boltz


Tom: Am

G  D7  Am7
F  Em  D
F  Em7 Am


[Verse 1]
      F
I was in the crowd
    C7              Am
The day that Jesus died,
          F              G
And as He hung upon the cross,
           Am7
His mother cried.
          Dm7
I saw the crown of thorns He wore,
    C
The stripes upon His back.
F                         Bb
  The water and the blood ran out
             E
And then the sky turned black.


[Verse 2]
F                         G
  My mind was filled with anger,
Am
  My heart was filled with shame,
F                       G
  This man brought only healing.
Am7                        C7
  Who could bring Him pain?
    Dm7
Why does it seem the strong
      C
Always victimize the weak?
F                Bb
And suddenly I found myself
E
Standing to my feet and I cried.


[Chorus]
Am     G       Am      G Am
Who nailed Him there?
     C        G         Am
This child of peace and mercy.
Am     G       Am      G Am
Who nailed Him there?
         C       G      Am
Come and face me like a man.
Am     G       Am      G Am
Who nailed Him there?
         C      G        Am
And the crowd began to mock me.
         C
I cried, oh my God,
  D            E
I do not understand!
       F                  G
Then I turned and saw the hammer
      Am
In my hand!


[Verse 3]
     F            G
I am just a Roman soldier,
   Am
An ordinary man;
F                  G
I love my wife and children,
  Am7
I do the best I can,
Dm7
How could I have killed Him?
      Em7
There must be someone else,
       F             G7
There's got to be an answer,
  E
I just can't blame myself.


[Chorus]
Am     G       Am      G Am
Who nailed Him there?
     C        G         Am
This child of peace and mercy.
Am     G       Am      G Am
Who nailed Him there?
         C       G      Am
Come and face me like a man.
Am     G       Am      G Am
Who nailed Him there?
         C      G        Am
And the crowd began to mock me.
         C
I cried, oh my God,
  D            E
I do not understand!
       F                  G
Then I turned and saw the hammer
      Am
In my hand!


[Chorus]
Bm    A      Bm      A Bm
I nailed Him there,
    D        A         Bm
The child of peace and mercy.
Bm    A      Bm      A Bm
I nailed Him there,
  D      A      Bm
I am the guilty man!
Bm    A      Bm      A Bm
I nailed Him there
        D        A        Bm
With my sins and my transgressions!
         D
I cried, oh my God,
E          F#
Now I understand!
       G                  A
When I turned and saw the hammer...
      Bm7
In my hand!

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Thanks to Jonatas de Lara and JLS Org.® 2022 to chordify the song.