Tom: B
Intro
B E B F#/A# G#m F#
Verse 1
B E
My Daddy bought five acres high upon a hill
B F#
He went there every evenin’, when he got off at the mill
B E
He cleared the trees and brush away and leveled out some land
B F# B
Then he dug a hole and poured a slab with his own workin’ hands
Verse 2
E
He showed me a picture of a big house in a book
B F#
Said when we get it finished son, this is how it's gonna look
B E
Then he buckled on his tool belt and grabbed a two by six
B F# B
Said ya gotta frame a sturdy wall before you ever lay a brick
Chorus
( Tacet )B E B
He was hammerin’ nails, in our foun - dation
E F#
Buildin’ our home up good and strong
E B F# G#m
Stand the winds of life's temp – ta - tions
F# B
To build our house well he was a hammerin’ nails
Solo
B E B F#/A# G#m F#
Verse 3
B E
We worked with him on the weekends un - til our muscles hurt
B F#
Then momma would come and get us and take us all to church
B E
She read us from the Bible about Noah and the flood
B F# B
About John and Paul and Jesus and how he washed us in His blood
Chorus
E B
She was hammerin’ nails, in our foun - dation
E F#
Buildin’ our home up good and strong
E B F# G#m
Stand the winds of life's temp – ta - tions
F# B
To build our house well she was a hammerin’ nails
(S l o w l y)
F# B F#/A# B E B
Yeah, they raised us well by hammerin’ nails
