Randy Travis

Drive Another Nail

Randy Travis


Tom: B

B                   C#m        B      F#7
Sam was a carpenter 50 years
  B                  C#m         B      F#7
he pounded out blood, sweat and tears
   E                F#7         E       F#7
one day he hung his hammer up
B                   C#m        B      F#7
he wanted to do the things he loved
     F#7                             E
what once was Sunday fishin' now was 7 days a week
  F#7                         E                   F#
he told his wife "to find me, I?ll be down at the creek"

E                             B
I don't want to drive another nail
F#7        B B F#7 E
I?ve worked hard to do my job and I did it well
E                                        B
I?ve got the scars on these two hands to show I haven't failed
C#m     F#7    B C#m B F#7 Gm G#m
but I don?t want to drive another nail

[Bridge]
G#m                 E                     B
now she was a woman full of faith and old Sam was full of pride
        G#m         F#7             E            F#7
and she knew he had one more job to do before he died

B             C#m        B      F#7
Easter Sunday rolled around
B                           C#m      B         F#7
in a country church for the lost and found
    E             F#7         E       F#7   E
oh, Sam was there against his will
B                        C#m       B      F#7
as the preacher spoke on Calvary?s hill
   F#7                               E
of how they took the master and they nailed him to a tree
                                                 
F#7       E    F#7
you could hear old Sam a cryin' as he fell down on his knees

E                           B
I don't wanna drive another nail
                                           
F#7          B B F#7 E
I want to live my life for you I want to do it well
E
you've got the scars on your two hands
      B
that show where I have failed
C#m                   F#7           B
lord, I don't want to drive another nail

E                                         B
I don't wanna drive another nail
                                           
F#7          B B F#7 E
I want to live my life for you I want to do it well
E
you've got the scars on your two hands
      B
that show where I have failed
    strum strum strum
C#m F#7 B
lord, I don't want to drive another nail