Peter Gabriel - 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

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[ 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!
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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!